Archive for March 2019 - Page 3
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March 07, 2019
Student athlete safety laws going into effect
(Calif.) Although the impending summer heat may be the last thing on the minds of administrators during this rainy season, legal experts are calling on districts to be mindful of upcoming deadlines related to ensuring student athlete remain safe on hot days.
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March 06, 2019
Charter transparency bill now law, does that mean peace?
(Calif.) Legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom may signal peace—or at least a truce—in the long-simmering political hostilities between the education employee unions and the state’s charter school movement.
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March 06, 2019
Gaps remain in dual enrollment participation
(District of Columbia) As high schools throughout the country strive to offer students more access to college-level courses, white and Asian students remain the primary beneficiaries of such classes.
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March 05, 2019
Another round of CTE grant funding set for applicants
(Calif.) As many as 337 state grants aimed at creating new or improving existing career technical training programs would be awarded this year, under recommendations from the California Department of Education.
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March 05, 2019
Effort to diversify the K-12 teacher pipeline
(N.J.) A handful of university’s and K-12 districts have been awarded grants by the New Jersey Department of Education to expand teacher diversity and implement recruitment and preparation opportunities for teachers of color in high-needs schools.
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March 04, 2019
Lawmakers aim to help schools provide plant-based lunches
(Calif.) Schools would be incentivized to offer healthier, climate-friendly lunch options such as plant-based entrées and plant-based milk under a new bill that aims to reduce California’s carbon footprint while exposing children to different foods.
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March 04, 2019
Schools are not always a priority for gambling revenues
(Miss.) Although casino gambling and now sports betting are commonly used across the U.S. to benefit schools, there appears to be little interest in Mississippi to follow suit.
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