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Michigan has 220 public-school programs where less than 5 percent of the Class of 2018 tested as fully college-ready as juniors, according to state data. And only 35 percent of students statewide scored at or above the college-ready benchmark, based on the SAT scores from March 2017. Read more>>
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There’s a big buzz behind a public high school in Westchester County. Mamaroneck High School is the first in New York to establish a “bee team.” Science and engineering students are teaming up to create hives that nurture around 50,000 honeybees. Read more>>
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that looking at the role of guns in school safety was not a focus of the federal school safety commission. When the commission was established, one of the areas of focus outlined in a White House statement was "age restrictions for certain firearm purchases." Read more>>
Arguing the trial and appeals courts didn't properly consider their authority, parents suing Florida over its public education funding system have asked the state Supreme Court to send the case back for another review. Read more>>
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A state House bill now heading to the Senate would require all school buildings to undergo annual vulnerability assessments and middle and high schools to create student-to-student counseling programs. Special training for school resource officers would also be mandated in the bill. Read more>>
The Maryland state superintendent has once again denied Verletta White's appointment as the permanent superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools. Superintendent Karen Salmon said that, while she appreciates the board's advocacy for White, she still has reservations about giving her the job permanently. Read more>>
Sometimes meeting students where they’re at means teaching them at their dining room table. A Maine charter school program is aimed specifically at students who’ve dropped out with certified teachers providing in-person lessons as an alternative to the day-to-day structures of school that make learning nearly impossible for some students. Read more>>
Students push themselves daily to unhealthy and unsustainable limits, often to get ahead, seek approval or both. This behavior is having a harmful impact on student stress, depression and anxiety. Teachers can help by giving frequent low-stakes assessments and allowing for full-credit retakes. Read more>>
Congress needs to do more for school safety, says U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Luzerne. It’s unconscionable to him that lawmakers haven’t yet beefed up security for students after numerous deadly school shootings but took almost no time to increase their own after last summer’s shooting that wounded a U.S. representative. Read more>>
Available on the IXL personalized learning program, the Continuous Diagnostic for English language arts simultaneously analyzes students’ language arts and math abilities while providing teachers with specific next steps to help learners advance. Read more>>
The Aspen Student Information System, which already partners with nearly half of the state’s K12 school districts, has again earned preferred vendor status from the Rhode Island Department of Education. Read more>>
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Quincy School District in the state of Washington has expanded the implementation of Scientific Learning Corp.'s neuroscience-based Fast ForWord program across the district. Read more>>
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