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A bill to criminalize a failure to report child abuse if a mandatory reporter has actual knowledge cleared the Maryland Senate and was before the House Judiciary Committee. It would make it a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in prison and a $1,000 fine. Read more>>
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While school buses come with a variety of fuel options, new clean-diesel school buses may actually end up saving your district money. Read more>>
Kansas schools would receive $500 million more under a new plan offered by lawmakers. A House committee advanced legislation that would phase in the increase over five years. Read more>>
Tennessee schools will undergo the first-ever assessment of safety risks at each campus. Other recommendations also call for more funding to boost the number of school resource officers statewide and the creation of an application where individuals can anonymously report threats. Read more>>

Shortly before Prince George's County's school board was set to decide whether to cut spring break by another day to make up for weather-related school closings, Maryland lawmakers passed a bill that could give school systems more flexibility. Read more>>
Getting school resource officers hired, trained, and in place is a massive task. Some departments might be forced to take cops off the streets in the meantime. Part of Florida's new school safety mandate requires a school resource officer at every school. Read more>>
After a year-long fight, Kenosha School District's school board voted to implement what students have been asking for: A more fair dress code. The movement began after students noticed that nearly 98 percent of the dress code were directed towards attire that specifically only women wear. Read more>>

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Striving to ensure the implementation of best practices that support all learners is critical to academic achievement for diverse populations. Read more>>
The education technology market is expected to reach $252 billion by 2020. Business interests aside, tech companies’ push into innovation might offer them a much-needed PR boost as issues like privacy, cyberbullying and screen addiction continue to dominate the conversation around technology. Read more>>
Whether the young people in our classrooms are empowered actors, consumers of information, and leaders in this time of rightful uprising might largely depend on educators' ability to adapt instruction to meet this historical moment. Read more>>

A new report assessing the state of art education in New Jersey has some encouraging words for teachers, administrators and parents who believe taking a chunk out of the school day to talk about the arts creates a more well-rounded and more intelligent student. Read more>>
School districts that use G Suite for Education from Google now can safely allow their students to use Hangouts. In addition to announcing support for Google Hangouts Chat, Gaggle now offers its Safety Management solution for the Canvas learning management system. Read more>>
The ZH420UST is a 1080p ultra short throw projector with built-in edge blending and warping adjustments. The Optoma ZH420UST combines the latest advances in light source and imaging technology in one projector. Read more>>
Pittsburgh Public Schools signed an agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc. for its Munis enterprise resource planning solution. Pennsylvania’s second-largest school district will use Munis to manage financials, procurement, human resources and payroll information. Read more>>
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A bill that would require voters to approve or reject property tax levies for Nebraska school building projects has stalled in the Legislature. It would have applied to districts looking to erect new buildings, add floor space to existing buildings or purchase land for a building project. Read more>>
A war of wills between state Comptroller Peter Franchot and legislative leaders is part of a battle over who's in charge of approving money for school construction projects. Hundreds of millions of dollars are in the balance, and local legislators said it could hurt school districts in rural areas. Read more>>
Washington is the only West Coast state that doesn’t require older public school facilities to upgrade seismic mediation. While new construction addresses those problems, many older schools are now out of code compliance and it could cost millions of dollars to upgrade. Read more>>
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