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The proposed Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016 builds on President Obama’s FY 2017 Stronger Together budget proposal. It consists of a voluntary program to support the development and expansion of new and existing community-driven strategies to increase diversity in America’s schools. Read more>>
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If charter schools operating under the Orleans Parish School Board and the state Recovery School District link up next year, it would cost about $28 million—or about $5.5 million more than the two agencies are likely to have available, school officials estimate. Read more>>
Boys are almost twice as likely to struggle with mastering English language skills than girls by the time they start school. A new report revealed that in the last academic year alone, a quarter of boys aged five in England—an estimated 80,000—started school unable to speak a full sentence with ease or follow basic instructions. Read more>>
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Who’s still testing with PARCC and Smarter Balanced?
Another group of states in 2015-16 deployed their own Common Core-aligned assessments, adding greater momentum to a national shift away from the PARCC and Smarter Balanced testing consortia. Read more>>
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At high schools that received support from the $400 million Renewal initiative, academic progress is hard to see after two years. At many of them, dwindling enrollment and internal conflicts make the prospect that they will succeed seem remote. A major obstacle, education experts say, is the short timetable. Read more>>
More than 32,000 students in Indiana received vouchers to attend private schools last school year, up 12 percent from the previous year, according to data released by the Indiana Department of Education. Read more>>
Williamston Community Schools is being sued by the federal government over its handling of taxes on mandatory employee withholdings. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled earlier this summer that the mandatory 3 percent withholding law was unconstitutional. Read more>>
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It’s no longer enough for teachers to get a credential and then sit back and teach the same content year after year. To be part of modern learning, teachers need to actively educate themselves about the context students live in and how they can improve as educators. Read more>>
As the pool of talented young people available to guide tomorrow's generation into the future becomes depleted, we face a drastic shortage of teachers not far down the road. Moreover, a New Jersey study showed this ominous trend comes as the demand for teachers is expected to increase 14 percent by 2021. Read more>>
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It took a while—too long—for state officials to get around to recognizing the need to meaningfully respond to concerns about lead in our drinking water. But what do we do about high lead levels once they’re identified? Schools can close off water fountains and provide bottled water, but will those turn into permanent solutions? Read more>>
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Discovery Education has added a new civics and government course for grades 6-8 to the Social Studies Techbook. The new course offers digital resources needed to explore government, civic life, and the economy of the United States. Read more>>
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Back-2-School with Math, a new professional development webinar series for teachers of grades K to 5 scheduled throughout August, helps teachers establish routines and best practices and supports any math curriculum or classroom style. Read more>>
Curriki has released a new curated high school STEM series. The Physical Science Learning Collection includes interactive digital simulations and explorations, video instruction, lesson plans and printable practice materials. Read more>>
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The Rochester City School Board appointed former Greece superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams as the next superintendent of schools. She retired in Greece in May 2015, then quickly signed on as senior deputy superintendent for operations in Boston Public Schools. Read more>>
Ken Richardson has served as a top administrator in the Oregon district since 2009, most recently as deputy superintendent. He succeeds Don Grotting, who has been named as superintendent of the Beaverton school district after six years leading David Douglas. Read more>>
Deputy Superintendent of Schools Valerie Henning-Piedmonte was elevated to superintendent of New York's Brewster School District. She is replacing Timothy Conway, who is retiring at the end of the month. Read more>>
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