Calif. housing crisis forces more students into homelessness

Since 2014, the number of homeless children in California has jumped 20 percent. In the most recently released data, 202,329 young people are living in cars, motels, shelters, on the street or in crowded homes shared with other families. Read more>>

The Arizona State Board of Education released "preliminary" grading data that showed 276 out of 1,836 school sites had not yet been graded because their initial mark either was appealed by school officials or remained in question. Read more>>

Most charters in North Carolina have either a largely white population or a largely minority population, according to an analysis. On the whole, charter schools are more white and less Latino than schools run by local districts. Read more>>

The Gulf Shores City Council moved forward on an "epic situation" by deciding to form its own city school system. The vote begins what will likely be a long process of breaking away from the Baldwin County School System. Read more>>

A new partnership between Toledo Public Schools, Owens Community College, the city of Toledo, Toledo’s police and fire divisions, and ProMedica will allow students to graduate high school with an opportunity to obtain an EMT basic certification. The will attend the college as full-time EMT students while finishing required high school courses. Read more>>

In long-awaited results of a investigation, California’s finance and education chiefs issued a critical audit of the online charter school chain California Virtual Academies, finding several contractual violations and irregularities and imposing a nearly $2 million fine. Read more>>

Teaching about religion is not only permissible, but is gaining traction as a way to promote greater understanding in a world of conflicting dogmas. Read more>>

Federal dollars coming into Oklahoma schools have been relatively flat over the past decade. And the increase over time in local revenues has not made up for the loss of state revenues. In this context, it should not be a mystery as to why schools face such difficulty keeping teachers in the classroom and covering other basic expenses. Read more>>

The Department of Education has proposed stopping the collection of Advanced Placement exam performance data from U.S. schools. There can be little question about the need for data to know where government, corporate and philanthropic dollars are most needed and most effective at driving better and lasting student outcomes. Read more>>

Governments, nonprofits, donors and educators are gearing up to try to solve two problems. The first one is that not enough children are learning the basics. The second is that the basics are no longer enough. They are working hard to spotlight and spread innovations that go far beyond Silicon Valley. Read more>>

Designed to improve long-term student retention and graduation rates, the Hoonuit Early Warning solution guides educators in identifying at-risk students earlier on through predictive analytics and a user-friendly interface. Read more>>

Escambia County School District has chosen itslearning as its new learning management system to support the Florida district’s transition to its new CORE digital learning ecosystem, which includes a digital library, planner, reporting capabilities and embedded professional development. Read more>>

Through a national partnership, Edcamp and PBS member stations will locally bring together early childhood educators for professional development, including those who work in various learning environments, and informal and childcare settings. Read more>>

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