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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Public schools in Wisconsin are expected to receive an additional $120 million in state aid in the coming school year, a portion of which will go to pay for students who attend private voucher and independent charter schools. Read more>>
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Associated Press via WINK
Florida legislators passed 279 bills during this year’s session three months ago, and 161 of them took effect on Friday with the start of the state’s fiscal year. Children can transfer to any state school with available space, and student athletes are immediately eligible to play if they haven’t joined practices in the same sport at their previous school. Read more>>
City charter schools in public school buildings are far more overcrowded than their district-run counterparts, a new analysis of Education Department data shows. More than half of all charter schools located within public school buildings are overcrowded compared to only 16 percent of district schools they share space with. Read more>>
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Microcredentials provide highly personalized PD
Few teachers receive individualized professional development, though many are expected to personalize learning for students. Microcredentials—digital badges that teachers earn by learning a skill and demonstrating mastery through student results—offer a PD pathway designed to be highly differentiated and engaging. Read more>>
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For high school sports in Florida, summer is the peak of "transfer" season. While such transfers are nothing new, their numbers and frequency could soon be on the rise. Beginning in fall 2017, the state will move to an open enrollment process, meaning students can attend or transfer to any public school in the state, regardless of zoning boundaries. Read more>>
Kansas withheld money from schools and emptied out the last available dollars from its highway fund to balance its books for the 2016 fiscal year that ended in June. The state withheld $260 million from school districts’ June payment until July. Read more>>
The University at Buffalo is launching a pre-pharmacy summer camp for high school students across the United States who are interested in pursuing the profession. Students will get the inside scoop on the ins and outs of pharmacy practice through activities that simulate combining and dispensing medications and counseling patients. Read more>>
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The Collingswood school system has been thrust into a national debate on what role police should play in keeping students safe in school. A policy that required the Camden County school district to call police for nearly every incident of student misbehavior raised new concerns about the appropriate involvement of police in school discipline. Read more>>
A stopgap spending deal is a poor substitute for an actual, negotiated budget that balances spending cuts with a fair and sustainable stream of revenue to pay for the services that remain. Illinois' spending blueprint is still woefully out of whack, and the toughest questions about what to cut and where to find new revenue have yet to be answered. Read more>>
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CodeMonkey has partnered with Sunburst and Learning.com to bring its platform into schools and districts throughout the U.S. Read more>>
Singlewire Software released location-based emergency notifications for InformaCast Mobile. The mobile app and web interface will now offer users the ability to select areas of interest and establish notification perimeters for designated locations. Read more>>
The recently launched academic networking platform, ileumi, provides a forum to network, mentor and discuss ideas in private groups. Topics discussed could range from questions around the college application process to specific questions about a program, campus life and career opportunities. Read more>>
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Officials in Oklahoma City announced that a new superintendent has been hired to replace former Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Rob Neu. Aurora Lora, named as the district's interim superintendent while they searched for a permanent replacement, will now take on the permanent position. Read more>>
Charles Prijatelj is Altoona School District’s newest superintendent. He has worked in education for the last 33 years as both a superintendent and a music instructor. Read more>>
The Pennsylvania district picked Robin Felty, a longtime administrator with neighboring Lancaster County school districts, as their new superintendent. She is currently assistant superintendent at Warwick School District. Read more>>
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