June 19, 2018
(Ariz.) State schools chief Diane Douglas has sparked a new controversy over the newly revised science curriculum standards by taking a red pen to the word ‘evolution’ in a proposed edit of the documents.
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June 19, 2018
(Calif.) The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing approved the launch of a workgroup that will include WestEd, the California Department of Education and other stakeholders with an interest in increasing the number of teachers with career technical education credentials.
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June 18, 2018
(Calif.) Coaches of high school athletics are now required to undergo training that will help them spot the signs and symptoms of heat illness and respond to students suffering under a bill signed this month by Gov. Jerry Brown.
June 18, 2018
(Mich.) Educators are applauding a $56.8 billion state budget approved by lawmakers last week, although Michigan’s teacher union has raised warning flags about new policies included in the plan aimed at struggling schools.
June 14, 2018
(Okla.) A petition campaign aimed at overturning a tax increase for funding teacher salary increases has forced some districts to either delay boosting pay or look for other ways to retain and attract educators.
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.
