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A task force is getting ready to submit its recommendations to Gov. Brian Sandoval, including doubling the amount allocated for social workers in schools. The task force is also looking at setting up a $48 million fund for infrastructure changes, such as single entries, doors locked from the inside and fencing. Read more>>
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With 85 different Apple IDs, no process for purchasing apps and no way to centrally manage iPads across the district, Moreland School District knew they needed a better solution. Learn why they chose Meraki Systems Manager to streamline all processes for iPad management. Read more>>
Michigan is the only state failing to meet enough special education requirements to need intervention, according to a recent evaluation by federal education officials. The report found that, of Michigan children with disabilities ages three to 21, 29 percent dropped out of school during the 2016-17 school year. Read more>>
The Minnesota Department of Education recently released application materials for the safety grants, which can be used for improvements to school buildings. Now, the state’s districts and charter schools have just over a month to make their case for help with upgrades ranging from new alarms to keyless door entry systems to bullet-resistant glass. Read more>>
“Don’t blame boys’ bad behavior on the way we dress.” That’s the message that led Santa Fe Public Schools in New Mexico to adjust its dress code in spring 2018. Read more>>
The Tennessee education department has released the results of last school year's TNReady tests. The positive trends include growth in English Language Arts for elementary students and improvement in high school math. Students in historically disadvantaged groups also showed notable progress. Read more>>
UNC Greensboro announced that the School of Education has been awarded $1.73 million to extend the Principal Preparation for Excellence and Equity in Rural Schools program. This funding supports a cohort of 20 future leaders for 2018-20. Read more>>
The Baker-Polito administration filed legislation providing $150 million across K12 and higher education programs. It included funds to support school safety; strengthen mental health programs in schools; provide additional pathways to higher education opportunities; and address substance misuse prevention, education and screening for students. Read more>>
Study after study confirms that summer learning loss is a yearly phenomenon, and that it keeps millions of children from reaching their full potentials. Summer is an ideal time for students to gain skills, and it opens opportunities for renewal and growth for educators who serve in high-quality summer learning programs. Read more>>
Moving low-performing students to alternative schools joins other questionable U.S. educational decisions, such as eliminating “too-difficult” algebra courses and allowing high school courses to count as college credit. Genuine improvement of K12 education should focus instead on providing well-trained, content-knowledgeable teachers for the classroom. Read more>>
Major policy changes or sweeping legislation should be carefully considered with those most impacted being given every opportunity to participate in the process. Deliberations of that nature, however, were largely cast aside by South Dakota’s Board of Education Standards that approved new high school graduation requirements despite pleas from school officials to slow down. Read more>>
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Really Good Stuff, LLC is launching its flagship digital product, Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection, in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. The company worked with Fingerprint, a mobile technology company, to build the supplemental curriculum solution. Read more>>
The Mississippi Department of Education, in collaboration with the Mississippi Reading Panel, has approved MAP Growth K-2 and MAP Growth as universal reading screeners in grades K3 for local school districts. Read more>>
McGraw-Hill Education/Sesame Workshop
Targeted for pre-K and elementary school classrooms, the new integrated program will incorporate critical social and emotional learning skills like empathy, self-awareness and resilience into McGraw-Hill’s Wonders literacy program through Sesame Workshop content and characters. Read more>>
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Assistant Superintendent Vanessa P. Clark, who has previously served as interim superintendent while the New Jersey district's board was searching for permanent ones, will take over from retiring Superintendent Craig Wiley. Read more>>
Billings School District 2 welcomed its new superintendent, Greg Upham, who is replacing retiring Superintendent Terry Bouck. Upham comes to Billings from the Helena school district, where he served as assistant superintendent. Read more>>
Scott R. Kizner, who has been superintendent of Harrisonburg City Public Schools since 2010, will assume the Stafford superintendent job. He succeeds Bruce Benson, who ended his four-year stint to become the leader of Alamance–Burlington School System in North Carolina. Read more>>
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