Archive for January 2018
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January 31, 2018
New bill to replace statewide grade 11 test with SAT or ACT
(Calif.) Next year’s high school juniors would be allowed to take college admissions tests instead of the current statewide assessment under a bill announced Tuesday that aims to close gaps in college enrollment and reduce testing time.
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January 31, 2018
New tool shows ELs are ubiquitous and diverse
(District of Columbia) It’s well known that notices going home in some school districts in California need to be translated into more than a dozen different languages.
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January 30, 2018
Chicago grows program for safer student commutes
(Ill.) The Chicago Public Schools board of education approved the expansion of a collaborative city effort last week that’s been shown to reduce crime along the routes children regularly take to get to and from school.
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January 30, 2018
SPI candidate woos teachers with higher pay proposal
(Calif.) Marshall Tuck, charter advocate and candidate for state schools chief, has called for an increase in beginning teacher salaries as well as no-interest loans to college students willing to commit to teaching in the public schools.
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January 29, 2018
Benefit from ‘Trump Bump’ limited for schools
(Calif.) After waiting more than a year for the so-called “Trump bump” to begin filling state coffers, school officials got the disappointing news last week that even if tax revenues surge further that their share will likely be limited.
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January 29, 2018
Latest student data breach exposes security lapse concerns
(Miss.) A breach in student testing data exposing personal information from more than 660 students across three Mississippi schools earlier this month has state education officials calling for stronger security protocols.
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January 25, 2018
Homeless youth bill may improve rural school services
(Calif.) A bill aimed at reducing poverty among all children in California may also present an opportunity for rural schools to offer more programs and resources for homeless students.
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January 25, 2018
Texas concedes improper service policy for SWD
(Texas) A controversial charge two years ago from federal regulators accusing Texas education officials of improperly cutting services to students with disabilities has resulted this week in the launch of a new $85 million remediation plan.
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January 24, 2018
Brown maintains tight grip on facility bond money
(Calif.) Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed spending plan for next year would provide $640 million in bond money to fund new school construction and modernization projects.
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January 24, 2018
Cooperation needed to support college-level high school classes
(N.Y.) As the demand for high schools to offer college-level coursework to students grows, so does the need for further collaboration between K-12 districts and local colleges, according to a recent report from the College Board.
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