TOP NEWS Clarion Ledger Senators will have until Feb. 27 to take action on a new school funding formula. By the end of the proposed seven-year phase-in, the new formula is projected to inject an additional $107 million into the state’s public schools. That amount still falls below the amount required by the current funding formula, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by Renaissance What are the differences between a student that starts and ends the school year as a struggling reader, and one that starts out struggling but ends up succeeding? Research explores the role of reading practice and examines the long-term impact of reading achievement on student success. Read more>> The New York Times From New Jersey to Kansas to Texas, the aftermath of the Florida high school shooting has turned the routine of going to class into a nerve-racking proposition, as schools have ordered new lockdown drills, beefed up security and, in some cases, closed down entirely. Read more>> Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report Gov. Rick Snyder's bid to boost base K12 funding by the largest amount in years is contingent on Republican lawmakers agreeing to cut state aid in two areas they favor: cyber charter schools and the use of public funds to teach private or homeschool students. Read more>> Public News Service West Virginia teachers and school workers say they'll strike this week over pay and health insurance, and bills likely to pass the legislature look unlikely to prevent a longer walkout. Read more>> The Tribune-Review A strike could be called as early as next week. About 2,500 members of Pittsburgh Public Schools' teachers union approved the move if necessary. Should the union decide to strike, it must give the district 48 hours notice. Read more>> WJTV The Mississippi Department of Education released the high school graduation rates, which show the state’s graduation rate reached an all-time high of 83 percent. Mississippi’s rate is just one point shy of the national graduation rate of 84 percent. Read more>> District Administration Survey District Administration The growth mindset focuses on all learners’ ability to increase their intelligence with the right educational guidance. DA wants to interview district leaders who have adopted this philosophy in their districts, and how it is impacting teachers, staff and students. Contact us>> OPINION USA Today Fraud in District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), once lauded as a national model of education reform, raises serious questions for districts across the nation. With so many school districts drawing on the same playbook, state leaders need to do more than hope the malfeasance revealed in DCPS is an isolated incident. Read more>> The Oregonian Oregon's testing window for administering kindergarten assessments is quite large, allowing for testing in the first six weeks of instruction. Frankly, data taken in October has more to do with how quickly children are taking in instruction than how ready they were when they arrived in class. Read more>> Arizona Daily Star Gun violence is a crisis of national security from within our own borders. If this were almost any other kind of threat, we would face it, study it, solve it. But, because of federal laws, we can’t even do that. We’re trying to prescribe fixes without knowing the true spectrum of the problem. Read more>> From DA Magazine Shawna De La Rosa Instructional technology directors serve as classroom coaches and content experts in districts determined to use devices, digital learning and other technology to their full instructional potential. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS Pitsco Education The 37 hands-on, career-centric STEM Expeditions address skills and interest gaps with topics ranging from artificial ecosystems to flight dynamics to urban wind farms. And ACT WorkKeys has documented the levels of growth students can achieve as they figure out their career interests and aptitudes while exploring the Expeditions. Read more>> USA TODAY Sports Media Group/Mars Reel Media USA TODAY Sports Media Group, a subsidiary of Gannett Co, Inc., and Mars Reel have formed a content distribution partnership which includes USA TODAY High School Sports’ online and social platforms, reaching a combined audience of 60 million annually. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ PEOPLE WATCH Hudson Valley One The New York district named Thomas M. Bongiovi as its new superintendent of schools. He was initially hired in October as interim superintendent to replace retired Superintendent of Schools Deborah Haab. Bongiovi was formerly superintendent of schools for the Port Jervis City School District. Read more>> Times Telegram Jeremy Rich took the oath of office to serve as school superintendent after the Central Valley school board approved his appointment. He has been acting superintendent after the board accepted the resignation of Richard Hughes, who left to take the superintendent’s position at Frontier Central School. Read more>> Grand Forks Herald The Grand Forks School Board voted to approve Terry Brenner to fill the position of superintendent of schools. He is currently director of curriculum, instruction, assessment and professional development for Grand Forks Public Schools. Read more>> | 