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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Guns cannot be carried onto school property unless someone is picking up or dropping off a student, the state’s top court ruled. The decision was a blow to gun rights advocates and made clear that when two laws conflict, it’s the one the governor signs last that stands. Read more>>
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Suspensions dropped by 15.6 percent from the 2014-15 school year to 2015-16 school year, new data shows. The drop is due to the expansion of therapeutic crisis interventions, the addition of 250 guidance counselors over the last two years and 100 mental health consultants this year, among other factors. Read more>>
Some schools across Alabama are still using the inflexible rules to expel students. But the number of Alabama school boards using the zero tolerance policies has been shrinking, according to new federal data on school discipline. Just 18 school systems still employed zero tolerance in 2014. Read more>>
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More gifted students than you thought?
A leading gifted-and-talented expert once believed the number of students who performed above grade level was between 5 and 15 percent. But a new study shows the number is much higher. Read more>>
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More than half of Illinois schools made gains in the second year of controversial state PARCC exams and test participation rose statewide, including at some schools where families allowed their kids to skip the reading and math exams. Still, resistance to testing continued in some wealthy suburban enclaves. Read more>>
A strike was averted that would have stranded more than 12,000 kids—about 1 percent of the 1.1 million school-aged children—across New York City. The two companies, which provide special education and general education pupil transport, had threatened to strike over health benefits. Read more>>
School superintendents from Indiana are blasting a state panel for being slow in choosing a replacement for the ISTEP+ student test, saying more delays will put students at risk. The pushback comes as top panel members have said Indiana likely will delay any changes until after spring 2018, missing the initial deadline for the ISTEP+ replacement to be in place. Read more>>
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It’s understandable why a school that serves as a polling place and wouldn’t normally close on Election Day would change course and shut down. It’s simply not worth the risk. The irony is that there would be no better time than Election Day to educate children about the electoral process. Instead, we have to tell them to stay home because it is too dangerous. Read more>>
A provocative conclusion of a new study examined students who attended public high schools in Chicago. Surprisingly, students at selective enrollment schools didn’t seem to benefit academically compared with similar students at different schools. Read more>>
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The children of migrant workers are some of the country's poorest, most undereducated and hardest to track down. But tracking them down is exactly what a preschool for migrant children needs to do. Read more>>
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Touchpoint, a new tool developed to support districts in managing all the elements of district transformation, will simplify the change management process through organizing resources, timelines and actions. Read more>>
The Oregon State Board of Education has approved new editions of the Discovery Education Science Techbook for statewide use as a core instructional K12 resource through its state adoption process. The techbooks adopted for classroom use include K-8 Science Techbook, High School Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth and Space Science Techbooks. Read more>>
To ease the adoption of education practices for students with autism, RoboKind and the Autism Society of America are offering the joint Robots4Autism School Grant Program. The Robots4Autism curriculum incorporates eight practices to support a learner’s generalization of appropriate social behavior and promote emotional understanding. Read more>>
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Associated Press via The Seattle Times
The average for superintendents in urban American school districts is three years, a turnover rate that has been on the rise. While the churn reflects growing strains on leaders in the largest and neediest school systems, it also adds to the challenges by disrupting improvement plans that are measured over years, not months. Read more>>
The Santa Monica-Malibu USD announced Ben Drati as its choice to become the next superintendent. Drati, who has served as assistant superintendent of secondary education for the Santa Barbara USD since 2012, is replacing Sandra Lyon, who stepped down to serve as top executive for schools in Palm Springs. Read more>>
The superintendent of Jackson Public Schools will be leaving the school district. Cedrick Gray will continue to serve until he and the school board come to agreement on an ending date. Read more>>
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