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The Department of Education is proposing to delay for two years an Obama-era rule that requires states to aggressively address racial biases that may be channeling disproportionate numbers of minority children into special education. Read more>>
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Research over the last few years has highlighted the impact of teacher absences on instruction. DA would like to interview administrations who have found solutions and strategies to manage absences effectively. Please follow the link to connect with us and share your insights for an upcoming DA features story. Contact us>>
Special education practices at Chicago Public Schools have met with fierce criticism since a 2016. The inquiry will “address the central question of whether there is a policy environment in CPS preventing students from being served,” state schools Superintendent Tony Smith says. Read more>>
A state lawmaker is seeking a legal opinion on whether an educator group is encouraging improper use of public funds to get out the vote. Teachers say they are modeling civic engagement for their students within legal limits, and the letter is motivated by a backlash against public education. Read more>>
Nearly 10,000 students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have enrolled in Florida’s public schools since hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the Caribbean. Education leaders haven’t yet quantified the financial impact of absorbing them into schools. Read more>>
Fifth and eighth graders in counties that were declared federal disaster zones because of Harvey won’t be automatically held back if they don’t pass the state standardized exam. But state accountability system remains in place. Read more>>
Citing shaky finances and poor academics, the School Reform Commission said it would close Khepera Charter School in North Philadelphia. It also moved to yank the charters of two schools run by Aspira Inc. of Pennsylvania. Read more>>
I believe in the validity of vocational programs. However, I do have concerns about the context of what is being taught to these students in a rapidly changing economy. Read more>>
Most of teaching vacancies are for educators who serve students with special needs or elementary students. Just as troubling, the number of New Mexico college students choosing to enter teacher-training programs also is declining. Read more>>
Indianapolis Public Schools would raise $92 million annually for eight years, to pay for teacher raises, special education and a few additional services. Nearly three-quarters of those dollars would go toward compensation, allowing the district to offer yearly cost-of-living raises. Read more>>
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Groups that represent public school superintendents, school business officials and rural schools authored a letter opposing the tax overhaul, saying it "includes provisions that undermine the strength of our nation's public school systems and compromises the ability of these systems to adequately and effectively provide educational opportunities." Read more>>
Students with disabilities who could pursue higher education or meaningful employment are instead living at home and working low-wage jobs. Some are unemployed, or, as Pennsylvania mother Chris Bradley described it, “graduating to the couch.” Read more>>
Last week, a new analysis of Philadelphia public schools found that the district’s move to reform school discipline by embracing “restorative justice” had led to a raft of unfortunate results. Read more>>
The way schools prepare for active shooters on campus runs the gamut. Some practice lockdowns. Others, conversely, plan to evacuate students. There are also efforts to train school resource officers and arm teachers. Read more>>
Innovative professional development programs, supported by technology, have helped these schools achieve greater faculty engagement with PD and better classroom results. Read more>>
Sheet Music Plus and SMP Press, a digital platform to upload and sell music, are partnering with music software company PreSonus. The latest version of the PreSonus hero notation product, Notion, enables users to create and export PDFs of sheet music and MP3 audio clips. Read more>>
The partnership with AccelaSchool allows Montgomery County Intermediate Unit to add Ecollect, AccelaSchool’s paperless platform, to their service portfolio. Ecollect allows flexible, paperless data collection and reporting to be integrated directly into the student information system. Read more>>
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