December 14, 2018
With many schools closing for the holidays and many of our readers taking time off, we’ll be taking a brief respite as well to recharge and begin planning for 2019. Thank all of you for supporting our efforts, and have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! K-12 Daily will suspend operations beginning Dec. 17 and will resume on Jan. 2.
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December 13, 2018
(Mich.) Researchers at the University of Michigan took a close look at attendance in the state’s public schools and found some troubling trends.
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December 10, 2018
(District of Columbia) Early childhood home-visiting programs increase at-risk children’s readiness for and achievement in school, but are often under-utilized, according to a recent whitepaper.
December 06, 2018
(Ind.) Following sweeping wins by Democrats to retake control of the House of Representatives as well as a number of state houses, the American Civil Liberties Union moved last week against an Indiana school district over the civil rights of LGBTQ students.
December 06, 2018
(Calif.) In order to improve long-term student outcomes, policymakers must establish a data system that connects K-12 schools to community colleges and four-year universities, according to a report released last week by the Public Policy Institute of California.
January 30, 2017
(Calif.) The recent alarm over the potential spread of fake news has prompted two California lawmakers to call for media literacy education in schools, as evidence shows that many children and some adults are largely unable to distinguish between fact and fiction online.
December 08, 2016
(Calif.) With the state’s fiscal outlook as good as it has been perhaps in a decade, and now with Democrats holding a supermajority in both houses of the Legislature, some within the education community might have thought a conversation over the adequacy of school funding would finally happen.
January 04, 2017
(Calif.) The California State Board of Education struggled at their November meeting to find a just route in arbitrating a small school district’s request to waive–for a fourth time–professional certification requirements of an educational interpreter.
November 21, 2016
(N.M.) As schools across the country report increases in bullying and harassment based on immigration status, Santa Fe Public Schools has announced a Student Support Helpline where families can access resources.
