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Austin American-Statesman
Legislators embarked on a first step to fixing Texas’ troubled school finance system. The Texas House voted to give preliminary approval to a $1.6 billion school finance bill. However, the extra boost in funding stands in stark contrast to the Senate spending plan. Read more>>
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School personnel will be allowed to carry guns on school property if a bill the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee passed this week becomes law. The bill is an amendment to the Public School Code of 1949. Read more>>
Floridians who view school textbooks as too liberal and books in school libraries as inappropriate may get legislative help to more easily object to classroom materials they don’t like. Under two proposed bills, residents could more easily object to classroom and library materials, and argue their views before a hearing officer. Read more>>
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Digital accessibility should be a K12 goal from the start
Districts must provide learning materials that are accessible to all students. The consequences of failing to do so can be significant. Read more>>
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Three more Pennsylvania high school students are joining one who last month sued Boyertown Area School District in federal court, saying its transgender-friendly policy constitutes sexual harassment and a violation of privacy. Read more>>
The Texas State Board of Education tentatively voted to remove language in high school biology standards that would have required students to challenge evolutionary science. Currently, the curriculum requires students to “evaluate” scientific explanations for the origins of DNA and the complexity of certain cells, which some have argued could open the door to teaching creationism. Read more>>
A solid majority of California residents, 60 percent, say they favor vouchers, and public school parents like them even more, with two-thirds saying they back the idea, according to a Public Policy Institute of California survey. Read more>>
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It’s a tale of two priorities. As legislators in Raleigh sit on a bill that could help preserve arts education in North Carolina’s public schools, local students and their teacher have commendably taken it upon themselves to ensure children are exposed to art. Read more>>
If the Michigan Legislature fails to replace the state's scorecard, the department of education will enact a dashboard accountability system with six data categories, but without judgment or summative score. But the dashboard would overlook the differences between a school in smaller or midsize communities with limited school choice options versus a school in a large urban area. Read more>>
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Two former Seattle school principals encourage the Washington Legislature to consider policies that would give each student an equitable and high-quality education. A fair funding allocation model, support for students’ social-emotional growth, and access to career and technical training for all are three key policies the state needs. Read more>>
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Möbius is a new online courseware environment designed specifically for STEM courses. Customers will also soon have the option of using Mobius-based course materials, developed by the University of Waterloo, for courses ranging from high school to graduate level courses. Read more>>
Exterity has partnered with Penn-Trafford School District to install an IP video and digital signage system throughout the Pennsylvania district’s high school campus. It will be deployed in all of its schools in a phased rollout. Read more>>
The new editions of Wordly Wise 3000 4th Edition (print) and Wordly Wise i3000 (digital) include additional Turn and Talk activities that encourage peer-to-peer interaction, practice activities and real-time progress monitoring. Read more>>
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Two-thirds of schools in Oregon's largest district lack smoke detectors, modern alarms, sprinkler systems or other critical fire safety equipment, an analysis of district records shows. Thirty-three schools lack sprinklers altogether, and 25 more have from 1 percent to 10 percent of their interior space outfitted with them. Read more>>
As Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet approved the sale of up to $233 million in education construction bonds, the question remains whether lawmakers will follow through on a second year of borrowing to fund building projects in the public-school, state-college and university systems. Read more>>
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