Archive for July 2017
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July 31, 2017
New law calls for media arts standards
(Calif.) California will begin developing K-12 education standards in media arts that will allow students to explore projects related to video production, sound design and game design under a bill signed last week by Gov. Jerry Brown.
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July 27, 2017
Bringing special ed admin. under general ed umbrella
(Calif.) One of the fundamental goals of the nation’s primary law governing education services to students with disabilities is that they be taught as often as possible among their peers in the general education classroom.
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July 26, 2017
Lawmakers continue to expand full-day kindergarten
(N.H.) More children will have access to full-day kindergarten following action by lawmakers in New Hampshire to nearly double per-pupil spending statewide.
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July 25, 2017
Computer science push focuses on unrepresented pupils
(Calif.) Equitable access to new technology and curriculum has emerged a key issue for the California State Board of Education as they try for the first time to develop statewide K-12 computer science standards.
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July 24, 2017
Data flap could lead CA to drop test consortium
(Calif.) One of the Legislature’s leaders on education is fed up with the multi-state consortium that provides schools with assessments, and has suggested that California should consider going it alone.
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July 20, 2017
More students in poverty, more kids in need of school support
(Texas) Children living in some of the highest poverty neighborhoods are close to a year behind their peers upon entering kindergarten according to new research which also found that more children are now living in high-poverty neighborhoods.
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July 19, 2017
Amazon helps Kentucky’s CTE to include cyber security
(Ky.) State leaders unveiled a career pathway that will allow Kentucky’s high school students to prepare for careers in cyber security, cloud-based technology and other computer science fields in the coming school year.
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July 18, 2017
Plan for special STEM state school draws opposition
(Calif.) The question of whether the Legislature itself should serve as an authorizing agency for what would essentially be a charter school is set for consideration later this session.
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July 17, 2017
June revenues disappoint, but surge is still expected
(Calif.) The 2016-17 fiscal year closed with weak tax collections in June, snuffing out hopes of a last minute boost from high income earners and Wall Street investors.
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July 13, 2017
Identifying CA’s lowest performing schools proves difficult
(Calif.) The state’s board of education decided Wednesday to put off identifying California’s lowest performing schools for federal accountability purposes for at least another year.
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