Archive for March 2014
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March 31, 2014
Study: Good school board members make a difference
(District of Columbia) It might not be surprising to learn that some school board members across the country paid for their services – most are not, but almost half, 48 percent – spend between 15 and 40 hours per month on district business.
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March 31, 2014
Teachers make house calls to improve performance
(Calif.) The Parent Teacher Home Visit Project, a largely privately-funded nonprofit, puts a new spin on the annual conference by bringing teachers into student homes to develop a bond and open lines of communication
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March 28, 2014
Study marks problems posed by inexperienced teachers
(Calif.) A nationwide survey found the high number of inexperienced teachers in public classrooms is a largely unrecognized problem that undermines school stability, slows educational reform and, according to new research, hurts student achievement.
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March 28, 2014
Steinberg bill would promote civics, citizenship education
(Calif.) Civics education, often overlooked in classrooms crowded with more mainstream instruction, would receive a big boost under legislation moving forward in the Legislature.
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March 27, 2014
High-tech hubs downgraded in digital report card
(District of Columbia) According to a new report card on digital learning preparedness, California, Illinois, Connecticut and Massachusettes are failing. Only Utah and Florida received As.
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March 27, 2014
CA lawmakers, AG attack truancy epidemic
(Calif.) In a major effort to crack down on K-12 truancy, key parts of a package of bills – brought forward by Attorney General Kamala Harris – won passage Wednesday from an Assembly education panel.
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March 26, 2014
Appeals court expands parent rights to ‘stay put’ rule
(Pa.) In what may prove a sweeping expansion of parental rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a federal appellate court has ordered a school district to pay private tuition costs even while upholding most of a judgment that administrators didn’t violate a student’s rights.
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March 26, 2014
States slow to flex on new accountability systems
(Va.) Despite recent efforts of the Obama administration to provide states more flexibility in developing new accountability systems, school districts across the nation continue to rely on performance measures tied to conventional testing systems, according to a new report.
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March 25, 2014
Military school compact set for adoption in Oregon
(Ore.) Gov. John Kitzhaber is expected to sign legislation this week aimed at making it easier for children of military families to enroll and transfer after a move from one base to another.
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March 25, 2014
Title IX compliance would be element of school performance
(Calif.) In a significant departure from how school performance has been judged in the past, legislation introduced late last week would add to the matrix an assessment of how well a school ensures that boys and girls have equal access to all programs and services.
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