Archive for April 2014 - Page 3
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April 11, 2014
Appeal court upholds student’s involuntary transfer
(Calif.) A state court of appeal has upheld a school district’s right to involuntarily transfer students to continuation high school even if all other means of correction have not necessarily been exhausted.
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April 11, 2014
2014 facilities bond clears first hurdle
(Calif.) A bipartisan effort to place a statewide school facilities bond on the Nov. 4 ballot cleared its first legislative hurdle this week, winning approval of a committee on which the plan’s co-authors sit.
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April 10, 2014
House panel backs charter funding measure
(District of Columbia) With bipartisan support, a key House policy committee has moved legislation that would reauthorize federal funding in support of charter schools and provide authority to states to use the new money for charter startups.
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April 10, 2014
Measure backed to pay half of school transit costs
(Calif.) A bill that would increase state support of school transportation to at least half of a district’s costs won the approval Wednesday of a key legislative panel, which rejected a second proposal to pay 100 percent of a district’s bussing costs.
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April 09, 2014
Legalized marijuana offers new sin tax for schools
(Colo.) In a development that might have seemed unthinkable only a few years ago, cash-strapped school officials nationwide can rightly anticipate the next big windfall in state and local tax revenue – legalized marijuana.
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April 09, 2014
Leg panel rejects local control over specialized ed programs
(Calif.) A legislative budget panel on Tuesday rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to include agriculture education and state CTE programs in his Local Control Funding Formula.
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April 08, 2014
High-achieving minority students falling short too often
(District of Columbia) Upon entering high school, the academic performances of many high-achieving black and Latino students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds tend to decline, according to a new report released by The Education Trust.
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April 08, 2014
Plan would use vouchers to expand, restructure child care
(Calif.) The state should abandoned its cumbersome delivery and funding system for child care services and replace it with one utilizing vouchers, according to a proposal offered by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst.
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April 07, 2014
USDA serves up fresh guide for schools buying local
(District of Columbia) Schools looking to incorporate more local products into their student meal programs can now access new guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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April 07, 2014
Common core or SMARTER Balanced? Maybe it’s neither
(Calif.) As the state steps back to revise its assessment of the school accountability system with the advent of common core and SMARTER Balanced assessments, there is an opportunity for legislators and officials to reconsider policies related to testing students with disabilities.
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