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More than a third of the $56.4 million in state spending that South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has vetoed was slated to replace aging, fire-prone S.C. school buses. He cut $20.5 million for new school buses, saying that money might not come through because it depends on the state lottery raising more than projected. Read more>>
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State officials voted to significantly shorten the state’s grades 3-8 English and math assessments, cutting the tests from three to two days each. Under the plan, shorter tests would hit classrooms in spring 2018. Read more>>
The state school board will finalize its federally mandated plan on how it will identify, then fix its lowest-performing public schools. But it won’t change much for schools in Missouri, where state education officials have already taken over failing school districts under their own already well-established school rating system. Read more>>
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DA Schools of TechXcellence Math and Makerspace honorees announced DA Special Report: TechXcellence
These schools demonstrate creativity and vision in using technology to support excellence in education. Read their stories here. Read more>>
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The state school board voted to order the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), Ohio's largest charter school, to repay $60 million to the state. The vote comes nine months after an attendance review by the Ohio Department of Education found that the school was paid for 9,000 more students last school year than the school could document. Read more>>
Ohio schools Superintendent Paolo DeMaria recommended a reduction in student testing at both the state and school level, including eliminating three state tests and the WorkKeys test for students hoping to earn a diploma via the industry credential pathway. His advisory committee had recommended more than twice that many testing cuts. Read more>>
Senate Bill 179, also known as David's Law, focuses on bullying prevention efforts in schools while offering consequences to those who wish to exploit and harass children online. It was named after 16-year-old Texas student who took his own life in 2016 after enduring relentless cyberbullying. Read more>>
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By 2021, students graduating from Maine high schools must show they have mastered specific skills to earn a high school diploma. Maine is the first state to pass such a law, though the idea of valuing skills over credits is increasingly popular around the country. Read more>>
At Chicago Public Schools' Sullivan High School, where hijabs are as common as high-tops, a new mission has meant a second chance—both for the Rogers Park school and its swelling ranks of immigrant students. Read more>>
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Whether schools are run by district boards, nonprofit charter boards or private entities, outcomes depend on program design, transparency, monitoring for equity and accountability for results. We simply cannot say vouchers don't work, any more than we could say that about public schools. Read more>>
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WOOM Bikes USA/CYCLE Kids
WOOM Bikes USA, a maker of lightweight children's bikes, and CYCLE Kids are partnering to reach more children through the CYCLE Kids program, which provides schools with an educational program designed to promote active lifestyles among kids. Read more>>
InFocus' ConX communication and collaboration ecosystem is centered around the new ConX Cloud video conferencing service. ConX Cloud connects with ConX display hardware solutions ranging from Mondopad touch-enabled displays and ConX video phones to scalable ConX video conferencing walls to ConX software and web apps for laptops, iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. Read more>>
Offering Spanish-language educational and entertainment content, the HITN network launched Tu Planeta, a new programming block designed to encourage species conservation and respect for the environment among young Hispanic audiences. Read more>>
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The York Central School District’s board of education has named David Furletti as the district’s next leader. Furletti, currently the principal of Central Square Middle School in Central Square, will take over for David DeLoria, who is serving as interim superintendent following the departure of Daniel Murray to an administrative post with the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership. Read more>>
The Muhlenberg County School Board hired Robby Davis as the new superintendent, replacing Superintendent Randy McCarty. Davis began his teaching career at Muhlenberg North High School 22 years ago and is currently the principal at Bremen Elementary School. Read more>>
The Parishville-Hopkinton Central School Board of Education chose William Collins as its new superintendent. He currently serves as the coordinator of Graduate Educational Leadership Programs at St. Lawrence University, a position he has held since 2013. Read more>>
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