Archive for June 2017
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June 29, 2017
Bills improving children’s health move out of committee
(Calif.) The California Department of Education may soon be home to an office that deals directly with the Department of Health Care Services to ensure all students receive the school-based healthcare services they need, under a bill moving through the Legislature.
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June 29, 2017
Federal research grants include teacher home visits
(District of Columbia) About $1 million in federal grant money was awarded this month to researchers interested in studying teacher home visits, computer games as instruction vehicles, online learning failure rates and reading support for students with disabilities.
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June 28, 2017
Preparing for the looming shortage of educated workers
(Calif.) To close a shortage of more than 1 million college-educated workers by 2030, California taxpayers will need to invest a lot more money expanding the capacity of traditional brick-and-mortar campuses, according to a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California.
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June 28, 2017
Training library staff for today and tomorrow
(District of Columbia) A handful of school districts spread across the country will pilot a new micro-credentialing program next year aimed at upgrading librarian teaching skills to reflect today’s digital education demands.
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June 27, 2017
Panel trims the list of ed. bills moving forward
(Calif.) Bills seeking to make suspension policies more transparent, to streamline credentialing for military spouses and, to expand parental notification requirements for student English language proficiency have all likely failed to advance in action Monday before the Senate Education Committee.
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June 27, 2017
Early learning needs attract bipartisan support
(District of Columbia) A new poll shows broad bipartisan support for increased funding of early learning programs including child care and preschool.
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June 26, 2017
Smarter Balanced comes up short on interim exams
(Calif.) Even as schools reached a milestone this month in transitioning to new statewide assessments, concerns over the testing program’s inability to provide useable feedback from interim exams has provoked legislative intervention.
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June 26, 2017
Classrooms: the next frontier in tackling opioid addiction
(Md.) Maryland schools will begin regular lessons about the dangers of opioids as early as the third grade, under a set of bills set to go into effect on July 1.
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June 22, 2017
Bills target human trafficking and preschool suspensions
(Calif.) A legislative panel moved one step closer to requiring teachers and students learn how to spot the signs of child sex trafficking, in action at the Capitol Wednesday
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June 22, 2017
Online learning for SWD: not an easy option for parents
(Kan.) Parents of children with disabilities often turn to online learning when the rigors of a traditional classroom become too challenging.
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