50,000 preschoolers suspended annually

On every school day in 2016, some 250 preschool children across the country were suspended or expelled for bad behavior, according to a new analysis of national data, and black children were more than twice as likely to be affected than other children. Read more>>

You won’t find gym class on the schedule in the Victor school district. What you will see is kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking, dance, self-defense, archery and in-line skating—all under the heading of physical education. Read more>>

Operation Safe Stop, which involved law enforcement agencies, school districts, PennDOT and the state Department of Education, netted 120 violators across Pennsylvania. The purpose was to raise public awareness about the consequences of improper passing of school buses, and reduce occurrences. Read more>>

Public Safety Secretary Dan Bennett and Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston CEO Josh Kraft were appointed to lead the revived Governor's Task Force on Hate Crimes to advise the Massachusetts administration on ways to better prevent such acts, support victims and develop best practices for school districts' hate crime education. Read more>>

A bill backed by Republican lawmakers would allow gun owners to carry their weapons in certain gun-free zones in Michigan. The bill, which was originally introduced in September, would open the door for weapons in places like stadiums, bars, day care centers and schools. Read more>>

At four elementary schools in Idaho’s Boise School District, families in need can go to specially designated community rooms to pick up food, clothing and other necessities. Read more>>

Many of today’s kids have lived their entire lives in a fierce tournament with their peers. But we don’t even really know what we are racing for, much less how to tone down the competition. And most people don’t seem to be benefiting from this frantic contest, either as students or as adult workers. Read more>>

The charter school industry claims that reform would limit school choice. However, local school boards have little say in whether a charter school is good for students, despite being democratically elected by voters to oversee the public education system. Read more>>

The fierce debate over high standards has roiled teachers' lounges and principals' offices across the country. On one side is the belief that lowering standards is a betrayal of students who are constantly told "you're not good enough." On the other is the fear that high standards, at any cost, will push at-risk students out of school. Read more>>

Henry County Schools achieved an average deployment rate of 1,000 student devices per hour using Incident IQ. The district completed a 36,000-student device deployment and assignment designed to streamline help requests and manage device deployment. Read more>>

Parents can use FamilyID to register for school programs and activities, and complete payment through MySchoolBucks. School administrators can directly manage registrations, payments and refunds from within the FamilyID platform, and the school business office can access financial reporting through the MySchoolBucks portal. Read more>>

myON announced enhanced reporting capabilities to include opportunities for goal-setting, reporting and text coding, all aimed at encouraging educators to assess student growth using real-time data collected while students read. Read more>>

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