Archive for 2016- Page 34

    • January 14, 2016
      Ca’s accountability plan may prove a model to the nation
      by Kimberly Beltran

      (Calif.) Even in the absence of detailed guidance on how schools and states will transition to the newly reauthorized Every Student Succeeds Act, the California State Board of Education continued Wednesday to advance its new school accountability system with an eye toward making any forthcoming federal mandates fit its needs rather than the other way around.

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    • January 13, 2016
      Feds remain mostly mum about transition to ESSA
      by Tom Chorneau

      (District of Columbia) Facing an abrupt turn in regulation of the nation’s public schools, officials at the U.S. Department of Education conceded Tuesday it might be some time before details about transitioning to the Every Student Succeeds Act can be developed.

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    • January 13, 2016
      Bid returns to restrict rubber crumbs in sport turf
      by Kimberly Beltran

      (Calif.) A California lawmaker is renewing his effort to have schools and other local governmental agencies think twice before installing artificial playing fields made with recycled tires – suspected by some of causing serious health issues among young athletes.

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    • January 12, 2016
      Fixing Washington’s charter school problems
      by Tom Chorneau

      (Wash.) Expectations are that lawmakers will finally resolve a nearly decade-long debate over the establishment of charter schools in Washington state.

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    • January 12, 2016
      Scrutiny raises concerns with Brown’s early learning plan
      by Tom Chorneau

      (Calif.) Early reviews from schools favor much of Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2016-17 budget proposal although there is growing anxiety over how the governor’s new plan for  early education funding will impact existing programs.

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    • January 11, 2016
      Budget boosts career tech for now
      by Kimberly Beltran

      (Calif.) Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2016-17 budget proposal honors the Legislature’s commitment to career technical education by authorizing $500 million in grant funding over the next two years.

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    • January 11, 2016
      Delaware using SAT in place of PARCC
      by Alisha Kirby

      (Del.) Delaware students will take the SAT instead of the Smarter Balanced exam this spring at the behest of 10 legislators who requested the change to reduce the amount of testing 11th graders endure.

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    • January 07, 2016
      Brown’s budget happily stays the course for schools
      by Tom Chorneau

      (Calif.) With release of his 2016-17 budget proposal Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown gave schools a break on any new, major policy changes. Instead the governor offered up a steady, but welcomed, increase in spending that takes per pupil support to more than 30 percent above what it was at the nadir of the recession.

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    • January 07, 2016
      CA’s well-being report finds room for improvement
      by Tom Chorneau

      (Calif.) State officials won high marks for efforts to make sure all low-income children are covered by health insurance but challenges still stand when it comes to ensuring access to care and to specialized services, according to a new survey.

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    • January 07, 2016
      Dinner prep offers path to parental engagement
      by Kimberly Beltran

      (N.M.) Roughly two evenings a month, several Albuquerque Public Schools sites open their doors and their kitchens, offering instructional assistance to students and a free meal to them and their families as a way to increase parent involvement in their child’s education.

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