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For Minnesota's educators, parents and education watchdogs, there's a whole new set of numbers to work through as the state rolls out its newly refined school and district accountability data. Read more>>
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School districts that have beefed up security on school campuses are also extending safety concerns beyond the classroom and implementing new policies for football games. At least four districts in the San Antonio area have rules in place restricting the types of bags that can be brought into the stadium. Read more>>
Thousands of dollars parents put into their child's lunch money account are going unused and not being returned. Many schools in the area do not return the unused lunch money unless it is requested in a certain time frame. For the Wake County district, last school year more than $160,610 was not claimed. Read more>>
Randy Ziegenfuss, a Pennsylvania-based superintendent, shares three tips on how leaders can shift from a school-centered mindset to a learner-centered one. Read more>>
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The governor of Rhode Island and the state's commissioner of elementary and secondary education announced a directive barring all guns from schools except those carried by law enforcement personnel. Read more>>
Tens of thousands of students in southwest Washington missed their first day of school this week as teachers across several districts began what labor leaders are calling an "unprecedented" strike after contract negotiations failed. Read more>>
The “One-Two-Free” initiative offers two free dual enrollment courses through the Montana University System to all eligible high school students. The decision removes a $50.50 per credit fee. Read more>>
The growing problem of children skipping school has districts across the country experimenting with solutions, from punishments to rewards. New approaches aim to reverse rise in chronic absenteeism, from prizes for good attendance to laundry rooms for students who lack clean clothes. Read more>>
A growing number of parents and school districts across the country face problems as more people turn to medical marijuana to treat their sick children. Now, California's governor may allow parents to administer medical marijuana to their kids at school, setting up a potential showdown with the federal government. Read more>>
Almost 240 shootings took place at U.S. schools during the 2015-16 year. But when NPR tried to confirm the incidents reported by the government, it could only verify 11. The government was presumably collecting the school-shooting numbers for a reason; they were supposed to help guide policy. Numbers matter. But they shouldn’t, unless they’re big enough to count. Read more>>
Vancouver Public Schools in Washington operates evening preschool at nine elementaries with 170 students to meet the needs of families with nontraditional schedules. Read more>>
ASSA ABLOY hollow metal door brands Ceco Door and Curries have added the option of a retrofit assembly kit to their line of attack-resistant product offerings. The retrofit kit makes this solution available for existing wood or hollow metal doors, sidelight frames and windows. The primary application for these products is in schools. Read more>>
Varsity Tutors has made on-demand tutoring available in all middle and high school subjects. With Instant Tutoring, students in any class can access homework and test prep support with a live, vetted expert in as little as 15 seconds. The recent addition of 77 subjects brings Instant Tutoring to 216 subjects in total. Read more>>
Love In A Big World launched its social-emotional learning curriculum for grades K8. The curriculum materials provide a practical resource for schools and districts interested in providing explicit SEL content in the classroom, helping students build well-rounded success skills, and fostering a positive school and classroom climate. Read more>>
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Errick Greene, who currently serves as the chief of schools in Tulsa, has been named as superintendent of Jackson Public Schools in Mississippi. Read more>>
Jason Misner was named as superintendent to the Michigan district. He has served in Parchment for 12 years, spending time as a teacher, athletic director and principal. He replaces retiring superintendent Matthew Miller, who served in the role for 11 years. Read more>>
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