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Under legislation that passed the Senate, the student member of the Montgomery County Board of Education would be able to cast votes on major issues previously limited to adult board members, including collective bargaining, capital and operating budgets, and school boundaries and closings. Read more>>
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A nurse in every school would eventually cost $12 million per year, starting with $4 million requested for next year. Officials have three goals for the expanded nursing service: to treat and return more kids to class, to cut down on absenteeism and to communicate better with parents. Read more>>
After heated debate, the Virginia district's school board approved a new redistricting plan, described as a hybrid between the current district lines and those suggested in Plan 12—one many said would effectively segregate students. Read more>>
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Google complaint highlights continued privacy concerns
In December, a nonprofit digital rights group filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that Google is using its ubiquitous access to educational devices to mine student data so it can better target advertising at students. Read more>>
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A new study finds that students who attended more racially integrated high schools are more likely to wind up working with people from different backgrounds. Read more>>
Corporate and financial executives hold a large share of seats on the boards of Massachusetts charter schools, giving them more influence than parents, who are comparatively underrepresented, according to a new study. Read more>>
The Stillwater school district says it is within its legal rights to vote to close three elementary schools that had been designated for upgrades in its successful $97.5 million bond referendum last year. A filing was submitted in response to a court petition by a school parent, who alleges that the district had misled voters. Read more>>
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Before they started the MindUP program, Marysville, like many other Title 1 schools serving a diverse population of learners, struggled to attract teachers. Now, the Oregon district has 100 applicants for every open position, which also allows her to hire teachers who are in line with their vision. Read more>>
Michigan school counselors face overwhelming odds meeting all of the needs of their students, since there are 728 students for every school counselor in Michigan. Students deserve a skilled counselor who is able to interpret updated postsecondary material and create options to match their interests and strengths. Read more>>
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Last year, Missouri policymakers made a hasty decision to go it alone on standardized testing, pulling out of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. States are—and should be—in charge of such matters. But, it’s worth asking whether this particular decision did a disservice to Missouri’s children. Read more>>
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
HMH Marketplace is a new online destination that offers teachers, education technology developers and technology companies the opportunity to share resources and solutions for the classroom with a broad educator audience. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will launch with over 3,000 resources. Read more>>
The company has developed dedicated curricula, programs, and hardware and software tools to deliver real-world industrial experiences in a classroom environment, including STEM robotics platforms, MotoSim EG-VRC for Education and certification programs. Read more>>
As a part of the California Career Pathways Trust program, the Central Region in California has received $15 million to use for CTE and curriculum resources in 36 high schools and three community colleges. The grant funds will be used to strengthen agriculture science programs with certifications and local business partnerships. Read more>>
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A half-billion dollar capital projects bond measure to build and rebuil;d Issaquah schools will be sent to voters. If approved, the bond will authorize $533.5 million to construct four new school campuses across all primary and secondary grade levels and rebuild or modernize several others. Read more>>
The Ohio district's initial estimates put the plan's price tag at $112 million for the demolition of two schools, closure of two, new school construction and renovations to others. The school closures would enable the district to avert $1.3 million in expenditures per year. Read more>>
Seven months after the Brunswick Town Council rejected a $12.6 million plan to renovate two schools, school board members recommended that the town borrow $30.1 million to repair the junior high school and build—with no state funding—a new elementary ;school. Read more>>
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