November 15, 2018
(Calif.) Under favorable economic conditions, schools could expect to see the minimum funding guarantee grow to nearly $90 billion by the 2022-23 fiscal year–a jump of $10 billion above this year’s appropriation, according to a forecast from the non-partisan Legislative Analyst.
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November 15, 2018
(Mass.) The majority of early learners in Massachusetts are enrolled in government-supported education programs, but low-income families are far more likely to rely solely on family or other forms of informal education and childcare options, according to Harvard researchers.
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November 14, 2018
(Calif.) After months of surprisingly high collections, October revenues came in just under $6.6 billion–nearly 6 percent, or $412 million, short of projections, according to the state controller’s office.
November 13, 2018
(Calif.) With their candidate poised to win election as state schools chief, charter advocates in California can also claim enrollment that has surpassed 660,000 statewide—almost double of that in any other state.
November 13, 2018
(Texas) Bit by bit, Texas’ largest school district has taken action this year to improve transportation by streamlining bus routes and piloting a student ID badge scanning system. The next step will be to reopen a handful of major bus stops, according to officials.
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.
