Dreamers head back to school facing fears about DACA's future

For the so-called Dreamers, with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, who grew up in the United States, the beginning of this school year has been marked by concerns they could lose their protected status and ability to work. The White House said an announcement will be made about whether the administration will end DACA. Read more>>

Up to 12,000 Houston ISD students will likely be temporarily displaced from their storm-damaged schools and sent to other campuses, Superintendent Richard Carranza said. The plan remains to start school on September 11, but no decisions have been made on which students will be relocated, and to which schools they will be sent. Read more>>

Gov. David Y. Ige and state Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto announced that the state has kept its promise to put air conditioners in 1,000 Hawai‘i classrooms. Read more>>

Reviewers from the Mississippi Department of Education found that the state's second-largest school district was in violation of 24 of the state’s accreditation standards, almost half of which by law could warrant a loss of accreditation or state takeover. The findings stem from an 18-month investigation of the district’s 58 schools. Read more>>

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the approval of the District of Columbia, Illinois, Oregon and Tennessee consolidated state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Read more>>

Idaho's public schools chief is seeking a 6.8 percent increase in education spending for 2018. If approved by lawmakers in January, the state's public school funding would bump up nearly $114 million more than what lawmakers allocated this year. An ongoing key feature is more teacher salary funding. Read more>>

An innovative arts program in Connecticut allows students to study art alongside visiting Chinese students and collaborate in ways that allow a deeper appreciation for art from both cultures. Read more>>

As students return to school this summer, teachers struggle to handle kids impossible to control in the classroom. Many teachers recognize from experience that a punitive and retributive mindset towards discipline doesn’t work. The moment is ripe for restorative justice, which focuses on reparation rather than punishment and gives students a voice. Read more>>

In most school districts, whether school lunches are provided at no cost or at a reduced cost depends on the family income of each student. It’s common for half the children to received subsidized lunches. But the current approach requires a lot of paperwork and it can cause embarrassment for kids. It creates a de facto have-and-have-not system. Read more>>

The playing fields are not level between public schools and private schools. But if state athletic associations move private schools into their own class, the imbalance would be shifted, not resolved. Instead, maybe private schools should have a multiplier of at least 1.5 applied to their student numbers for athletic purposes. Read more>>

The new Droid Inventor Kit enables children to create their own mechanical companion using littleBits electronic Bits—along with the free Droid Inventor app—to send their creation on more than 17 special Star Wars missions. Read more>>

Legends of Learning announced upgrades and enhancements to its game-based learning platform, including new features like schedule ahead and student information system integration in addition to increases in analytic capability and teacher playlist functionality. Read more>>

Having supported 600 schools across 34 states, Education Elements has developed a structured approach to identify and implement a proper curriculum framework that supports each district's’ unique needs. The three-phase Guide to Selecting Curriculum to Support Personalized Learning is available at no cost. Read more>>

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The North Carolina school district's board has hired Steven Hill, the former leader of Bertie County Schools, as its new superintendent. He will officially take the helm from outgoing superintendent Terri Cobb in October. Read more>>

Superintendent Stan Scheer will retire from the Colorado district at the end of the school year. He first began as the top leader for Thompson School District in 2012. Read more>>

While the majority of teachers are women, men typically hold the top position in South Dakota school districts, where 80 percent of superintendents are men. Thirty of the state’s 149 of public school districts have female superintendents. Read more>>