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The federal government ordered Texas state officials to eliminate an 8.5 percent benchmark on special education enrollment enforced in the state's 1,200 school districts unless they can show that it had not kept children with disabilities from receiving appropriate educational services. Read more>>
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South Dakota’s new board that will hold public school districts accountable for raising teacher salaries discussed the processes for school boards to seek waivers and file appeals. Districts must show the board and the state Department of Education they’re spending 85 percent of the extra aid for salaries and benefits for certified instructional staff. Read more>>
There are 10.9 million students from immigrant households in public schools, accounting for 23 percent of all public school students, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. The census also found that there are 64 public school students per 100 immigrant households, compared to 38 for native households. Read more>>
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Michigan schools fine-tune arts assessment
Four years of development in Michigan has produced an arts platform where educators can share a curriculum and better methods for assessing student work. The instructional materials align with the Every Student Succeeds Act, which emphasizes the arts as part of a “well-rounded education.” Read more>>
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The Maryland Department of Education has been awarded a $7.5 million federal grant to help students with disabilities prepare for college and the workforce. California, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont were also awarded grants for similar initiatives. Read more>>
Associated Press via CBS Minnesota
State support for schools last year was 62.7 percent of costs, a report from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows. That’s up from 62.3 percent in 2014 and 62 percent in 2013. The state used to have a commitment to funding two-thirds of schools’ costs, but that was eliminated in 2003. Read more>>
Blaming a sharp enrollment decline, some 140 teachers and 109 more school-based workers, such as classroom aides, were pink-slipped by Chicago Public Schools. A preliminary count taken two weeks ago indicated that the district should brace itself to lose about 13,000 students, more than twice the 4,600 student decline district demographers had predicted. Read more>>
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As data becomes more important and integral in the workplace, companies will be looking for employees who know how to obtain and process that data. This means that it’s much less important to know facts and figures that our current education system emphasizes, than it is to possess the skills to locate and process the information required. Read more>>
Today, legibility takes a higher priority than style and those curlicues of yesteryear are gone. We can give educators the insights that allow them to convey techniques of efficient letter formation and connections instead of requiring grueling repetition. It's all about being better communicators in class and beyond. Read more>>
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Washington Post Writers Group via Las Vegas Review-Journal
States and school districts should be looking to leverage native languages to support academic success through a variety of methods and strategies. Students should be encouraged and given tools to become truly literate in both their home language and English. Read more>>
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California administrators continue to implement their Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) as required by the California Department of Education. As part of the effort to meet the state’s new accountability requirements, six California school districts have selected IO Insights from IO Education to better gauge, track and report on LCAP progress. Read more>>
Teach the Election is an online information hub that provides teachers with weekly prompts for helping students debate what the candidates are saying in the news, as well as curated differentiated lessons for educating students about the election issues. Read more>>
Through their new integration and partnership, Canvas learning management system users can utilize Odysseyware's extensive catalog of core, elective and career and technical education courses and instructional content. Read more>>
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