Archive for August 2018 - Page 3
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August 14, 2018
La. schools to limit corporate tax exemptions
(La.) Public schools in New Orleans can expect to see an additional 43 million in funding next year thanks to the closure of generous commercial tax breaks.
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August 14, 2018
July revenues mostly flat
(Calif.) The upward trend in state revenues continued through July, with personal income taxes generating $230 million—4.6 percent more than expected.
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August 13, 2018
Schools reopen with summer still blazing
(Ariz.) Facility managers all over the nation spent the summer scrambling to get schools ready for the fall term—with special attention paid to air conditioning units.
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August 13, 2018
Bill would improve access to mental health resources
(Calif.) Lawmakers continue to push a bill aimed at increasing mental health resources available to California students as the end of the current session quickly approaches.
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August 09, 2018
A $45 million charter deal suggests profits on the horizon
(Fla.) A private real estate fund, which boasts of pioneering big money investments in charter school properties, announced this week a $45 million deal to buy four schools in three states.
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August 08, 2018
Gifted students now have more access to advanced courses
(Ill.) Districts will have to do more to accommodate the progress of academically gifted students in Illinois beginning this school year under a new law.
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August 07, 2018
Grad rate slips with calculus change, big gap remains
(Calif.) Barely 73 percent of African-American students in California received a high school diploma on time in 2017, according to new state data.
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August 06, 2018
Youth with incarcerated parents face poor health outcomes
(Ill.) Children of parents who were incarcerated are more likely than their peers to face issues with substance abuse and other health-related problems as young adults, according to a Northwestern University study drawn on a data pool spanning about 15 years.
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August 02, 2018
No summer vacation for SPI fundraisers
(Calif.) After a rigorous June primary, candidates and consultants typically use the summer months for planning before kicking off the final run toward November after the Labor Day holiday.
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August 01, 2018
Pre-K gains don’t stick for all Tennessee students
(Tenn.) Children attending Tennessee’s state-funded preschool program saw short term advantages, but few remained by the time they reached 3rd grade, according to the latest results of an ongoing study by researchers at Vanderbilt University.
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