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A new statewide survey found public schools in Oklahoma are starting another academic year with nearly 500 teaching vacancies. More than half of superintendents reported that teacher hiring is worse this year compared to last year. Read more>>
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Hybrid events are a great way for teams to receive the message and experience the excitement of the PLC at Work and RTI at Work Institutes together as a school or district. Teams can stream one of our institutes into a venue of your choice via a Live Hybrid, or create your own agenda via an Anytime, Anywhere Hybrid. Read more>>
Families return to the closing of 266 public schools, much-debated school consolidations, and a new online systems to manage teachers’ placements and enroll students as officials cite the need to improve schools amid budget woes. All this is taking place as families still grapple with the ripple effects of Hurricane Maria. Read more>>
With enrollment growing in work-study programs and other curriculum designed to prepare high school students for life beyond the classroom, the Georgia Department of Education unveiled a series of gold seals to be stamped on the diplomas of graduates who are considered “career-ready.” Read more>>
John Auerbach and Benjamin F. Miller
Educators and the community play key roles in steering students away from risky behaviors. Read more>>
Low-income students who use a voucher to attend private school in Indiana see their math scores drop for several years as a result, according to a new study. The paper focuses on the initial rollout of what has become the largest school voucher program in the country. Read more>>
The Providence Public Schools have agreed to provide more English language services and hire more teachers as part of a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice. The district has already budgeted an additional $1.1 million for personnel and programming for the 2018-19 school year. Read more>>
Associated Press via KCRA
The California School Boards Association is suing over a provision in the state budget it argues could let lawmakers improperly reduce public school funding. The association argues a budget trailer bill enacted this year lets lawmakers improperly manipulate the formula used to calculate school funding. Read more>>
A state security panel recently released school safety recommendations, which covered mental health screenings and training to recognize behavioral warning signs. But the recommendations also rely heavily on hardware and security professionals, possibly highlighting the growing clout of the $3 billion school security industry. Read more>>
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We may well have something to learn from how other nations educate their children. But ignoring why those practices work there will have consequences here. If you have Finland Envy, or China Envy or Japan Envy, make sure that you envy the whole country and how it is structured and populated before you isolate a schooling practice and insist we should institute it here. Read more>>
Analyzing the work of middle-achieving students can significantly improve teachers’ effectiveness with underachieving students. By focusing on those who showed recent improvement, teachers can dispel unrecognized stereotypes—and learn how to notice and build on their strengths. Read more>>
The St. Tammany Parish Public School system and live instruction company Proximity Learning Inc. announced a partnership that secured virtual computer science and French classes in the Louisiana district's high schools in the midst of a statewide teacher shortage. Read more>>
Vernier Software & Technology
Vernier Software & Technology is hosting 38 free, hands-on workshops around the country to help science educators learn how to best incorporate probeware and data collection technology into their curriculum. Educators will learn skills and best practices for data collection in physics, chemistry, biology and environmental/Earth science. Read more>>
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Rich Drolet, who recently served as director of curriculum for Uxbridge Public Schools, will begin work as Seekonk's new school superintendent in September. Drolet is serving as deputy superintendent until Arlene Bosco’s retirement takes effect. Read more>>
Kimberly Rees, who served many years as the Pennsylvania district’s principal and school counselor, has been hired as the top administrator. She succeeds Jerry Sasala, who served in the alternating roles of superintendent and principal over the years. Read more>>
Gainesville Daily Register
DesMontes Stewart signed his contract with the Gainesville ISD to be the district’s next superintendent of schools. He previously served as the deputy superintendent of the Killeen ISD. Read more>>
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