Archive for May 2014 - Page 3
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May 15, 2014
Class size limits most frequent waiver request in 2013
(Calif.) Continuing a three-year trend, local educational agencies petitioned the state more often for relief from requirements to keep class sizes small than any other provision of the Education Code, according to a new report.
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May 15, 2014
Clarity still desired on high court’s prayer ruling
(District of Columbia) A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court has led to far more questions than answers for school boards regarding prayer at regular public meetings and how that fits with terms of the First Amendment.
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May 14, 2014
LEAs face a big tab for teacher pensions under Brown’s plan
(Calif.) The financial contribution school districts will make to help close an unfunded liability of $74 billion in teacher pensions will jump nearly 11 percent under Gov. Jerry Brown’s May budget proposal released Tuesday.
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May 14, 2014
Mixed bag of results with teacher evaluations
(Ill.) Despite overwhelming success in getting states to upgrade teacher evaluation systems, the Obama administration can point to only mixed results translating the campaign into higher student performance, according to a new report sponsored by the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation.
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May 13, 2014
No major improvements for schools in May Revise
(Calif.) Focusing his attention and much of the $2.4 billion in unanticipated state revenue in other directions, Gov. Jerry Brown offered a revised education budget Tuesday with few major changes from what he proposed in January.
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May 13, 2014
Feds offer school climate improvement grants
(District of Columbia) As students in many parts of the country work on a transition this spring to new standards and new testing systems, there’s also renewed attention being paid to the conditions within schools that impact social, emotional and behavioral needs.
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May 13, 2014
Schools look for boost in Brown’s revised budget
(Calif.) For the first time in nearly a decade, there’s little drama playing out for schools around Tuesday’s release of Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised May budget plan.
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May 12, 2014
Lawmakers take up student data restrictions
(Fla.) Gov. Rick Scott is expected to sign into law soon restrictions on student identity practices that phase-out the use of Social Security numbers and bans the collection of biometric data – such as fingerprints or retina scans.
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May 12, 2014
School groups skeptical over Brown’s rainy day plan
(Calif.) The state’s key education groups have yet to embrace last week’s accord between Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders over a rainy day fund, largely because details over how it would interact with Proposition 98 have not yet been released.
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May 09, 2014
To boost academic performance, let teens sleep, experts say
(Denver, Colo.) Despite 20 years of research showing the clear academic and health benefits of later start times for high school students, most U.S. school districts have been unable to overcome the numerous logistical obstacles to letting teens sleep in.
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