TOP NEWS Reuters Health Researchers examined how high school students answered physical safety and injury questions. They found that one in five teens are victims of bullying, and these adolescents are about twice as likely to bring guns and knives to school than peers who aren’t bullied. Read more>> From DA Magazine Ariana Fine A project by the University of Wyoming allows college students to fine-tune their teaching skills with a roomful of virtual students animated by an actor. Read more>> Rapid City Journal South Dakota’s School Finance Accountability Board gave final approval on recommendations to the Joint Committee on Appropriations for school districts that allegedly violated state teacher-pay law. Thirty-six of the state’s 153 school districts didn’t meet one or both of the accountability standards. Read more>> Bangor Daily News There’s room for one more charter school in Maine, but for the first time since the state started fielding applications seven years ago, the push to become that school is slackening. Read more>> The Hill The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas school district’s longstanding practice of allowing students to lead a prayer at school board meetings. The court said the practice falls more closely within the recently reaffirmed legislative-prayer exception. Read more>> KCUR Children who come from low-income families, have disabilities, aren’t white or don’t speak English at home appear to be disproportionately paying the price of Kansas’ teacher shortage, according to a new analysis. Read more>> The Press of Atlantic City A proposal for Frederick Douglass Charter School for Boys, which would have been the first of its kind in New Jersey, was denied by the state Department of Education. It was one of 17 charter school proposals up for state approval this year. Read more>> From DA Magazine District Administration DA wants to tell the stories of the new wave of instructional technology directors who are finding purposeful ways to integrate new edtech into classrooms. If you want to share the problems you solve and the challenges you face each day, please follow the link to connect with us. Contact us>> OPINION KUNC There are now—in a growing number of districts as school choice has expanded—people who've made it their business, literally, to help parents find the right school fit. They are basically offering to coach overwhelmed parents through the maze of charter, magnet, traditional, progressive, project-based, STEM and other school options. Read more>> Star-Ledger A primary concern is that one of the most effective tools to deal with the burgeoning number of teenagers captured by drug and alcohol use—recovery high schools—is being overlooked and sometimes stonewalled by our education system. Read more>> The Oregonian Families and rural school district staff often do not receive the support and training they need to help address behavioral issue situations and keep students in school. The state should create a team of on-call behavior and communication experts that travel to rural districts for tough cases. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS Colorado Technology Association/Silicon STEM Academy/Colorado Succeeds Colorado Technology Association, Colorado Succeeds and Silicon STEM Academy have partnered on a scholarship fund for Colorado students statewide to jumpstart their future in tech through online coding classes. Read more>> Crisis Text Line With youth suicides on the rise in Los Angeles, accessible crisis support is more important than ever before. Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 crisis support via SMS announced an array of local partnerships in the Los Angeles area. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ PEOPLE WATCH MLive Springport Public Schools has a new superintendent to lead it in the future. The Michigan district's school board voted to appoint Bob Cassiday. He has served as principal of Pathfinder Elementary School in Fremont for 10 years. Read more>> Fallbrook & Bonsall Village News Maritza Koeppen will join the California school district as superintendent and principal beginning in January 2018. She is currently director of special programs in the San Marcos USD. Read more>> The Register-Mail Lombard Middle School Principal Nick Sutton will complete this school year before taking over as superintendent of Stark County District 100 next year. He is replacing current Superintendent Jerry Klooster, who is retiring from the position he has held since 2005. Read more>> | 