January 17, 2019
(Calif.) Just as state coffers benefitted from the roaring bear market on Wall Street, the recent collapse will result in less money coming in next year—but probably not significantly less.
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January 17, 2019
(Ga.) A Georgia legislative committee tasked with studying how to better serve students identified with dyslexia have proposed more comprehensive screening measures to ensure early detection.
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January 16, 2019
(Fla.) A Florida lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require high schools to offer classes in religious studies—specifically, Hebrew Scriptures and the Bible.
January 16, 2019
(Calif.) Pension plans play a critical role in retaining classroom teachers who appear to value the long-term benefits of pensions over 401(k)-style plans, according to a new study.
January 15, 2019
(Colo.) Denver Public Schools may be the next major school district to face school disruption by a teacher’s strike, as district officials and union leaders face a deadline later this week.
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.
