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The bipartisan budget approved by legislators gives Connecticut’s 30 neediest school districts what they got last year, while aid to other districts is to be trimmed by 5 percent. But no school districts get zeroed out, as they would have under the budget advanced by then governor. Read more>>

Enrollment in the Detroit Public Schools Community District is up 3.8 percent this year—a gain of 1,808 students over what the district projected—boosting the count to its highest levels in years. And the gains will mean an additional $11 million in per-pupil funding from the state. Read more>>
Once considered a distraction and banned from classrooms, 14.000 cell phones were given out free to Miami-Dade high school students to boost their studying and connect with teachers. An additional 7,750 devices will be handed out annually for the next five school years at the Florida school system. Read more>>

Attorneys on each side of the McCleary school-funding case jousted with skeptical Washington State Supreme Court justices about whether the state has met its requirement to fully fund basic education. Read more>>
The Ohio Department of Education says that lengthy appeals, not the department, are to blame for not taking action against "poor" charter school sponsors for more than a year. State law requires a resolution of appeals within 105 days of ratings—not the more than 375 days that have passed. Read more>>
Moody’s Investors Service said a recent ruling by Mississippi’s highest court against a number of public school districts that sought increased funding is negative for the state’s school districts’ credit. Read more>>
DA wants to help districts and CIOs discover best practices in internet filtering. Can filters be installed by class, by grade or school by school? What about 1-to-1 and BYOD programs? To share your district’s initiatives, please follow the link to connect with us. Contact us>>

Some school leaders can get so ingrained in a position that they are blind to the external and internal factors that impact a school community, which is just as detrimental to a school as the revolving door mentality. Read more>>
At the highest level of competition in California, transfers are affecting teams in football and basketball at an unprecedented level. There's really no solution to this trend, nor is there a villain to blame. There was no choice but to liberalize the rules. There was too much money being wasted on lawyers and court costs. Read more>>
The number of out-of-school suspensions in Baltimore City dropped sharply last year as educators increasingly emphasized positive behavioral interventions over more traditional forms of punishment. The city still suspends or expels far too many students, but the downward trend shows progress. Read more>>

What might seem like outlandish excess on stadiums to outsiders doesn’t faze hometown fans. But if high school football really is that important, then Texans have cause for concern: The share of high school students who play the game has been sliding for years, according to records. Read more>>
Boxlight is developing and releasing monthly STEM lessons, most of which will be centered around use of one or more of the 15 sensors embedded within the Labdisc portable STEM lab. Some of the interactive STEM lessons also will utilize technology such as document cameras and IWBs. Read more>>
NWEA/LanguaMetrics, Inc./SRI International
Three education and technology providers have announced a collaboration to improve speech-enabled education solutions in support of student learning and growth. LanguaMetrics, Inc., the developer of the LanguaMetrics Speech Platform based on SRI International technology, has awarded exclusive rights in the K20 market to NWEA. Read more>>
Bretford Manufacturing, Inc./FLI Charge
The category-creating Juice Mobile Power mobile power system, with proprietary FLI Charge technology, delivers a flexible way to turn a single outlet into a power source for the entire classroom, at a fraction of the cost of a retrofit. Read more>>
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Mary Elizabeth Davis was named the next superintendent of Henry County Schools. For the last three years, she has served as the chief academic officer for the Cobb County School District. Davis will replace retiring Superintendent Rodney Bowler. Read more>>
The North Carolina district's board of education approved Rhonda Schuhler as its new superintendent. She previously served as associate superintendent of Franklin County Schools. Schuhler succeeds Pascal Mubenga, who was recently named superintendent of Durham Public Schools. Read more>>
The Saratoga Springs City School District's board of education has announced the new superintendent of schools will be Michael Patton. He is the current superintendent of the South Glens Falls CSD. Read more>>
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