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Wyoming lawmakers rejected a proposal to change the state’s education funding model, ending a nine-month, roughly $800,000 review that set out to examine an education system facing a significant funding shortfall. Read more>>
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New Mexico's high school juniors would have to apply to at least one college or commit to other post-high school plans as part of a proposed graduation requirement that would be the first statewide push of its kind in the U.S. Read more>>
A new analysis takes a closer look at academic differences between groups of students by mapping the achievement gaps within each public elementary school in New York City. The results reveal the challenges of integrating students across the system, and of integrating under one roof. Read more>>
The governor’s change of heart threatened to delay the distribution of billions in funding to the state’s 800-plus school districts. The House that the Illinois State Board of Education can proceed with figuring out how much each district across the state is due. Read more>>
The number of registered Michigan High School Athletic Association officials has fallen from 12,400 to around 10,000 over the past decade. Associations across the state are aggressively recruiting new officials. Read more>>
As part of the spending plan, teachers would get a 2.5 percent pay raise, and starting teacher pay would go up. Minimum pay levels for more experienced teachers would be raised similarly. The bill also calls for $5 million to provide merit pay bonuses to teachers who receive top marks on their annual evaluations. Read more>>
To better understand how—and if—teachers are equipping students to solve real-world problems, we must reflect on teaching practices through sound, formative assessment. Read more>>
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is not being taken as seriously as it needs to be within the nonprofessional sports world. Discussing it should be more prominent when a young athlete starts playing football, especially between coaches and their players. Discussion leads to change. Read more>>
For years, the state policy resulted in a decade of frustration, heartbreak and pain for parents of students with special needs. The proposed plan does recommend a state fund to help school districts pay for providing services to students who were denied in the past, but districts would still have to shoulder most of those costs. Read more>>
Students use video conferences and watch online lecture videos to complete their projects outside of class. It has provided students with resources from which they can learn anything, anytime, anywhere. The end of net neutrality will affect online education systems and make students' lives harder and more expensive. Read more>>
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Rising Tide U provides a road map for those wanting to start a business as a way to help loved ones with autism build a future. The Autism Advantage is an online program that walks participants step-by-step through creating a social enterprise that supports neurodiverse individuals. Read more>>
LivingTree has acquired Edbacker, a district fundraising tool. Three key products will be marketed, including the LivingTree Engage communication and parent engagement platform, the LivingTree Giving fundraising platform and the teacher-centric LivingTree Messenger communications solution. Read more>>
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A new literacy program, Benchmark Education's Advance ALL, motivates students in grades 2–6 to read and scaffolds striving readers and English learners to higher reading levels. Read more>>
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Florida school districts will still have to share locally raised funds for construction and maintenance projects with charter schools as planned after a judge denied districts' requests to suspend the payments. Read more>>
The $281 million the governor's administration has requested from the legislature for the upcoming fiscal year is the result of fewer applications from towns seeking aid. Over the past decade, the average annual amount recommended by the executive branch has been about $500 million. Read more>>
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