February 14, 2019
(Va.) More than 120 cybersecurity threats targeting schools or entire districts were reported last year, according to a report released last week by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center.
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February 14, 2019
(Calif.) The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst warned Wednesday that lawmakers should prepare for lower revenue projections later this spring as a result of changes on both Main Street and Wall Street.
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February 13, 2019
(Texas) With labor unrest disrupting classrooms in California and now in Colorado, some lawmakers in Austin are looking to get out ahead of the issue by proposing an across-the-board teacher salary increase.
February 13, 2019
(Calif.) Lawmakers crafting a new state budget may have to dial back some of the administration’s proposed spending priorities, as January collections came in about $1.8 billion lower than estimated in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2019-20 budget.
February 12, 2019
(Calif.) A coalition of key members of both the state Senate and Assembly have introduced legislation aimed at better equalizing special education money between regions.
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.
