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Gov. Matt Bevin's budget proposal, which cuts costs 6.25 percent across the board, will require school districts to confront pay for administrators but SEEK funding will remain at the same level. Kentucky school districts will also need to come up with 33 percent more money for transportation costs if the budget passes. Read more>>
Rose L. Colby’s book Competency-Based Education introduces educators to a new model for anytime, anywhere schooling, and provides curriculum resources for redesigning the traditional structures of our schools. Read more>>
Maryland will begin grading all its public schools on a five-star rating system this year under a sweeping rewrite of how schools are held accountable. The new system is part of a plan approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Read more>>
The state Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that Connecticut’s distribution of education aid violated the state constitution. The battle pitted a coalition including a dozen school districts and municipalities. Read more>>
Ohio's Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West is asking a judge to appoint a receiver to take over the troubled Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow. The district's board voted last week to begin termination of its sponsorship and suspend the charter school’s operations. Read more>>
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an official, nonbinding opinion saying school districts cannot drive students to polling places unless the trip serves an educational purpose. Read more>>
A new school finance study shows Michigan is underfunding its schools, and additional dollars should be invested in students with the greatest needs, including those who are low-income, have a limited grasp of English or require special education. Read more>>
Austin American-Statesman
A resolution encouraging students and public school employees to vote, adopted by school districts across the state, might have violated a state law that prohibits using public education money for partisan purposes, an opinion by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. Read more>>
Wherever we see transformational change, we see people demonstrating extraordinary leadership. Communities that foster this leadership tend to create ecosystems that empower classroom and school leaders based on trust in their visions and capabilities. Read more>>
Lexia Learning/Rosetta Stone
Developed specifically for adolescent students, Lexia Learning's new Lexia PowerUp Literacy program identifies skill gaps and provides personalized and systematic instruction in word study, grammar and comprehension through instructional videos, motivational game and text. Read more>>
Clever announced the availability of Clever Goals, a new product that gives educators the ability to see usage and progress data from all their education technology programs in a single place. Read more>>
Karns City Area School District has enlisted ITPS's ELEVATE division to provide end-to-end technology support for the district on a 24/7/365 basis with dedicated onsite resources and a remote helpdesk support system. Read more>>
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Associated Press via The News & Observer
House lawmakers are voting on a bill aimed at protecting Delaware school students and teachers from shootings. It will require all new school construction and major school renovation projects to include measures to prevent a gunman from wreaking havoc. Read more>>
Many of the nation’s schools are crumbling, according to 150 Democratic members of Congress. They want President Trump to help change that. The lawmakers sent a letter asking him to support legislation proposed last year to invest $100 billion in school upgrades. Read more>>
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