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Saying it's not the role of judges to determine education policy, an appeals court rejected a long-running lawsuit that alleged Florida has failed to meet its constitutional duty of providing a high-quality system of public schools. Read more>>
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Everyone knows the perils of social media, but some educators have found productive ways to connect with students and parents through various social networking apps and platforms. If you’re one of these connected educators, please follow the link to connect with us and share your insights for an upcoming DA features story. Contact us>>
Oakland USD's school board voted to immediately cut more than $9 million from the district's budget. The cuts will impact every school and include layoffs. District officials tried to describe reductions as less damaging than previous proposed levels, but several hundred voiced anger with the board. Read more>>
Changes to Boston Public Schools’ start and end times are being greeted differently in different quarters—with public uproar and some quiet cheers and counterarguments. But a number of parents and politicians say the district botched the plan's implementation and is letting cost concerns drive policy for too many families. Read more>>
Education leaders in three St. John Valley school districts are poised to move forward on regionalization plans. A major outcome of this strategic planning process was the proposal of a single high school in the region, to be shared by all three districts. Read more>>
In a new report examining 471 charter schools' enrollment materials, ACLU of Arizona identified barriers that could discourage the enrollment of students with disabilities, weak grades, low test scores, behavioral problems, little money or parents without legal status. Read more>>
The Hendricks County Flyer
A new report card, prepared by Champlain College’s Center for Financial Literacy, grades each of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on how well their high schools teach personal finance. Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia earned an A grade, and Utah was the only state to receive an A+. Read more>>
Innovative professional development programs, supported by technology, have helped these schools achieve greater faculty engagement with PD and better classroom results. Read more>>
With wildfires still raging across California, dozens of schools have been closed. That gives educators time to think about what they can do, when school resumes, to help students who have been traumatized by these fires. An oral history assignment documenting student and community stories is one school's answer. Read more>>
Thousands of Californians are denied access to the careers they are trained for because of the state’s almost 50 occupational licensing boards, including several connected to education. The boards demonstrate a pattern of denying opportunity to those who, because of mistakes in their past, are unable to pursue meaningful careers. Read more>>
Skeptical researchers have contended that preschool provides only short-term educational assistance that fades out after a few years. But new findings from a continuing study of 4,000 children in Tulsa, Okla., showed that high-quality prekindergarten has powerful long-term cognitive effects. Read more>>
How can administrators prepare staff with best practices and reasonable emergency plans? How can you communicate safety to your parents in a social media world on digital steroids? Read more>>
Illuminate Education/eduCLIMBER
eduCLIMBER’s academic and behavioral data visualization capabilities will be added to Illuminate Education’s Education Intelligence Platform, which offers one system covering student information systems, data warehouses, assessment management and individual education plans in special education. Read more>>
The Forte Wireless Data Glove is a data glove with a hand tracking system that accurately and rapidly tracks fingers and fingertips with the best haptics for gaming and augmented/virtual reality environments. Read more>>
Through a partnership expansion with Discovery Education, Spring Branch ISD's middle and high school social studies teachers will begin creating immersive world history, civics and government lessons with Discovery Education’s Social Studies Techbook. Read more>>
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For the first time in 18 years, Nixa will have a new school superintendent. Gearl Loden, currently in his sixth year as superintendent of the Tupelo district in Mississippi, was the choice to lead Nixa Public Schools. He will succeed Stephen Kleinsmith, who is retiring. Read more>>
The Tennessee district's board of education has named Jeff Perry as the school district's new superintendent. He is currently the superintendent of Wythe County Schools in Virginia. Read more>>
Gregory C. Hutchings Jr., currently the superintendent at Shaker Heights Schools in Ohio, will return to Alexandria City Public Schools after being selected by the school board as the new superintendent. He is not only a product of Alexandria City's school system but also served as a district leader from 2010 to 2013. Read more>>
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