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Just launched, Michigan Department of Education's parent dashboard is part of the department's plan to comply with ESSA. It aims to provide residents with information on student performance on standardized tests, graduation rates, attendance, student access, advanced coursework and more. Read more>>
School districts are elevating physical education standards and expanding athletic activities beyond traditional sports to provide a more well-rounded education as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act. Read more>>
The plan to standardize start times at schools in the Houston ISD will begin during the 2018-19 school year. Right now, the Texas district manages 67 different start times. The changes will make bus routes, learning routines and bus maintenance more efficient. Read more>>
A newly filed bill would require the Tennessee Attorney General to defend any local education agency or their employees if the state passed a measure requiring students to use the bathroom corresponding with their sex at birth. Read more>>
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The board of the Arizona Association of School Business voted to withdraw as a plaintiff in the case asking a judge to rule the state is not meeting its constitutional obligations to properly fund school construction. Read more>>
A Williamston group is attempting to recall four school board members who voted in favor of a policy affirming certain rights for transgender and gender non-conforming students in the Michigan district. Read more>>
The U.S. Department of Education has approved Minnesota’s proposal for a new school oversight plan. Schools will be judged on achievement tests, students’ academic growth, graduation rates, progress with students learning English and an evolving measure of overall school quality. Read more>>
Investigative reporter Carl Bernstein learned journalism fundamentals at his high school newspaper. But today’s teenage scribes are more likely to learn lessons in censorship than the kind of dogged reporting that exposed the Watergate scandal. Read more>>
A new bill that would place social workers and school psychologists in public schools would greatly benefit the schools and their students, helping address problems such as human trafficking. Read more>>
The will of the people is often invoked in legislative proceedings and editorials by way of bolstering a preferred argument. Case in point, public sentiment and the ongoing court battles over school funding. Read more>>
SDE/Stenhouse/Highlights for Children
Staff Development for Educators and Stenhouse Publishers, both subsidiaries of Highlights for Children, Inc., are combining their complementary professional development capabilities to better leverage author and customer relationships, content development expertise, and event management experience. Read more>>
The University of Southern California Rossier School of Education partnered with Edthena to incorporate video coaching into its redesigned Master of Arts in Teaching program. Teacher candidates will use the tool throughout the duration of the program to track their progress in the areas of planning, instruction and assessment. Read more>>
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The MSBA and its procedures are in need of reform. The process takes too long to build a school and there are far too many costly steps to get through the pipeline. And there's a lack of construction companies doing these big projects, and the lack of competition fuels higher costs and inefficient timelines. Read more>>
Cabarrus County Schools needs over $400 million in the next 10 years for upcoming capital projects. The North Carolina district needs $193 million in the next five years for plans including new schools and repurposing old schools. Read more>>
About $4 billion in new school construction and other projects throughout the state remain on hold six months after a water-related dispute stalled passage of the state's two-year construction budget. Lawmakers have been working on a compromise. Read more>>
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