Archive for February 2018
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February 28, 2018
Ed. Coalition seeks more money for schools
(Calif.) The powerful if not also tenuous alliance of school employees and district management have called on lawmakers to improve on Gov. Jerry Brown’s education budget that would still leave per-student spending near the bottom nationally.
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February 28, 2018
Productive high schoolers still achieving later in life
(District of Columbia) Being a responsible student in high school and having good reading and writing skills usually translates into good grades, but new research shows those qualities can also predict educational and professional success decades later.
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February 27, 2018
Social-emotional learning takes center stage
(Calif.) Social and emotional learning, once considered the touchy-feely side of school curriculum, becomes fully integrated into the education spectrum in California with formal release of state-sanctioned guidelines.
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February 27, 2018
SWDs faring better in charters than before, but issues remain
(N.Y.) Fewer students with disabilities are being suspended or expelled from charter schools than in previous years, according to a report released Tuesday, but advocates say policymakers need to take further steps to ensure equitable treatment.
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February 26, 2018
Lawmakers consider school bus seat belt mandate
(Calif.) After closing a loophole in a highway safety law that allowed bus passengers to ignore seat belts if available, lawmakers are set to consider a bill this spring that would require all school buses to be equipped with seat restraints by 2028.
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February 26, 2018
State efforts to expand AP access pays off for students
(Wash.) More students are earning college credits in high school as states continue to expand access to advanced placement coursework to rural districts and those with more low-income families.
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February 22, 2018
Advocates: popular CTE model will need money to thrive
(Calif.) A new bill aims to adopt a career training model in California based on a program implemented in Brooklyn in 2011 that may successfully increase the number of students earning degrees in various fields of technology.
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February 22, 2018
New strategies for improving service to early learners
(Colo.) To help provide a seamless transition from preschool to kindergarten, schools should provide opportunities for teachers and families to meet over the summer at the children’s new classroom.
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February 21, 2018
Black male students receive most school discipline
(Calif.) Black male students in pre-school through third grade are five-and-a-half times more likely to be suspended from class than their peers, according to a new study of punishment in California schools.
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February 21, 2018
Flu season causing school shutdowns across the U.S.
(Ga.) Despite school closures throughout the country tied to high numbers of flu-related absences, relatively few children have received a flu shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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