Archive for June 2017 - Page 2
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June 21, 2017
New discipline policy means more flexibility for schools
(Mich.) When students in Michigan return to school in the fall it will be to more forgiving disciplinary polices that lawmakers say they hope will reduce suspension and expulsion rates for minor infractions.
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June 21, 2017
CA, like others, waiting for more from feds on ESSA plans
(Calif.) The Brown administration appears to be taking a wait and see attitude with respect to a baffling guidance letter sent by the U.S. Department of Education to Delaware education officials rejecting parts of its proposed plan for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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June 20, 2017
Schools would get funding to hire mental health specialists
(Calif.) As part of the Legislature’s ongoing effort to improve mental health services to K-12 students, lawmakers are considering setting aside $15 million a year to fund a pilot program to help schools hire their own specialists.
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June 20, 2017
New York ed. officials cut down statewide testing time
(N.Y) Students will spend fewer days participating in statewide English language arts and mathematics assessments in grades 3-8 next year following a Board of Regents vote to reduce the number of testing days in response to parent complaints.
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June 19, 2017
DeVos breaks ranks with GOP, wants changes in ESSA plan
(District of Columbia) In a muddled if not contrarian response to a state plan for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act, the U.S. Department of Education has suggested, among other things, that student performance can only be measured by math and reading scores.
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June 19, 2017
Teacher shortage restricts training of new instructors
(Calif.) With districts forced to rely on higher numbers of non-fully credentialed teachers to staff classrooms, educator preparation programs are finding fewer placements for student teachers who require the mentorship of fully credentialed instructors.
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June 15, 2017
Budget would soften anti-union case before Supreme Court
(Calif.) As part of the budget deal set for approval in the Legislature today, lawmakers have included a provision aimed at protecting public employee unions from a likely ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court striking down mandatory dues.
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June 15, 2017
School voucher opponents defeat Nev. budget measure
(Nev.) Just a month after Arizona lawmakers approved the largest expansion of education savings accounts in the country, the Nevada Legislature may have stalled the school choice momentum that has been building since November.
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June 14, 2017
Teen courts help to keep kids out of juvenile court system
(Calif.) In mock courtrooms supervised by a local judge, first-time teen offenders face a jury of their peers and receive sentences that often keep them in school and out of the juvenile justice system for minor crimes.
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June 14, 2017
School choice can’t help where it might be most needed
(District of Columbia) As Congress considers a $1 billion school choice grant program, findings from a new study out of Ohio suggest those students who would most benefit might not always have the option.
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