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President Donald Trump, after listening to a series of emotional stories and pleas to enhance school safety at the White House, offered some solutions, calling for more mental institutions and hospitals in addition to the idea of arming teachers. Read more>>
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Mayor Jenny Durkan’s proposal to make buses and light rail free for public high-school students would make Seattle the largest city in the country to offer free transit service to students. In Seattle, most of the city’s roughly 14,000 high-school students already get free ORCA cards at least some of the time. Read more>>
West Virginia teachers and supporters will again converge on the capitol Thursday and Friday during a statewide teacher strike. While the House and Senate have now approved a salary increase for teachers starting with 2-percent the first year, many Democrats wanted it to be 3-percent. Read more>>
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's solution to control school spending is to limit reimbursements to school districts for money they spent on certain programs the previous year. But school district officials and some lawmakers see it as another move to pass more education costs to property taxpayers at the local level. Read more>>
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The next version of a bill to change Mississippi's $2 billion-plus education funding formula won't immediately increase proposed funding levels for schools, but might adjust funding upward sooner than the eight years the House proposes. Read more>>
The state Senate Judiciary Committee discussed bills that were sent to a subcommittee that still hasn’t met. The bills, neither of which has re-emerged in either judiciary committee, would give lawmakers the power to amend and outright reject the state Board of Education’s rules and policies. Read more>>
Finding innovative ways to make math matter to students is key to improving competency in all grades. Read more>>
A growing number of politicians and educators have begun to heed the research and decided that to improve academic performance, they must do something about their students’ physical fitness as well. And school districts that have added more physical activity to their daily schedules have also seen measurable changes. Read more>>
Interest in project-based learning has exploded, and the practice can now be found in some form or another all over the United States. But while interest in projects is high, a deep understanding of what makes project work meaningful and impactful to students is less ubiquitous. Read more>>
After Texas residents expressed concerns about the presence of religion at some schools and district events, one question remains unanswered: Is it actually unconstitutional for a public school district to host commencement ceremonies at a church? The answer, experts say, isn't simple. Read more>>
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International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. has partnered with Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates to launch GradReady, a free, interactive website that helps students learn about financial health. The company has also grown its network of educational partners that offer reduced tuition rates and other negotiated benefits. Read more>>
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Williamson County Schools is moving forward with a capital plan that calls for 10 new schools in the next five years. The district will bring a $67.18 million request for land, school construction and buses to county officials in March. Read more>>
After years of discussions, studies and steering committee meetings, the Dover Area school board has decided to build a new high school. The building project is capped at nearly $65 million. Read more>>
The Tennesee county commissioners voted to approve the architects selected for seven public school projects, as well as $110 million in bonds to fund them. The plan will mostly be funded by a property tax hike commissioners approved in September. Read more>> |
