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Top News Quad-City Times Law enforcement officials are launching a pilot project with three school districts that would allow them to use the Iowa Communications Network to tap into security cameras and conduct secure radio communications to deal with emergency situations inside school buildings. Read more>> |
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Pioneer Press Advocates hope a new contract between St. Paul’s police department and public school district will bring a gentler, more lenient approach to law enforcement in city high schools. Read more>> The Oregonian A proposal to permanently fund statewide outdoor education is the latest measure to qualify for the November ballot. The outdoor school measure would send up to $22 million annually in state lottery money to the new outdoor school fund. Read more>> |
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From DA Magazine Sharper vision: What’s new in interactive displays Bob Violino Advances in interactive display technology expand the ability for teachers and students to collaborate in the classroom as evermore powerful mobile devices are used to share content. Read more>> |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Cyber Academy, the state’s largest school with more than 13,000 students, says the way the state graded it last year simply doesn’t work. The school has reason to complain: the state gave it low marks for its 2014-15 performance, and as a charter school it must do better or risk losing its authority to operate and to draw tens of millions of dollars in state money. Read more>> WBRC The Alabama school system, which has provided after-school care programs through a partnership with YMCA and A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club, is expected to consider a proposal that would reduce locations offering the service by more than half. Read more>> New York Upstate The New York school district has finally ended a more than year-long battle over how to educate its large population of refugee students. The district settled a lawsuit that claimed that the district was funneling older refugee students into inferior and segregated academic programs. Read more>> |
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Opinion & Analysis New York Times For most school-age children, it’s an issue of habits and routines, screen time and setting limits. Relatively modest changes have correlated with improved grades and behaviors. Making school-age sleep a family priority is a good way to get everyone focused on what really matters: waking up ready to function well, in body and mind. Read more>> U.S. News & World Report School-related stress has long been an issue for teens. But concerns over increasing academic demands and heightened social pressure have parents and educators looking for answers. Students may want to work on academic trouble spots during the summer to reduce anxiety come fall. Read more>> |
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The Fresno Bee An accountability system for California’s K12 schools, now pending before the state Board of Education, would make it more difficult for parents and voters to understand what’s really happening in the classroom. Read more>> |
Industry News Edgenuity Customer schools in North Carolina can now offer Edgenuity's new North Carolina History course to their middle school students. They will learn about the significant events, people and landmarks that have contributed to the state’s history. Read more>> Tyler Technologies, Inc. Tyler Drive, a software and hardware solution that turns the school bus into a mobile transportation management terminal, provides school bus drivers with turn-by-turn directions that keep the driver on the planned route. Read more>> REcharge Labs Culminating a year of collaboration, REcharge Labs and the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum are showcasing their Wind Energy Program, which helps students in grades 5-8 explore wind energy concepts through hands-on activities. Read more>> |
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People Watch The State The South Carolina district's school board members promoted Assistant Superintendent Baron Davis to be their next superintendent when Superintendent Debbie Hamm retires in mid-2017. Read more>> Bangor Daily News One month after Regional School Unit 26's Superintendent Joanne Harriman announced she was resigning, the school board named Mike Tracy as her replacement. He was most recently headmaster of Temecula Preparatory School, a California public charter school. Read more>> Douglas Budget After serving for 17 years as superintendent of Converse County School District No. 1 and 37 years in the education field, Douglas Superintendent Dan Espeland will retire at the end of the 2016-17 school year. Paige Fenton Hughes, the new assistant superintendent, will take over. Read more>> |