Archive for April 2019
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April 30, 2019
Pre-K report calls for improved family engagement
(Calif.) Improving access to high-quality preschool programs throughout California can benefit not just students, but their families’ overall economic circumstances as well, according to a new report.
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April 30, 2019
School budget bill gains backing in Colorado
(Colo.) Next year’s school funding budget would exceed $7 billion for Colorado’s K-12 schools, representing an increase of 2.7 percent in per-pupil spending to $6,951.
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April 29, 2019
Search for elusive career readiness measure continues
(Calif.) For nearly a decade, state education officials have sought a reliable way of measuring how well schools were preparing the millions of high school seniors that will forgo college and instead will enter the work force.
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April 29, 2019
Texas lawmakers would make changes to CTE accountability
(Texas) School accountability would include student achievement in career technical education pathways under a bill moving through the Texas State Legislature.
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April 25, 2019
New poll shows Californians hold mixed views on charters
(Calif.) As lawmakers consider controversial new limits on the growth of charter schools throughout the state, a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California shows charters generate a similar division among adults statewide.
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April 24, 2019
Trump administration considers IDEA revision
(District of Columbia) Last month, the Trump administration sparked controversy by proposing to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, now Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to begin an overhaul of the nation’s primary law governing the education of students with disabilities.
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April 23, 2019
State Board generous with waivers in 2018
(Calif.) Local educational agencies in California petitioned the state board for relief from state law 288 times in 2018 and won approval nearly 75 percent of the time.
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April 22, 2019
Study: States need better data to improve CTE programs
(Md.) Most state officials charged with overseeing career technical education say they are not confident about the fidelity of their data systems to support decisions related to programs and policies, according to a new study.
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April 18, 2019
Putting opioid overdose antidote in schools
(Maine) While Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order Wednesday that would make the overdose antidote Naloxone more available across the state, she also readied a plan to stock the anti-opioid therapy at all high schools and middle schools across Maine.
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April 17, 2019
Tracking down drivers that fail to stop for school bus deliveries
(Calif.) Districts would be authorized to equip school buses with video recording equipment aimed at scofflaw drivers failing to stop while students are present, under legislation pending before lawmakers.
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