Archive for May 2017
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May 31, 2017
Audit dings oversight of state’s K-12 bandwidth program
(Calif.) Even as bandwidth connectivity remains a precious resource at most school districts, the state entity charged with supporting K-12 networks routinely holds back millions in authorized spending, according to a new audit.
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May 31, 2017
State pre-K programs improve while funding cuts loom
(N.J.) Children throughout the country have benefitted from the quality requirements preschools must meet under the federal Preschool Development Grant program, as well as increased early learning spending, according to new research.
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May 30, 2017
Flurry of school bills keep moving through Legislature
(Calif.) Amid the hundreds of bills that passed out of the fiscal committees in each of California’s legislative houses late last week, nearly a dozen focus on addressing the same two topics: the state’s teacher shortage, and child nutrition.
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May 30, 2017
Florida budget pits charters against mainstream schools
(Fla.) Representatives of the state’s traditional public schools have mounted an aggressive lobbying campaign aimed at getting Gov. Rick Scott to veto the budget bill approved by the Legislature earlier this month.
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May 25, 2017
Legislative budget adds $100m to after school programs
(Calif.) After more than two years of lobbying, providers of after school programs may be close to securing support for additional state money to cover the growth in the minimum wage.
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May 25, 2017
Washington state calls for drastic school system overhaul
(Wash.) The school day and year will be longer in Washington’s K-8 schools in order to accommodate longer lunch and recess periods, and ensure all students have time to learn a second language under a comprehensive education restructuring.
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May 24, 2017
Early learning enrollment hindered by language gaps
(Calif.) Language barriers are playing a major role in the continued lack of eligible families enrolling students in subsidized childcare and pre-school programs in California–especially among Asian and Latino households, according to new research.
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May 24, 2017
Closing schools gives mixed results on performance, savings
(Colo.) About 2 percent of the nation’s schools are closed every year either because of declining enrollment or the result of lingering academic problems.
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May 23, 2017
Brown wants to use federal money for teacher shortage
(Calif.) As budget negotiations between Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders are quickly finalizing, there appears to be an agreement to redirect about $11.3 million in federal funds to help with the state’s teacher shortage.
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May 23, 2017
Increasing teacher pay alone won’t fix turnover problems
(Ariz.) The shortages of teachers and administrators plaguing Arizona schools is likely to get worse because of high turnover rates and the aging of the work force, according to a new report.
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