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The Herald-Dispatch
After several months hammering out a replacement for its "A through F" grading system, the West Virginia .Department of Education revealed the final draft of its new school accountability system for the state's nearly 700 public schools. Read more>>
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The Baltimore Sun
The NAACP is calling for tighter restrictions on charter schools and the elimination of for-profit charters as part of a broad array of actions leaders want to see taken on the local and national level to improve public education for children of color. Read more>>
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
A 17-year-old Illinois girl who was told her senior portrait was not appropriate for the yearbook because she wore an off-the-shoulder sweater has reignited ongoing debate about school dress codes and how they should best be applied. Read more>>
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Post-Bulletin
The Minnesota Department of Education will begin distributing a new guide for schools on dealing with transgender and gender nonconforming students. The resources and best practices aren't meant to be a mandate for schools but rather to help administrators and others deal with issues that may be uncomfortable. Read more>>
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The Post Star
New York once again topped the country for the highest per-pupil spending, according to a report from the Empire Center. The state spent $21,206 during the 2014-2015 school year, which is nearly twice the U.S. average of $11,392. Read more>>
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Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City CSD officials discussed plans to create a task force that will look at addressing sexual orientation and gender-based disparities in students' experiences at school. The task force will consider recommendations from the University of Iowa Public Policy Center, which include integrating more LGBTQ-inclusive classroom material. Read more>>
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DA's Schools of TechXcellence Share this with your schools. DA is accepting applications until August 11 for recognition in Reading and Writing Instruction and Professional Development. Read more>>
Opinion & Analysis
Forbes
Most media attention on a new study about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in deceased football players focused on the NFL players. Certainly, the finding that nearly all of NFL players in the study had CTE should get people’s attention. But so should the findings about the high school and college players in the study. Read more>>
Opinion & Analysis
Palestine Herald-Press
There’s consensus that escalating property tax bills can’t be addressed without fixing school finance. Yet, whether legislators will see their way clear to approving a measure that would let Texans in November 2018 vote on a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least half the cost of public education is another matter. Read more>>
Industry News
Johnson Controls Johnson Controls introduced the latest version of exacqVision video management system (v8.6). It offers improved video searching and video bookmarking, as well as enhancements that improve the user experience and overall system protection. Read more>>
Industry News
Follett Corporation Chicago Public Schools has selected Follett Aspen for its new student information system. The school system intends to transition to Aspen in 2019. It will replace the district’s current system as well as consolidate multiple other products into a single educational platform. Read more>>
Industry News
itslearning itslearning has achieved the most current level of IMS Global Conformance Certification for the IMS OneRoster. The new certification, OneRoster 1.1, solves a school’s need to securely and reliably exchange roster information, course materials and pass/report grades between systems. Read more>> View more news at District Administration's PR Portal
Construction Watch
Arkansas Online
Gov. Asa Hutchinson told an advisory group that the state can no longer maintain its current level of funding for public school facilities and asked it to recommend changes. Since 2006, about $3.2 billion has been put toward academic space in the state's traditional public school districts, with $1.1 billion of that from the state. Read more>>
Construction Watch
KPVI
Idaho Falls voters will once again decide the fate of a school bond that would build a new high school and renovate another one. District 91 board members voted to put the $110 million bond on the November ballot. About $70 million of the bond will go toward rebuilding Idaho Falls High School. Read more>> |
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