TOP NEWS CBS New York The bill requires new school buses to be equipped with with three-point lap and shoulder safety belts. New Jersey already requires lap seat belts on all school buses, but not shoulder belts. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by PowerGistics Classroom Sets by PowerGistics are now available. Deploying devices in your classroom can take a substantial amount of time over the course of a year. Save class time by having multiple access points in your classroom for your devices. Find out which set is right for you with the Classroom Set Selection tool. Read more>> Mississippi News Now The Mississippi Student Testing Task Force hosted its first meeting to discuss whether schools are testing students too often and how that affects instruction time. The task force was created after a Mississippi First report examined student testing on state and local school district levels. Read more>> The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald The North Carolina General Assembly is poised to finally send a piece of legislation to the Governor for his signature that would prevent a board of education filing a lawsuit against their county commissioners in cases where they can’t come to an agreement on local funding for public education. Read more>> From DA Magazine Alison DeNisco What personal information is appropriate for teachers to share with their students? Read more>> Nashville Tennessean Five years of work shows the Tennessee Achievement School District's takeover model still isn't working, a Tennessee Education Research Alliance research brief says. The district-run turnaround efforts of the state's lowest-performing schools yield greater results than that of Tennessee's state-run district. Read more>> KATV One representative wants to require all public schools to have at least one school resource officer on campus. He wants to use the state's surplus money to fund it. Read more>> Cleveland.com A new bill would create a study group to look at changing state funding of e-schools. The bill comes after the January closure of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT). A study committee would provide lawmakers time to make thoughtful changes and ensure another ECOT doesn't happen. Read more>> OPINION The Hechinger Report Strict federal privacy laws protect the private information of students. But those laws only apply to schools. As a new report from Fordham University shows, there are more than a dozen private brokers in the U.S. that can freely sell student data. Read more>> WFAA A social media post is causing concern among Texas parents of children with special needs who are worried the Office of Governor Abbott considered recommending that special needs students be evacuated last in the event of a school emergency. Read more>> The Seattle Times Many districts and teachers unions across Washington are negotiating their first contracts since the Supreme Court approved the Legislature’s reforms in response to its 2012 McCleary decision. Parents, administrators and teachers should remember that the school funding case was not just about more money for schools or teacher salaries. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS Illuminate Education Illuminate Education's newest offering, Illuminate version 11.0, increases the platform’s accessibility, incorporates customer feedback, and improves the user experience with better search functionality and simplified assessment workflow. Read more>> Cenergistic Cenergistic engineers and experts will work closely with the embedded energy specialist and other Edmond Public Schools personnel to audit and optimize each energy-using system throughout the district. The conservation program will also help the district qualify for ENERGY STAR certification. Read more>> Extreme Networks, Inc. The Smart OmniEdge solution is comprised of a secure, unified wired/wireless infrastructure and AI-driven management capabilities, accessible through a single pane of glass. The solution provides common visibility, policy and authentication services across the entire infrastructure. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ |