Archive for August 2015 - Page 3
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August 12, 2015
Discipline reform requires trained teachers
Late in July the federal Department of Education began an initiative targeting systems for managing behavior in the schools. Like so many bureaucratic endeavors, it over-emphasizes policy while overlooking practicality.
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August 12, 2015
Brown signs new school residency laws
(Calif.) Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed separate but related pieces of legislation that provide an exemption in school residency laws for children of live-in workers, and protections during district investigations for students of families suspected of noncompliance.
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August 11, 2015
Oregon summer school focus on migrant students
(Ore.) A summer school program in several Oregon districts is being linked, at least in part, to steady academic improvement among migrant students in the state.
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August 11, 2015
Court rejects retaliation claim over civil protections
(Calif.) In a cautionary tale for special education administrators everywhere, careful documentation of interaction with an aggressive parent by district personnel played a big role in leading a federal judge to dismiss a potentially costly lawsuit over disability services.
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August 10, 2015
Pension rollback carries risk to teachers, schools
(Calif.) In addition to making a host of sweeping changes, a proposal aimed at curbing the cost of public pensions could create significant labor troubles for schools because teachers would no longer be free to carry their retirement benefits to new jobs in other districts.
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August 10, 2015
High school bank branch part of larger career focus
(S.C.) A high school in the state’s famed Lowcountry is set to begin the school year as the first in its region to open an on-campus, student-operated bank branch.
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August 06, 2015
CSBA calls on high court to hear lease-back case
(Calif.) The influential legal arm of the California School Boards Association requested this week that the state Supreme Court review a June decision that struck down a school lease-back construction project, if only to sort out the confusion the ruling has caused.
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August 06, 2015
Guidance on supporting transgender students
(District of Columbia) Schools increasingly being called upon to better support their transgender students can now turn to new guidance that offers tips and best practices for working through common concerns or dealing with awkward situations should they occur.
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August 05, 2015
LEAs can’t charge for adult civic classes
(Calif.) Adult education programs across the state can no longer charge fees for English and citizenship classes following the sunset last month of legislative authorization intended originally to help them weather recessionary budget cuts.
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August 05, 2015
Maps highlight suspension and expulsion records
(District of Columbia) The U.S. Department of Education has released new, interactive maps detailing district-by-district numbers for the percentage of students suspended out of school in the 2011-12 school year.
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