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Rather than reveal President Donald Trump's national education proposal as initial reports suggested, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos—addressing the American Federation for Children in Indianapolis—spoke adamantly about how education shouldn't be run from Washington, D.C. Read more>>
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Chicago Public Schools said it plans to add up to $500 million in debt to its load of long-term obligations, an announcement that comes just days after Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the district would use a short-term loan to settle bills, including a massive pension contribution. Read more>>
Thousands of school buses across the state—including more than 500 in the Richmond metro area—are missing a critical safety component mandated by the state six years ago. Officials said up to 4,000 of the roughly 17,000 buses in use at Virginia’s public schools are missing what’s called a brake interlock. Read more>>
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When school lunch goes unpaid
Lunch shaming is the sort of term that never existed until this past spring, when it was seemingly everywhere. Read more>>
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Texas legislators advanced a version of the divisive "bathroom bill" regulating transgender students' restroom access. The proposal, which would affect public schools, was introduced as an amendment to a bill about emergency procedures at schools. It passed the House but still needs approval from the state Senate, which is expected to support it. Read more>>
City leaders are speaking out after an investigation found six city schools where not one student is proficient in any state tests. So now, the question is, what should happen with those schools? Some say they should be closed or taken over by other schools that have proven success. But the District says it’s not that easy. Read more>>
Between 2012 and 2014, Utah public schools issued 8,635 fewer disciplinary actions against students, according to a new report. There were about 30 percent fewer suspensions, expulsions, law enforcement referrals and in-school arrests compared to the 2011-12 school year. But racial and ethnic disparities in how those actions were meted out to Utah's public school students worsened. Read more>>
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It’s an outcome of a couple decades of misplaced priorities in society and education. Adults, whether in the home or in the classroom, have purposely driven kids away from the trades. But if we are serious about the quality of our workforce, businesses need to open their doors and partner with our local schools to speak to classes, host tours and let kids shadow. Read more>>
Iowa schools are dismissing for summer break. Students are excited. Many parents are not. They are again reminded of the absurdity of an academic calendar created when families were riding in horse-drawn buggies and kids spent summers working on the family farm. That is no longer the world we live in. Read more>>
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Taking away Medicaid funding will result in cost shifting, diminished services, and the potential of additional litigation as schools are unable to meet the needs of the children who come to us every day expecting the best possible services. The ripple effects of Congressional plans to slash Medicaid funding would especially harm special education students and low-income families. Read more>>
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Measured Progress/Illuminate Education
Measured Progress partnered with Illuminate Education to integrate assessment content into the Intelligence platform. Formative assessment items and pre-built quizzes in reading, mathematics and science from the Measured Progress Formative Content Bank and STEM Gauge will be available for use by mutual customers of Measured Progress and Illuminate Education. Read more>>
Mind Yeti/Committee for Children
Committee for Children launched Mind Yeti for iPhone and iPad. The free app teaches mindfulness to children aged 5–12 using fun, kid-friendly characters, engaging stories, and voices and sounds to offer guided audio sessions that help kids calm down, focus, go to sleep, and connect better with the people around them. Read more>>
Tynker, a creative computing company, announced the seamless integration of its coding solution into Minecraft: Education Edition’s new extension, Code Builder. Tynker’s visual programming language can now be used by students of all ages to code within Minecraft. Read more>>
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An Arizona district's top school official is leaving to oversee the Hawaii State Department of Education. Gilbert Public Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto will become Hawaii's superintendent, following a job search that included nearly 100 applicants. Read more>>
Joe Aldridge, the current director of student services at Lakeport USD, is no stranger to the challenges of school finance, and he knows that will be an advantage when he takes over as superintendent/principal at Columbia Elementary and faces Columbia USD's deficits. Read more>>
The El Defensor Chieftain
The Magdalena Board of Education has found a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Vannetta Perry. Glenn Haven, currently the principal and athletic director at Dishchii’bikoh Community School in Cibicue, Arizona, was selected. Read more>>
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