Bill to protect Title IX

A group of lawmakers unveiled legislation that would protect Title IX after recent rollbacks by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The new legislation would codify into law three Title IX guidances that were created during the Obama, George W. Bush and Clinton administrations. Read more>>

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has put forth a new set of priorities for states, schools and universities competing for federal grant money. The priorities include school choice, science and technology, special education and school safety. Read more>>

All the public schools are without electricity, and more than half don't have water. More than 100 are still functioning as shelters. But Puerto Rico's secretary of education, Julia Keleher, says schools that are open are serving as connection points for communities. Read more>>

Wisconsin educators say the two-year state budget signed this fall by Gov. Scott Walker is the most school-friendly they’ve seen since he was elected in 2010. After years of cuts or freezes, the 2017-19 budget includes a $636 million increase in K12 spending. Read more>>

Online charter schools came to North Carolina under a cloud that still lingers two years after they began enrolling students. Both online charters earned low grades and fell short of expectations for student growth for their first and second years, landing both schools the status of “low-performing schools.” Read more>>

When board members heard that the number of students who have left LAUSD schools was even worse than they’d been told, they wanted to know what was being done. Launching the unified enrollment system, offering a broader range of school options and reducing absences are in the plans to combat the losses. Read more>>

As the principal who changed two low-performing and violent Philadelphia high schools into safe spaces focused on learning, Linda Cliatt-Wayman developed a program of high expectations. Read more>>

The State Board of Education voted to create two quality systems for the state’s schools. The state will continue to issue state school quality ratings that don’t penalize schools for high opt-out rates. However, it will create a separate list of schools based on the federal requirement that students who opt out are counted as not proficient. Read more>>

Studies conducted over the last couple of years on the financial acumen of young people arrived at the same basic conclusion—they don't know enough. It's a problem for them individually, and as they move into a financially complex world they will come to dominate demographically, it's a potential problem for the nation. Read more>>

America must do more to address the unique challenges of teacher recruitment and retention in rural areas. Unfortunately, these schools and their communities are often overlooked by researchers and policymakers. Read more>>

The ACLU has released a report detailing the extent of an over-policing of schools problem in Missouri—and what citizens can do to combat it. Perhaps most startlingly, the ACLU found the state has the largest disciplinary disparity in the nation between black and white elementary school students. Read more>>

The Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of the largest U.S. school districts will expand its membership to 10 with the addition of Clark County School District in Las Vegas, The School District of Philadelphia and Baltimore City Public Schools. Read more>>

The Florida district, the tenth largest U.S. school district, has selected Skyward’s Student Management Suite (SMS 2.0) as its new SIS partner to streamline data accessibility and improve student achievement. Read more>>

Santa Rosa County District Schools is broadening its partnership with Discovery Education to support the expansion of the district's STEAM Innovate! education program in all high schools with a blend of professional development and digital content. Read more>>

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Superintendent James Roberts will retire at the end of this school year after serving the Virginia district in the position for eight years. Since he first came to Chesapeake in 1995, he has served as budget director and assistant superintendent. Read more>>

The word "interim" has been erased and now Michael Morris is the permanent superintendent for the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District. He has served as acting and then interim superintendent since last fall. He replaced Maria Geryk, who resigned mid-contract. Read more>>

The Elba City School board selected Chris Moseley, currently Elba High School’s principal, to serve as the system’s new superintendent. He will succeed Chresal Threadgill, who resigned earlier this year to accept a post with the Board of Education in Mobile. Read more>>