NYC charter school power could grow if mayoral control law expires, old board structure returns

ALBANY — Charter schools could seek to grab a bigger hold on the New York City education system if a law giving the mayor control over the schools is allowed to expire. Read more>>

The $191.5 million bond being put to voters Sept. 12 in the Iowa City Community School District would raise the district’s total tax rate to an estimated $14.96 from $13.98 per $1,000 of taxable assessed value. Read more>>

Santa Fe’s five school board members last week reviewed a brief presentation on what impact eliminating D grades had on other school districts. Read more>>

Florida school superintendents are scrambling to fill a gap of tens of millions of dollars that the Legislature opened in their 2017 -2018 budget and moving forward. Read more>>

Missouri school districts have been promised full funding from state lawmakers for the first time since the current funding formula was introduced years ago. Read more>>

WAYNESBORO — Medicaid funds provided for Virginia school districts for school-based services could be on the chopping block under both President Trump's budget plan and the Republican health care plan. Read more>>

MADISON — Lawmakers writing the next state budget are considering a plan for education spending that includes a funding increase for schools proposed by Gov. Scott Walker Read more>>

Often known for its picturesque New England towns and wealth along the Gold Coast commuter line to New York City, Connecticut is a small state with one of the largest gaps between rich and poor in the country. Read more>>

A year ago, the Michigan Legislature passed legislation bailing out Detroit Public Schools, sending a $617 million lifeline to the financially failing district. Read more>>

The Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) last week released the average composite score by school for the graduating class of 2016. Read more>>

Every day, Maine employers large and small work with high schools and colleges to guide students toward well-paying and fulfilling jobs – and yet many of those jobs remain perpetually unfilled. Read more>>

Screen sharing is now available in Nureva Span software. This new feature enables students to share multiple live screens within the same canvas and teachers can also easily share resources with students, such as assignment criteria, rubrics and work samples. Read more>>

Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. announced a new addition to its line of comprehensive charging solutions. TechGuard Connect featuring Bretford Connect, a cloud-based web portal, allows for real-time locker management remotely. Read more>>

Impero Software's developments are designed to help schools manage and monitor devices in a BYOD or 1-to-1 environment. The new developments include Impero EdLink, a mobile device management solution; Impero Insight, a cloud-based, cross-server reporting and analytics tool; and the Clever SIS integration to create user groups from the school’s SIS system. Read more>>

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