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Lawmakers have been working on creating a single Indiana diploma to encompass all four of the state's current diploma offerings. But a second diploma would be entirely new. Under the bill, Indiana would offer an alternative diploma for special education students for whom a regular Indiana Diploma is out of reach. Read more>>
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Schools considering upgrading or replacing their devices are faced with the challenge of finding the right affordable laptops. In addition, they also need to quickly deploy those devices across hundreds of students and staff. Learn about solutions for IT professionals in education. Read more>>
A legislator has withdrawn a bill that would’ve capped the number of administrators a district can have after other lawmakers and educators pushed back on the suggestion. Another proposed bill would cap administrator salaries at what the current model allows. Read more>>
The city of Ann Arbor is formally weighing in on a legal case before the Michigan Supreme Court regarding whether school districts should be able to ban guns in schools. The City Council voted to authorize the filing of an amicus brief in official support of Ann Arbor Public Schools and its firearm ban policy on school property. Read more>>

Less than a week after introducing the idea, an Indiana senator dropped a proposal that would have allowed school districts to hire up to 10 percent unlicensed teachers. Districts would have been able to hire teachers who hold alternative licenses that require little more than bachelor degrees or no licenses at all. Read more>>
There seems to be agreement among business, education and government leaders that North Carolina should expand early childhood education, particularly for low-income children, but the question is how to pay for it. The dilemma drew hundreds to a forum to brainstorm how to improve educational outcomes for the state’s youngest children. Read more>>
Nearly a thousand Chicago-area high school athletes participated in a media campaign launched to tell people about violence in teen relationships and to mark National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Read more>>

A combination of grants, donations, and discounted materials and services from the community led to the creation of Berkeley Township School District's Project Reach program for at-risk students. Read more>>
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The state will soon require that all high school graduates pass a simple civics test, the kind that the country requires of immigrants coming to these shores. The kids may gripe, but they gripe about the math test too. And some of us think civics and history are just as important as algebra and geometry. Read more>>
The strength-based approach boils down to a simple rule: Focus on what students do well. Honing in on the traits and skills kids don’t have can lead them to become disengaged. Instead, centering on strengths produces greater levels of happiness and engagement at school and higher levels of academic achievement. Read more>>

West Virginia teachers have expressed growing frustration with what many of them view as an insufficient proposal to raise their salaries while facing the prospect of rising health insurance premiums that, for many, will more than wipe out the proposed pay hikes. As a result, there's been talk of teacher strikes and walkouts. Read more>>
District Administration Survey
Schools have turned to self-paced learning as a way to further personalize instruction and give some autonomy to students who progress at different rates. To provide some guidance to districts around the country, DA would like to interview educators who can share successes and challenges of this approach. Contact us>>
Oriental Trading Company has launched a new teacher supply store and brand—designed by teachers—which showcases curriculum-support products, everyday education essentials, art supplies, classroom décor, hands-on games, learning activities and more. Read more>>
A tech company has applied speed-limiting advanced technology used for trucking fleets to automatically and proactively limit bus speeds according to posted speed limits in real time to help reduce injuries and fatalities caused by speeding school bus crashes. Read more>>
With Walsworth Yearbooks' latest app, Yearbook AR, schools can create digital content to accompany the images and graphics in their yearbooks. Readers access that digital content through the Yearbook AR app. Read more>>
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