TOP NEWS Sun Sentinel A judge struck Amendment 8 from Florida’s November ballot, saying the measure about schools was “misleading” and failed to inform voters of its purpose. The three measures proposed changes to the state constitution that dealt with charter schools, school board member term limits and the teaching of civic literacy. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by Voyager Sopris Learning Empower your students and teachers to effect change. Join the #IAmMore movement. Enter to win $1,000 for your school. Read more>> Minot Daily News The new platform is now activated in every North Dakota city and county. People can report potential problems in every school such as suicide risk, threats of violence, bullying, vandalism or cheating. The information will be instantly relayed to the superintendent of the school district as well as to the law enforcement agency within that area. Read more>> The Plain Dealer Ohio's attorney general launched his formal attempt to recover about $60 million in overpayments to the ECOT online charter school, from its founder William Lager, from companies owned by Lager and from several former officials of the now-closed school. Read more>> From DA Magazine Lori Keorner We must offer students ample time for recess and brain breaks to develop social competencies and to optimize attention to learning. As a result, students will be better able to perform their academic tasks. Read more>> USA Today During the 2017-18 school year, 51 percent of all incidents of violence and threats against schools took place in California, Florida, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina and Virginia, a report found. Read more>> WFTV The Florida school district's commissioners approved $11 million to hire 75 additional school resource officers to help secure Orange County Public Schools. Read more>> The Times-Picayune Gov. John Bel Edwards plans to ask lawmakers to increase the states's per pupil funding by 2.75 percent under the state's Minimum Foundation Program in order to fund raises for the 2019-20 school year. Read more>> OPINION The Herald News We can imagine a scenario 10 to 15 years from now where Massachusetts leads the nation in civics knowledge and active citizenry because of the efforts of state legislators to infuse civic knowledge and action throughout the grade school curriculum. Our kids should understand that they can change the world through their actions. Read more>> Pocono Record The disconnect between how teachers are trained to teach reading instruction and how states license them to enter classrooms are at complete odds with how we evaluate student academic growth over time; we’re basically holding young students to a higher standard of proving proficiency via formal, standardized assessments than we do their teachers. Read more>> The Journal Gazette Our kids are going back to school, and many of us are thinking about backpacks, school supplies and physicals. With bus schedules, class schedules and afterschool activities, our kids can easily get stressed about the beginning of a new school year. For some children, especially teens, this stress and anxiety exists at a dangerous level. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS Automated Logic Corporation Building operators can now collect, capture and better leverage building data using the new OptiFlex virtual integrator platform from Automated Logic. It monitors large volumes of data across various building systems, sub-systems and devices—regardless of the manufacturer. Read more>> Vision Student Information System The Vision SIS includes core functions for schools like classroom management and student-centric scheduling. Families are served with multi-lingual online portals, mobile applications, and automated admission and registration forms. Read more>> Enseo Lovejoy ISD has selected MadeSafe, Enseo’s emergency alert system, as part of its safety solution. MadeSafe uses Internet of Things, networking and cloud computing to provide immediate notification of an incident or threat, and an accurate location of the alert to enable a quick response from school staff. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ |