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Ohio voters approved 77 percent of the 68 school levies on the ballot statewide. It also marked the fewest number of levies on a primary ballot since at least 2006. The previous low mark was last year's 101 levy requests. Read more>>
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The State Board of Education decided to postpone indefinitely further consideration of high school diploma changes aimed at making students "college- and career-ready." Under the proposal, four years of mathematics and a career experience "capstone" would be required for most high school students. Read more>>
Finances remain shaky to tumultuous across Illinois school districts, new state data show, with most districts spending more than they're taking in and dipping into reserves or borrowing to stay afloat. Read more>>
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State of the States: Preschool funding keeps growing
Total state funding for preschool programs rose by $767 million, to a total of nearly $7 billion. In the 2015-16 budget year, 32 states and the District of Columbia raised funding levels of preschool programs—ans support stemmed from both sides of the political aisle. Read more>>
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The state Senate voted for a revised bill allowing a pilot program for public charter schools in Fayette and Jefferson counties, but limiting control to local school boards. Read more>>
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The cameras, on the buses’ stop-sign arms, are intended to discourage people from passing school buses. Those who do pass will be ticketed. Proceeds from any tickets will be split between the Georgia county and its schools, after the vendor is reimbursed. Read more>>
The Houston ISD board is considering a new policy to allow sports only at comprehensive neighborhood high schools. Currently, Carnegie Vanguard High School is the only specialty campus with competitive UIL athletics. Read more>>
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Standardized testing is not something to be removed entirely from schools, but it should be supplemented with additional measurement methods that measure success and specific factors unique to each state. Read more>>
What is interesting about sports is not only what it shows us about how good participants are athletically, but what it reveals about them as people. Teens often set their own bar higher than their families or fans' expectations. We hate to see our kiddos fail, but we also realize that accepting responsibility for failure—such as in sports—is a part of being an adult, too. Read more>>
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Pennsylvania’s schools are struggling. It didn’t happen overnight, and it’s not the result of the budget impasse. These are real consequences for years of gimmicks, underfunding and neglect. And we have reached the end of the line. There won’t be any more extraordinary payments. It’s also going to be much harder for school districts to get loans. Read more>>
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Vernier Software & Technology
The new Dynamics Cart and Track System provides a system that can be customized using a range of accessories, including fan carts and friction pads, to help teachers and students conduct physics investigations in kinematics and dynamics. Read more>>
The EEM (Education Enterprise Management) solution helps districts replace all of their instructional and compliance data systems with one integrated solution. MIDAS (Massively Integrated Data Analytics System) enables teachers, administrators, parents and students to access real-time, actionable data through an intuitive web interface. Read more>>
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory's next edition provides more insights into a patient's personality, which allows clinicians to make reliable diagnostic and treatment decisions. The clinical assessment is also available for digital administration and scoring via Pearson’s web-based Q-global platform. Read more>>
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The $75 million proposed school construction project, as well as health and safety improvements for North Providence schools, is the largest project the town has seen. Read more>>
About $42 million in construction funding for Rutherford County Schools in 2016 was approved by the county's Budget & Finance Committee. The construction includes building a new school and renovating several others. Read more>>
Moore Schools and county officials expressed dismay after a sales tax referendum proposed to finance the construction of a new high school and three new elementary schools in the North Carolina district was defeated in a close vote in Tuesday’s elections. Read more>>
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