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General Assembly leaders say they have reached a deal to give school districts more time to reduce K3 class sizes. The proposal also includes more money to keep art, music and physical education teachers in the classroom. But it comes with some controversial political strings attached. Read more>>
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Two bills currently in the state legislature have been drawing strong opinions from both sides of the issues, including one that would cut the number of school districts from the current 176 to 55 and the other propositioning to consolidate counties from 120 to 54. Read more>>
When it comes to the rules about who can run for state office in Kansas, there are none. In response to six teenagers announcing their candidacies for governor, a House bill was introduced requiring candidates to be at least 18 years old to run for the state's top elected offices. Read more>>
After years of steady growth, virtual schools are experiencing a blip as some states attempt to claw back public funds, citing student inactivity online, or force schools to close due to habitual poor performance. A review of more than 400 full-time virtual schools shows they deliver relatively poor performance and low graduation rates. Read more>>
School administrators will be required to exhaust all other options in handling a child with behavior issues before requesting police intervention. When schools police are called to respond, they will need to get the approval of a lieutenant or higher-ranking officer before transporting a child under the Baker Act. Read more>>
This spring’s PARCC exams could possibly be the last for the state’s third- to eighth-grade students. The Illinois State Board of Education plans to shorten the tests, getting results more quickly and switching to a format that adjusts the difficulty of test questions as kids provide right or wrong answers. Read more>>
In school districts across the country, administrators and teachers unions are increasingly working together to address challenges. Read more>>
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For the second time in as many months, a Louisiana public school district is accused in a federal lawsuit of promoting Christianity in violation of the Constitution. The federal lawsuit says school officials coerce students into religious practices in class, at athletic contests and graduation ceremonies. Read more>>
Nationally, the transition to accepting play in school is just in its beginning stages. Learning how to play teaches collaboration, community building, language development and critical thinking. And play teaches skills such as the confidence to learn from failures. Read more>>
Many of us have experienced lessons on human anatomy and pregnancy prevention in school, but a survey found that most teens want parents, teachers and caregivers to be more proactive in teaching them how to have healthy romantic relationships. Read more>>
Teaching great means teaching differently—and that’s not easy. They often defy what you’re looking for because the standardization of education has you look for factors of standardization. Great teaching can be disruptive teaching; this is an uncomfortable idea schools aren’t always designed to allow for. Read more>>
Teq, an educational technology and professional development company, will be the sole distributor of SMART Board interactive displays and SMART Learning Suite software to schools across New Jersey. Read more>>
The new design of the Renzulli Learning English Language Learning Accelerator allows educators to easily translate the student learning profile into any language. This allows teachers to assess students in their native language and view the results in English. Read more>>
Otus has released Simple Assessment, a new way for teachers and administrators to quickly create, assign and analyze formative and summative assessments within its platform. Read more>>
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