TOP NEWS Reuters The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted for legislation to spend $50 million to $75 million per year from 2019 through 2028 on school security and safety training, including metal detectors, locks and other school security measures. The lawmakers took no steps to tighten gun control laws. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by Thomas Built Buses With new engine technology, clean-diesel school buses are now comparable to or even cleaner than other alternative fuels—such as propane, gasoline and CNG—based on 2017 EPA emissions standards. Read more>> The New York Times A month ago, hundreds of teenagers ran for their lives from the hallways and classrooms of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. On Wednesday, driven by the conviction that they should never have to run from guns again, they walked. And so did their peers. Read more>> AL.com A record number of 47 Alabama schools participated in an annual school safety awards contest that was first started 16 years ago. That is about twice as many schools compared to those who participated in the contest last year. Read more>> Los Angeles Times The state still hasn't told federal officials how it will identify California's bottom 5 percent of schools before stepping in to help them. State officials finally posted a new proposal to address the problem that would use different combinations of colors on the Dashboard to find the worst-performing schools. Read more>> Ocala Star Banner Florida school superintendents asked Gov. Rick Scott to call a special legislative session on education funding, saying a newly approved budget will not cover rising costs of operating schools. Read more>> Michigan Radio After months spent talking about expensive new programs he'd like to see, Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says he's found money in the Detroit district's budget to hire a slew of educators who've been missing for years from city schools. They include guidance counselors; arts, music and gym teachers; and a “dean of school culture”. Read more>> From DA Magazine Alison DeNisco California students in fall 2018 will be the first in the U.S. to use textbooks that highlight the historical contributions made by people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Read more>> OPINION Republic-Monitor What happens when personal information is stolen from a school and the potential victims of cybersecurity breaches are children? The problem is made worse because the victims may not know their information was stolen or their credit was ruined until years later when they become young adults. Read more>> Sun Sentinel While dogs are playing a key role as therapy dogs in the wake of this school shooting, they also could prevent some school shootings by detecting guns and ammunition in schools before they can be used. K-9s already patrol hundreds of schools nationwide. But they are an intermittent presence. Read more>> The Atlantic For the first time in years, there’s something approximating a consensus that racially divided schools are a major and intensifying problem for American education—maybe even a crisis. And there’s seemingly compelling numerical evidence, too. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS NWEA/FEV Tutor By using NWEAMAP Growth RIT scores to personalize and adapt tutoring with FEV Tutor, curriculum and instruction specialists and classroom teachers can see if students are grasping learning objectives, achieving growth and increasing their performance on assessments. Read more>> Catapult Learning The company has designed a supplemental, inquiry-based STEM curriculum that integrates into a school's existing operation either during or after school, during summer school, or as part of a professional development initiative. Read more>> The Learning Accelerator/Yet Analytics The Learning Accelerator and Yet Analytics are launching Learning Commons, a free, open site where educators can search for resources created by different learning content providers, educational research institutions, professional development organizations and school districts. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ CONSTRUCTION WATCH The News Service of Florida via Jacksonville Business Journal Florida lawmakers approved a 45 percent increase in construction and maintenance money for educational institutions, bringing the 2018-19 academic year budget total to $487 million. Public schools will receive $50 million in maintenance and renovation funding, while charter schools will receive $150 million. Read more>> The Wall Street Journal Designers of the new $19 million George W. Bush Elementary School had more in mind than education. The blueprint for this school in an upper-class Dallas suburban neighborhood was intended to stop a school shooter. Read more>> | 