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Top News
The Wichita Eagle A bill that would transfer control of school finance from the Kansas Department of Education to the state's administration and governor has sparked strong opposition from educators. Read more>> |
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| Detroit Free Press Close to 100 schools whose lowest-performing students have shown academic improvement are escaping state scrutiny. Those schools were designated "focus" schools in 2012 and 2013 because they have large gaps in achievement within the school. Read more>> The Nation Between 2014 and 2015, New York City charter schools reported a far higher spike of 54 percent in incidents of school violence, more than double that of the public school average between the two school years. Read more>> |
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From DA Magazine New classroom tools aid STEAM lessons Ray Bendici With the ever-increasing reach of technology and the corresponding growth of STEAM-related curricula, it is challenging to find the right tools to help bring such concepts into the classroom in engaging, student-friendly ways. STEAM-focused classroom products also must easily integrate into existing lesson plans. Read more>> |
| WDTV The legislature has approved a bill which prevents county school systems from extending classes into the summer to make up for days missed because of bad weather. It allows schools to extend the length of the school day and use that time to reach the equivalent of the required 180-days of instruction. Read more>> WWL In reaction to the sports of boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball being added to the list of postseason splits between public and private schools, a proposed bill would prohibit any school receiving Louisiana state funds to participate in a split postseason. Read more>> Reuters About 47,000 Detroit students will be shut out of their classrooms if the city's cash-strapped public school district cannot fully cover worker salaries earned next month, school labor union officials said. Read more>> |
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Opinion & Analysis
Delmarva Now Shifting the school year back and forth by a week is not a world-changing event. Will mandating a later statewide school year start benefit students and their education in a positive way? Those questions about the folks most directly affected—students—seem lost in the all talk about tourism dollars and standardized testing in Maryland. Read more>> The Atlantic People support expanding pre-K for kids nationwide, but when it comes to free, public higher education, opinions split along more familiar political lines, reveals a new poll. Read more>> |
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| KQED If we are convinced that learning environments that give students more agency and freedom over their own learning are what our students need and we are committed to bringing those environments into our schools, then we have to make that case to all members of the school community. Read more>> |
Industry News
Weld North Weld North Holdings LLC continues its expansion in the data and educational analytics technology market with the acquisition of Performance Matters. It will be merged with Truenorthlogic, an educator professional growth company acquired by Weld North nearly two years ago. Read more>> Extron Electronics The TLP Pro 1022M and TLP Pro 1022T—two wall mount and tabletop TouchLink Pro touchpanels with edge-to-edge glass touchscreens—offer more responsive control surfaces with customizable touchpanels, faster processing and more memory. Read more>> Learning.com A new collaboration between the Small School Districts’ Association and Learning.com gives 281 small district members in California access to Learning.com's TechLiteracy Skills Inventory for the more than 20,000 fifth graders the association’s members serve. Read more>> |
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Construction Watch
The San Diego Union-Tribune Internal San Diego USD documents paint a grim picture of how the facilities at California’s second-largest school district are holding up. Despite the 2008 and 2012 passage of construction and renovation bonds totaling $4.9 billion, district facilities are in significantly and surprisingly worse shape than eight years ago. Read more>> Florida Politics A key legislative budget committee hashed out previously unresolved conflicts on state education funding, including some $700 million in cash and bonding for construction for K12 and higher education institutions. Read more>> The Topeka Capitol-Journal Lawmakers would directly approve or reject school construction bond proposals under legislation put forward by the leader of the House Education Committee that strips the state Board of Education’s current review power over larger projects. Read more>>
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