Archive for January 2018 - Page 2
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January 23, 2018
Governance overlap hurts early learning services
(Calif.) Only about a third of the 1 million California children who qualify for subsidized early learning programs actually receive the services, and the quality of what is provided varies greatly statewide, according to a new report released today.
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January 23, 2018
Schools, court and community partner to lower truancy
(Ohio) In an effort to keep more children in school and out of the juvenile justice system, local school administrators, community leaders, juvenile court officials and representatives from the prosecutor’s office are working to develop new procedures and programming aimed at reducing truancy.
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January 22, 2018
New hiring system makes filling teaching positions quick
(N.Y.) Recent efforts to streamline the hiring process at one New York charter school has led to reduced turnover and an ability to fill much needed positions with highly qualified candidates in a timely manner, according to school officials.
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January 22, 2018
CA’s SWD improve graduation and dropout rates
(Calif.) Although California’s students with disabilities continue to lag their peers in standardized testing, a report released last week shows an upward trend in graduation rates and a decline in dropouts.
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January 18, 2018
To boost achievement, schools step up bilingual ed staffing
(Calif.) In light of the overwhelming demand for bilingual educators, lawmakers and districts across California have using bonuses, subsidized training and other incentives to improve teacher recruitment to staff classrooms with high numbers of English-learners.
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January 18, 2018
Think tank claims suspensions evenly meted out
(Calif.) A libertarian public policy think tank has suggested that the Trump administration reverse a long-standing protocol aimed at reducing suspensions in public schools, arguing it is a necessary strategy to keep order in the nation’s classroom.
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January 17, 2018
LAO: Brown likely under estimates tax revenue this year
(Calif.) The governor’s January budget plan offers $6.3 billion in new Proposition 98 spending over three years, according to a new review from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst.
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January 17, 2018
The Garden State stays on path to reduce chronic absenteeism
(N.J.) Schools in which at least 10 percent of students are considered chronically absent will be required to develop a plan to reduce absenteeism with help from local families under a New Jersey bill headed for the governor’s desk.
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January 16, 2018
Refusal: How schools are handling student anxiety
(Maine) High schoolers at a Maine charter school were racking up a significant number of absences, so administrators hatched a plan to keep them on track for graduation: send teachers to the students.
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January 16, 2018
Poor showing of CA’s special ed prompts budget response
(Calif.) Spurred by the dramatically poor showing of students with disabilities in statewide testing last spring, Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed new oversight and hundreds of millions of additional dollars aimed at improving special education outcomes.
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