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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An annual education poll finds plummeting approval of charter schools nationally but steadfast support for other types of school choice, such as tax credits for private school scholarships. Last year, 51 percent supported the formation of new charter schools, but a year later that approval rating has dropped to 39 percent. Read more>>
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The New York Times
There were 100,000 homeless students in New York City public schools during the 2015-16 school year. The daunting challenges that creates for struggling elementary school children and the schools trying to improve performance are laid out in a new report. Read more>>
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Connecticut Post
After making what the state called “clarifications” in its plan to boost student achievement, the federal government has given the green light to Connecticut’s Every Student Succeeds Act plan. The U.S. Department of Education also approved Louisiana's plan on the same days. Read more>>
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The Dallas Morning News
The number of Texas schools failing academic standards dropped this year even as students have continued to struggle on state tests, according to the Texas Education Agency. Results show the state had 44 districts and 371 schools rated as the failing "improvement required," down from 57 districts and 445 campuses last year. Read more>>
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Star Tribune
The Minnesota district's school board voted to reduce the number of police officers patrolling its schools. The vote marks the second consecutive year that the state’s second-largest district has made substantive changes to its SRO program. Read more>>
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Missouri will aim to have at least 82 percent of its public school students proficient in English and at least 74 percent of students proficient in math by 2026, as part of the Missouri Board of Education's federally mandated plan to improve the state's worst-performing public schools. Read more>>
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Steven Wyman-Blackburn A new wave of software offers automated asset and business management, and provides other services that can monitor help desk traffic and watch students’ online activity. Read more>>
Opinion & Analysis
The Hechinger Report
What we know about teaching and learning has evolved to provide a research-based alternative: purposeful instruction that supports deep learning in a playful, engaging and fun way. But engaging in purposeful playful instruction with a group of children requires a great deal of skill—much more than either just letting kids play or giving them worksheets. Read more>>
Opinion & Analysis
Globe Gazette
The classroom shouldn't be the only opportunity for foreign-language learning; Iowa should encourage partnerships between businesses and schools, especially being justifiably proud of its international connections. Our state leaders can take advantage of this to promote learning Chinese or another foreign language. Read more>>
Opinion & Analysis
Times Leader
Getting youngsters to get out and move is almost always a good thing; organized scholastic sports and activities at any grade level are—or should be—a safe option assuring adult supervision, particularly in the age of internet distractions instantly accessed anywhere via ubiquitous smart phones. Read more>>
Industry News
Prologic Technology Systems, Inc. With the updated Total Education Administrative Management Solution (TEAMS) 2.0, users will have a new login screen, dashboards, an updated navigation tool, and an enhanced catalog of instructional videos and software documentation via the new Information Center. Read more>>
Industry News
Skyward Skyward has extended its six-year partnership with two Texas Education Service Centers (ESCs), Region 10 and Region 12. The agreement will offer additional SIS customer support options to Skyward customers across the state of Texas, including solution implementations, workshops and staff training. Read more>>
Industry News
Johnson Controls The YORK Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Gen II offers enhancements including a re-engineered outdoor unit line with a wider selection of single module sizes. The indoor unit line also includes re-engineered ducted units with greater static pressure, and a variety of options for heat recovery systems and enhanced controllers. Read more>> |
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