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Students who are victims of bullying or sexual harassment would be eligible for voucher-like scholarships to attend private schools under a bill approved by the Senate Education Committee. Read more>>
Many schools are devising successful strategies and programs to redistribute, recycle and conserve cafeteria food and other, non-organic waste. Read more>>
On Tuesday, it was a high school in small-town Kentucky. On Monday, a school cafeteria outside Dallas and a charter school parking lot in New Orleans. Gunfire ringing out in schools seems to happen all the time. Researchers and gun control advocates say that since 2013, they have logged school shootings at a rate of about one a week. Read more>>
The Baltimore school board approved broad changes to the way city schools are funded, allowing money to be allotted based largely on student poverty levels rather than standardized test scores. The new formula will send more money to many schools in high-poverty neighborhoods. Read more>>
The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow is appealing the decision of its sponsor, the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West, to close the embattled online school. School officials are hoping to keep the doors open through the end of the school year. Read more>>
A proposed House bill would allow the State Board of Education to approve a coalition of between four and eight districts to form partnerships with businesses, industry, higher education institutions or community members. The legislation is intended to provide flexibility in setting up work-based programs. Read more>>
Maine lawmakers will consider a bill that would allow people picking up or dropping off students at schools to have unloaded guns in the car. A similar bill was defeated last year, but supporters are making another effort to pass a measure that would also require the guns to be in a locked container or rack. Read more>>
If one of Washington's assessment-based requirement bills passes, the state would return to a system whereby students receive high school diplomas even if they are unable to demonstrate minimum 10th grade standards in reading, writing, and math—standards that were intentionally set well below career and college ready standards. Read more>>
Americans share a belief in the promise of equal opportunity and upward mobility. Education has long helped lift generations of young people, helping them achieve more than their parents could have ever imagined. By removing obstacles in the paths of low-income students, we can do our part to keep that promise alive. Read more>>
A modified method of distributing state revenue to local public school districts will have little impact on school quality. Indeed, the Mississippi Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Act of 2018 seems designed to benefit the image of the Legislature. It has very little to do with student achievement. Read more>>
MAP Reading Fluency, developed in partnership with LanguaMetrics, Inc., is a computer adaptive, automatically scored K3 oral reading assessment that eliminates the need for one-on-one, teacher-student administration. The 20-minute assessment of oral reading fluency, comprehension and foundational reading skills is delivered online. Read more>>
The new Kajeet SmartBus with Dual Connect configuration, which supports two national 4G LTE cellular networks at one time, currently partners with all four major U.S. 4G LTE wireless networks, providing school districts the option to choose up to two of those carriers for their school bus managed Wi-Fi solution. Read more>>
ASSIST, LLC is acquiring Advantages School International, a fully accredited online school that offers more than 400 courses, including core, honors, advanced placement, and foundation courses for students who need extra support. Read more>>
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