Archive for February 2019
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February 28, 2019
Suspensions and expulsions are strong predictors of drug use
(Va.) School suspensions and expulsions have long been linked to an increased likelihood that students will come into contact with the juvenile justice system, but a new study suggests exclusionary discipline can also lead to drug use well into adulthood.
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February 27, 2019
New bills would increase CTE and K-12 mental health funding
(Calif.) New bills introduced last week aim to boost career technical education spending, improve collaboration between school districts and county mental health systems, and push for a single, statewide database to collect and store long-term student data.
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February 27, 2019
New money for hiring school resource officers
(Tenn.) Gov. Bill Lee has proposed legislation that would allow as many as 500 schools in Tennessee that currently do not have any armed law enforcement personnel on campus to hire school resource officers.
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February 26, 2019
New media arts curriculum to build pipeline to creative careers
(Calif.) With media arts now a staple in California’s new art education standards, a Los Angeles-based non-profit is developing a media arts curriculum to be piloted in five schools serving about 9,000 students in South L.A.
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February 26, 2019
More states chase tax revenue into cannabis market
(Ill.) As the governors of Illinois and Connecticut proposed legalizing marijuana in their states to boost revenues, the chief executives in several other states where the drug is already approved for recreational use struggle with a host of challenges.
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February 25, 2019
Homelessness among students a growing issue, report shows
(District of Columbia) The homeless student population grew by 10 percent or more in 20 states between the 2014-15 and 2016-17 school years, according to a new report from a collaborative of youth advocacy organizations.
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February 25, 2019
Bill would allow the SAT, ACT to replace state assessment
(Calif.) Legislation that would allow school districts the option of replacing the state’s high school assessment with either the SAT or the ACT has been brought back after being vetoed by the governor last fall.
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February 21, 2019
Lawmakers take third swing at expanding access to hearing aids
(Calif.) New bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday would require health insurance plans to cover hearing aids for children.
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February 21, 2019
Wisconsin school vouchers safe for now in Gov.’s budget
(Wis.) Classroom teachers in Wisconsin, probably more than any other group in the state, won a big victory when Democrat Tony Evers ended the Scott Walker rein as governor in November.
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February 20, 2019
Efforts to expand STEM and CTE programming announced
(Tenn.) Gov. Bill Lee announced a new initiative last week to increase science, technology, engineering and mathematics training in K-12 schools as part of a larger effort to improve vocational and technical training for Tennessee students.
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