Archive for June 2015 - Page 3
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June 11, 2015
Schools face drinking water safety mandate
(Calif.) School districts, already required to provide free, fresh drinking water for students during meal times, could soon be mandated to make sure that water, if it comes from the tap, is also safe.
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June 10, 2015
Grad rates up? Very little, at best!
Officials and some media outlets have heralded graduation numbers as markedly improved; but a closer look at the evidence shows that, other than data collection, nothing much has changed in over 20 years.
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June 10, 2015
Populist lawmakers back testing opt out bills
(Ore.) Legislators in two states are moving to allow parents the option of not having their children take state standardized tests, even though the move risks the loss of federal education funding if too many sit out on test day.
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June 09, 2015
MI bill reduces impact of test scores on teacher evals
(Mich.) A Michigan lawmaker believes he has found a workable compromise in the state’s effort to balance federal requirements around teacher job evaluations with what the educators themselves believe is fair.
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June 09, 2015
PTA pilot to increase parents’ digital literacy
(Calif.) Eight elementary schools in some of the state’s neediest communities will pilot a digital learning program aimed at helping more parents better engage in their child’s education.
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June 08, 2015
Lawmakers looking to boost teacher-training support
(Calif.) Legislative leaders may end up giving ground to the governor over adding specific funding to support Common Core implementation, but they appear committed to ensuring that new teachers don’t get charged for on-the-job training.
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June 08, 2015
District’s social media monitoring launches quietly
(Fla.) The state’s largest school district will gauge parent reaction as it undertakes a new form of data collection meant to protect students but one that some believe infringes upon their privacy rights.
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June 04, 2015
Ed chair’s facility bond fails passage in Senate
(Calif.) State support for building new schools could be nearing historic lows after Senate Republicans on Tuesday nixed a plan to seek voter approval for a bond measure that would help pay for construction and modernization costs.
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June 03, 2015
Teacher evaluation bill sails to Senate floor
(Calif.) A bill that would allow teacher unions to negotiate various aspects of their own job performance evaluations – including the role of student test scores– is expected to be considered on the Senate floor this week.
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June 03, 2015
Two-year Texas session ends with flurry of actions
(Texas) Lawmakers in Austin concluded another two-year session Monday, sending to the governor bills that revise high school graduation testing requirements, sanctions on teacher prep programs that don’t meet state standards and requirements to enroll low-income students in free meal programs.
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