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Lawmakers are trying to make it easier to feed hungry kids while preventing them from being shamed when their families don't have enough money to pay for lunch. The Texas House gave preliminary approval to a bill that allows schools to create food pantries on campus using surplus from the cafeteria that would otherwise be discarded. Read more>>
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The Detroit Public Schools Community District may need to close schools in the future as it goes through the process of right-sizing the district, State Superintendent Brian Whiston said. But only one previously announced closure so far, not all 24 schools on the potential closure list mentioned in a statement released by the Michigan Department of Education. Read more>>
A proposal moving in the state Senate would clarify state law to give school districts the explicit green light to allow teachers and other school employees to carry guns. The bill would cover all school employees, including teachers, administrators and support staff, who have licenses to carry concealed weapons. Read more>>
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School district destination: Deeper learning
Today’s deeper learning proponents urge schools to master rigorous academic content; think critically and solve problems; work collaboratively; communicate effectively; direct one’s own learning; and develop an academic mindset. Read more>>
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News Service of Florida via The Palm Beach Post
A bill aimed at scaling back the number of standardized tests administered in Florida passed its final Senate committee. But other provisions that have experienced trouble gaining traction on their own are now traveling along with the bill, including one requiring schools to give elementary school students 100 minutes of “free-play recess” each week. Read more>>
As chronic absenteeism slips statewide below the 10 percent mark for the first time in five years, Connecticut is releasing guidelines to keep the momentum going. Whether the guidelines can counteract sharp budget cuts that lengthen walking distances and eliminate attendance monitors in urban districts remains to be seen. Read more>>
The Minneapolis Public Schools’ plan to cutback from about 100 engineers-in-charge and assistant engineers to just 15 “physical plant operators” is designed to help the district cut costs as it faces a $28 million budget gap. But the plan has sparked concern from the engineers facing demotion and teachers concerned that it may increase safety risks in school buildings. Read more>>
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Allowing teachers to carry loaded guns in school would cause more problems than it would solve, yet the state Senate Education Committee has approved a bill to allow school personnel to pack much more than their lunches. This purports to be a public safety measure, but the bill neither mandates nor funds firearms or public safety training for those who would have the guns at school. Read more>>
The process would be simple. Each district-run school would negotiate a performance agreement with a non-district authorizer. In exchange, it would get the same freedoms enjoyed by charters. If the school succeeded, then its contract would be renewed, and it would continue operating. There would be no school takeovers. Read more>>
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Since its passage, there have been unanswered questions about how the expansion will be implemented. In some instances, state officials said they can't fully explain how the program will be implemented because it was advanced by the Legislature and signed into law so quickly. Read more>>
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The Panorama Student Success platform helps educators bring academic, attendance and behavior data together with school climate surveys and social-emotional learning data to paint a full picture of every student’s progress. Read more>>
With one touch of a button, FrontRow's new Smart Microphone and software for schools lets teachers send an emergency alert from the microphone and supports a chain of automated silent, visual and verbal communications between the teacher and the team responding to the call for help. Read more>>
To ensure the district is prepared to act swiftly and effectively if bullying, threats of violence or harmful accidents occur, North College Hill City Schools has implemented the StudentWatch Suite from PublicSchoolWORKS. The system makes the reporting, investigation and resolution of these incidents easier for administrators to manage. Read more>>
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Legislators have given final approval to a bill making the Indiana state superintendent an appointed position. The bill allows current Superintendent Jennifer McCormick to run for a second term in 2020. The winner of that election will be the last superintendent chosen by the voters. Read more>>
Gov. Paul LePage called for Maine to “right-size” K12 education in the state through regional consolidation of what he portrayed as bloated administrative ranks with nearly 150 superintendents. “If you had one superintendent per county, it would be too much in Maine,” LePage said. The state has 16 counties. Read more>>
The Arizona district's governing board voted to hire Todd Jaeger, currently Tucson USD’s legal counsel, as the Amphitheater’s new superintendent. He will be replacing Superintendent, Patrick Nelson, who is retiring. Read more>>
Belinda Selfors, the current superintendent for the Hayfield School District, has signed with a contract with the Stewartville School Board to lead the Minnesota district. Read more>>
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