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Chicago’s practice of appointing a school board violates the rights of all city taxpayers to elect who taxes them, disproportionately affecting minority voters, and has left the district in worse financial shape, according to a new lawsuit filed by former Gov. Pat Quinn, several Chicago Public Schools families and Local School Council members. Read more>>
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By running two new Los Angeles Fire Department magnet school programs, the department hopes to inspire future firefighters or emergency medical technicians—and recruit more women and minorities—in a department that remains nearly 97 percent male and about 50 percent white. Read more>>
If the state Department of Education's budget is cut by 10 percent, it would mean closing two technical high schools and suspending all athletic programs at the rest of the high schools, according to a proposal approved by the State Board of Education. Read more>>
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ESSA: What it changes for educators
By revamping the much-maligned No Child Left Behind law of 2001 with the Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015, the federal government gives states more control over their own school accountability standards. How much change occurs will depend directly on each state’s legislative actions. Read more>>
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Film and TV production in Los Angeles is paying big dividends for local schools. During the past 10 years, eight local school districts have collected more than $20 million in location fees for campus filming activities. The money has been used to supplement the cost of computer labs, art supplies, graduation ceremonies and more. Read more>>
The Michigan Supreme Court has denied Gov. Rick Snyder's request for the court to issue an advisory opinion on whether private schools can receive state funding. The state budget, for the first time, provides up to $2.5 million to reimburse private schools for costs associated with state-mandated requirements Read more>>
The Chicago Teachers Union, which has said its members will strike if a tentative agreement can't be reached, plans to go over goals for a new contract and details of a possible strike at a meeting of union delegates. Chicago Public Schools said Tuesday it will keep schools open for students if teachers go on strike. Read more>>
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Tennessee law requires only one nurse for every 3,000 students. A full-time school nurse the medical care or information that makes the difference in coming to school or staying home. Read more>>
For too long the debate about mental health help in schools has been hijacked by the notion that it’s not the school’s place to do anything. Yet school is exactly the place many young people can find someone who cares. Yet most schools are not equipped to handle the very real problem of depression and anxiety among students. Read more>>
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Little is known about the day-to-day practices of school-based police and about the rules under which they operate. Nobody—not even the federal government—knows how many sworn law enforcement officers (and of what type) are assigned to schools. What we do know should give us pause for concern. Read more>>
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REWARDS Plus: Social Studies (3rd Edition) is a specialized reading program for struggling readers in middle and high school. With activities to help students learn to read with proficiency and confidence, the new edition places a significantly increased focus on vocabulary, comprehension and critical thinking skills. Read more>>
For the second consecutive year, the Oregon Elementary School Principals Association and Learning.com are partnering to offer Oregon fifth graders free access to The TechLiteracy Skills Inventory. It helps districts evaluate students’ word processing, spreadsheet, database, telecommunications and other critical technology skills. Read more>>
CDW Cloud Planning Services enable organizations to select from an array of fee-based consulting and diagnostic services that produce insights and recommendations for developing a cloud strategy. Read more>>
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that allows Yonkers to create a new authority to oversee its $2 billion reconstruction of the city schools. The city's mayor lobbied the state Legislature to pass a bill that would increase the city's reimbursement rate for school construction projects, as well as provide more state aid. Read more>>
A measure on hold in the Illinois House could curb abuse of Article 19b improvements in school construction contracts. Energy-efficiency projects can morph into large, no-bid contracts. Documents show these deals often include unrelated initiatives that otherwise would not be approved. Read more>>
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