Archive for January 2019
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January 31, 2019
Closing schools doesn’t always bring intended results
(Calif.) Earlier this week, the Oakland School Board voted to shutter a middle school campus, the first of what might be more than 20 site closures, in an effort to bridge a $30 million budget gap.
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January 31, 2019
NC pre-school not meeting enrollment needs
(N.C.) North Carolina’s preschool program has regularly been shown to produce long-term benefits, but more than half of children eligible for NC Pre-K are unable to enroll due to inadequate state funding, according to new research.
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January 30, 2019
Social-emotional learning expands to meet teachers’ needs
(Va.) As more states work to implement social-emotional learning programs to help improve long-term student outcomes, some experts are calling for schools to also consider the social-emotional needs of teachers.
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January 30, 2019
Newsom provides no new money for teacher shortage
(Calif.) Although Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he wants to address the continued shortages of teachers, his proposal next year for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing calls for no new funding or special programs to solve the stubborn problem.
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January 29, 2019
Feds finally issue guidance on ESSA and supplanting
(District of Columbia) Three years after Congress revised the overly complex rules prohibiting the supplanting of federal funds, the U.S. Secretary of Education has finally issued guidance on the question.
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January 29, 2019
New research shows charter growth slowing nationally
(Calif.) The steeply increasing number of charter schools in both Los Angeles and Oakland has been a point of contention among teachers unions in recent years, but a new study shows growth in the charter sector overall appears to be leveling off.
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January 28, 2019
Districts likely undercounting homeless kids, study finds
(Penn.) The total number of students identified as homeless in Pennsylvania schools has more than doubled in the last 10 years, but new research finds under-identification remains a significant problem in some districts.
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January 28, 2019
GOP push back on union opt out protections
(Calif.) Well ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down mandatory union dues on public employees, the Democratic majority in the Legislature moved quickly to adopt legislation that would soften the blow on labor unions.
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January 24, 2019
Gov.’s budget seeks peace with Arizona teachers
(Ariz.) Despite acrimonious negotiations last spring with teachers over pay, Gov. Doug Ducey promised Arizona’s school community last week to protect raises already agreed to and work for more in the near future.
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January 24, 2019
Computer science remains a focus among policymakers
(Calif.) Just months after the state adopted its first-ever computer science standards, California lawmakers have introduced a series of bills aimed at bolstering implementation and expanding access to computer science and other tech-centered coursework.
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