Politics & Education
December 06, 2018
(Ind.) Following sweeping wins by Democrats to retake control of the House of Representatives as well as a number of state houses, the American Civil Liberties Union moved last week against an Indiana school district over the civil rights of LGBTQ students.
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November 26, 2018
(Calif.) Child poverty in California would be reduced by 50 percent over 20 years under new policy and spending recommendations supported by Governor-elect Gavin Newsom and many non-profit and community-based organizations.
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November 13, 2018
(Calif.) With their candidate poised to win election as state schools chief, charter advocates in California can also claim enrollment that has surpassed 660,000 statewide—almost double of that in any other state.
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November 08, 2018
(Calif.) Potentially half of the local educational agencies in California will be identified as failing to meet chronic absenteeism standards under a performance matrix set for adoption this week by the state board of education.
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November 08, 2018
(Mich.) Control of the Michigan Board of Education and the governor’s office shifted to the Democrats Tuesday night–a win for opponents of closing down low-performing schools and the state policy for holding back third-graders who aren’t proficient in reading.
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November 07, 2018
(Ariz.) Arizona voters overwhelmingly rejected a move by the Legislature to broadly expand one of the nation’s already aggressive voucher programs in Tuesday’s election.
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