March 21, 2019
(Calif.) Some Democratic lawmakers continue to be skeptical of how school districts are using state money provided under the Local Control Funding Formula, and have now asked that a formal audit be undertaken.
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March 21, 2019
(Minn.) Although Republicans in this famously independent state only hold control of the state Senate—and that by a slim majority—GOP leaders say they are ready to fight for a voucher program.
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March 20, 2019
(Calif.) A bill seeking to ensure that students who rely on medical cannabis can take it at school under parent supervision has been re-introduced after it moved through the Legislature last year, only to be vetoed by former-Gov. Jerry Brown.
March 19, 2019
(Nev.) Preliminary results from a new study show that about one-third of children and adolescents ages 10 to 18 reported having back pain during the previous year–something researchers linked in part to participation in physically taxing school sports.
March 18, 2019
(Tenn.) Students incarcerated in juvenile detention centers would be required by law to receive at least four hours each instructional day under a bill moving through the Tennessee Legislature.
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.
