Archive for August 2016
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August 31, 2016
Poor diagnosis leaves minorities with ADHD without support
(Ill.) Black and Latino children are underdiagnosed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, highlighting the need for schools to increase screening efforts, according to new research.
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August 31, 2016
Career readiness still missing from performance system
(Calif.) The state’s landmark school accountability system is poised to move forward without a key element that would make it all the more groundbreaking–indicators of when a student is career ready.
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August 30, 2016
Recidivism rates remain high for younger offenders
(Calif.) Overall, fewer offenders are returning to prison within three years, but recidivism rates for California’s younger inmates remains high with almost half behind bars again after just one year, according to new state figures.
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August 30, 2016
Teacher bonus pay barely moves the dial on test scores
(District of Columbia) New research from within the U.S. Department of Education itself suggests that yet another controversial educational policy pushed by the Obama administration has produced only modest gains.
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August 29, 2016
Timeline on state ESSA plan slips, could be a trend
(Calif.) After planning for months to submit the state plan for complying with the Every Student Succeeds Act by the first of the year, California officials have abruptly pushed the deadline date back by three months.
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August 29, 2016
Schools struggle in outreach to parents of young children
(District of Columbia) Teachers and administrators want to foster communication with families of pre-school aged children but few know how to accomplish that–an issue that may improve as early education expands, according to a new survey.
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August 25, 2016
District boundaries help maintain cycles of poverty
(Mich.) School district boundaries are perpetuating segregation between wealthy and low-income youth, which contributes to lower academic achievement, increased health issues and incarceration rates for students in in high-poverty communities, according to new research.
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August 25, 2016
State shifts policy to allow longer term substitutes
(Calif.) Although school administrators in many parts of the state continue to struggle with the ongoing teacher shortage, some relief is being offered with the relaxation of rules governing long-term substitutes.
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August 24, 2016
Supplanting rule undercuts ESSA flexibility
(District of Columbia) The Obama administration moved a step closer to final adoption of a controversial regulation governing the use of Title I money that would largely reimpose federal supplanting restrictions.
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August 24, 2016
State pushes performance-based funding in online schools
(Ohio) Following years of poor performance, Ohio lawmakers may move to fund online charter schools based on results rather than enrollment, which, according to virtual-school proponents, can work if certain measures of progress are accounted for.
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