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WNCN
While it’s already state law for drivers to stop in both directions when a school bus is stopped, local governments and school districts will be given the option to install additional cameras on school buses. Drivers could be fined hundreds or even thousands of dollars for passing a stopped school bus. Read more>>
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KHOU
Three Rivers ISD's board of trustees approved a new policy that would allow for a campus behavior coordinator or principal to deliver a paddling punishment upon a parent approving the new method. Twenty-six other independent school districts in the region already permit corporal punishment. Read more>>
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Austin American-Statesman
The House Public Education Committee advanced to the full House a bill that would pump $1.9 billion into the Texas public school system. A major part of the bill would increase the per-student basic allotment from $5,140 to $5,350. Read more>>
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Chicago Sun-Times
After a weekend of problems with budgeting software, Chicago Public Schools published individual school budgets. In response to last year’s outcry over co-mingled funds, special education funding has been broken out separately so it’s clear what each school will have to spend, though it’s still not entirely clear how school officials arrived at those figures. Read more>>
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Daily Herald
Suburban school districts using outside venues for high school graduations say the costs -- which vary dramatically among districts -- are worth the comfort and ease they provide families. School districts paid from $3,500 to $78,000 for ceremonies held at various suburban venues this year. Read more>>
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New York Post
New York’s high spending is nothing new. What is new is the size of the gap between New York and the national average, which has widened considerably over the past 20 years. From 2007-2008 to 2014-2015, New York’s per-pupil spending increase of 24 percent was more than double the national post-recession average. Read more>>
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District Administration
We want to speak to administrators about the professional development programs they offer to prepare their district’s educators bring social-emotional instruction to their classes. How does this training help students develop 21st century skills like communication, creativity, teamwork and critical thinking. Read more>>
From DA Magazine
Emily Rogan
Fast disappearing from schools are internet “lock and block” policies that keep students off social media and restrict them to carefully curated websites. Read more>>
Opinion & Analysis
The Morehead News
Examples of the value of a free press continue to abound. The most impressive of late was the discovery by high school journalists in Kansas that their new high school principal was not qualified academically. Those of us who understand and appreciate the value of a free press in a democracy are dismayed by the tactics being used to question the accuracy and objectivity of reporters. Read more>>
Opinion & Analysis
The Dallas Morning News
Public school instruction in Texas must catch up with the needs of a student population that's becoming poorer and poorer. That's the urgent message out of preliminary results from the most recent state accountability testing, which showed a drop in students' reading and writing abilities. Read more>>
Opinion & Analysis
The State Journal-Register
after two years of battling through an impasse, the state’s elected leaders are back at it again in a game of chicken with a tighter deadline. And this time, the question of whether schools can open and stay open is at stake. Read more>>
Industry News
Macmillan Learning/VitalSource Technologies LLC Using VitalSource’s LearnKit application program interfaces, Macmillan Learning will offer content at a broader scale with mobile, responsive and accessibility options for all learners. Additionally, the technology integration will give Macmillan Learning greater uptime for its mobile offerings. Read more>>
Industry News
Codelocks Inc. The CL50 is a light duty mechanical push-button lock with tubular latch, while the CL160 provides the added benefit of on-the-door code changes and additional combinations, thanks to its 12-button keypad. Read more>>
Industry News
Renaissance/Curriculum Advantage, Inc. Renaissance has expanded its partnership with Classworks as part of the newly formed Renaissance Growth Alliance. Teachers no longer need to spend time placing students in Classworks learning paths—instead, learning paths based on Star 360 assessment data are automatically generated and available to students when they log into Classworks. Read more>> |
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