Archive for April 2014 - Page 2
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April 22, 2014
National challenge remains for universal preschool
(District of Columbia) About half of the school districts in the U.S. do not offer preschool programs despite the heavy push from the Obama administration.
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April 22, 2014
State income growth fell sharply in 2013
(District of Columbia) The average personal income growth fell almost in half nationally from 4.2 percent in 2012 to 2.6 percent last year, according to new figures released from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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April 21, 2014
Michigan considers 3rd grade reading mandate
(Mich.) Lawmakers here are contemplating an intervention program for struggling readers that would prohibit passage to the fourth grade for students unable to meet state proficiency standards.
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April 21, 2014
Survey shows big jump in online learning enrollment
(Calif.) The number of K-12 districts and charter schools offering online learning opportunities is growing, and more students are taking advantage of those courses than ever before, new survey results released today show.
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April 17, 2014
Mixed bag of issues challenge Common Core field testing
(Calif.) Field testing the new Common Core-aligned tests began last month and districts nationwide are finding the new assessments pose a variety of challenges - from frozen screens and failing routers, to hackers foreign and domestic.
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April 16, 2014
Poor science, celebrities feed vaccine paranoia
Recent publication of results from a survey conducted by the National Consumers League (NCL) that 33 percent of parents with school-age children and nearly a third of all adults persist in the belief that “vaccinations can cause autism.”
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April 16, 2014
API suspended but not accountability mandates
(Calif.) With scores for the annual Academic Performance Index suspended for the next two years, school districts will still be required to meet accountability mandates set out in the Gov. Jerry Brown’s new Local Control Funding Formula.
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April 15, 2014
SIG rewrite to come in 2015, guidance pending
(District of Columbia) Although big changes are coming to the nation’s largest school turnaround program, existing regulations still govern the use of some $500 million in School Improvement Grants awarded this year – including the $64 million given to California and Alabama on Monday.
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April 14, 2014
New Jersey teachers will fight blended learning charters
(N.J.) The state’s largest teachers union said late last week it would appeal a ruling upholding the state’s authorization of charter schools that utilized blended learning curriculum.
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April 14, 2014
Bill would limit high school football scrimmage
(Calif.) With research now finding that athletes as young as 17 can show signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a California Assemblyman wants full-contact practices of middle and high school football teams to be just twice a week.
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