Archive for August 2017 - Page 2
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August 23, 2017
States lack careful mental health policies for students
(District of Columbia) While there is evidence that schools are doing more to address student mental health issues, new research suggests that state oversight often fails to keep up with its role in coordinating and facilitating care.
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August 22, 2017
Teacher tenure bill brings out old rivals
(Calif.) In what might be the first salvo in the race for state school superintendent, legislation that would extend the period new teachers have to achieve tenure has been challenged by an activist education group as “protections for the lowest performing teachers.”
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August 22, 2017
Districts expand suicide prevention efforts
(Ariz.) Students began the new school year with mental health resources more readily available to them under a multi-district effort to reduce the high rates of teen suicide in Arizona.
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August 21, 2017
Opioid abuse poised to trickle- down into OC schools
(Calif.) With the opioid epidemic spiking in Orange County’s tony beach communities, health officials say that school districts should be prepared for when the drug abuse problems begin to trickle down into the high schools.
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August 21, 2017
Special session: sound and fury but perhaps not much else
(Texas) Gov. Greg Abbot flexed his political muscles in June when he called lawmakers back into a rare summer session after the Legislature failed to overcome inner-party gridlock during the regular term.
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August 17, 2017
Charter based on indigenous SoCal culture risks solvency
(Calif.) A highly-regarded charter school offering curriculum steeped in pre-Columbian California culture is once again teetering on financial insolvency, three years after surviving a similar crisis.
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August 16, 2017
July revenue bounce brings an optimistic start to 2017-18
(Calif.) It may not be the billion dollar surge some are still expecting, but July’s revenue report scored a surprising spike of more than 3 percent above projections, or $188 million overall.
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August 16, 2017
More migrant students graduating college ready
(Wash.) Fewer students in Washington need of remedial math or English instruction in college than did only a few years ago–with migrant students making some of the largest gains, according to the most recent state data.
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August 15, 2017
Efforts to boost postsecondary enrollment pay off in Tenn.
(Tenn.) For the third year in a row, Tennessee high school seniors set a national record for the number of students filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid–a key indicator of how many students plan to enroll in college.
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