Archive for July 2018 - Page 2
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July 12, 2018
Funding to target lead, mold and asbestos in Philly schools
(Pa.) Nearly $16 million in state funding will be directed toward cleaning up lead, asbestos and mold in some of Philadelphia’s most rundown schools under a spending package recently approved by Gov. Tom Wolf.
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July 11, 2018
Lawmakers consider LCFF increase and safety measures
(Calif.) A bill limiting the use of restraint and seclusion techniques and another that would increase the state’s per-pupil spending targets passed a key legislative committee as the end of the current session quickly nears.
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July 10, 2018
CA’s ESSA plan heads for final OK this week
(Calif.) Unless something unusual happens in the coming days either in Sacramento or Washington D.C., students returning to class in the fall will do so under the direction of a federally approved ESSA plan for California.
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July 09, 2018
Series of school bus crashes results in calls for driver oversight
(District of Columbia) The National Transportation Safety Board’s awaited review of two crashes involving school buses in Maryland and Tennessee in 2016 calls for improved district oversight of drivers.
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July 05, 2018
Lawmakers consider expansion of state pre-school program
(Calif.) A bill pending in the state Senate would broaden qualifications for state-sponsored pre-school, in hopes more families can take advantage of services already paid for.
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July 03, 2018
English learners excel after becoming proficient
(N.Y.) Schools may be serving English learners better that previously thought, according to new research which shows dramatic gains in reading and math among children in grades four through eight.
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July 02, 2018
CA’s LEAs enjoying fiscal health in the pink
(Calif.) The fiscal health of California school districts has improved significantly from this time last year when pension uncertainty forced 41 local educational agencies to officially warn they might be in trouble.
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