Policy & Regulation: Page 158
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Two N.J. districts sued by bullied student
The suit alleges that bullying led to debilitating health issues for the boy.
By Roger Riddell • March 18, 2013 -
Fla. moves to repeal over two dozen education laws
The repeals are meant to reduce regulations and end unnecessary programs.
By Roger Riddell • March 15, 2013 -
Mozilla debuts Open Badges platform
Mozilla's Open Badges seeks to provide a way of credentialing previously unquantifiable skills and achievements.
By Davide Savenije • March 14, 2013 -
Mich. House committee backs expansion of Education Achievement Authority
The measure, which would expand the EAA statewide, still needs to pass the full legislature and be signed by Gov. Rick Snyder to become law.
By Roger Riddell • March 14, 2013 -
Parental outrage at NYC plan to store student data in cloud
Education officials in charge of another controversial project are spearheading an effort to store sensitive student data in the cloud.
By Roger Riddell • March 14, 2013 -
Sequester may cut $67M from California's special ed budget
The cuts could mean the loss of hundreds of special education jobs in the state, impacting as many as 36,000 disabled students.
By Roger Riddell • March 13, 2013 -
New York City to shutter 22 low-performing public schools
Two of the schools will close this year, with the other 20 being phased out over time.
By Roger Riddell • March 12, 2013 -
Chicago group calls on alderman to oppose charters
Alderman Joe Moore supported a moratorium on charter school expansion and 49th ward residents are hoping he'll commit to more.
By Roger Riddell • March 11, 2013 -
Ohio officials: Race to Top grants more work than they're worth
As many as 80 districts and charter schools in the state have backed out of the grant program.
By Roger Riddell • March 10, 2013 -
Viewpoint: Is ed gamification really a magic bullet?
David Zax, a writer for the MIT Technology Review, questions what much-hyped tablets will actually achieve in the classroom.
By Davide Savenije • March 8, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: SXSWedu, MOOCs and Oprah
Need a refresher on what mattered in education news this week? Have a look at these stories, and we'll make it quick.
By Brian Warmoth • March 8, 2013 -
Chicago claims power to shut down 80 public schools
The final report from the Chicago Public Schools' Commission on School Utilization spotlighted 80 schools that could be shutdown within the next two years.
By Davide Savenije • March 7, 2013 -
U.S. Education Dept. spotlights gender-based violence in schools
The DOE asked school chiefs across the U.S. to increase their efforts to diminish gender-based violence in schools nationwide.
By Roger Riddell • March 7, 2013 -
Critics poke holes in W. Va. Governor's ed reform bill
The president of The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia urged lawmakers to consider several figures from the last decade.
By Roger Riddell • March 6, 2013 -
Ill. Gov. Quinn to slash education in budget plan
The 3% cuts mark the third significant education cuts in as many years.
By Roger Riddell • March 6, 2013 -
Climate change science established as classroom standard
Over 40 states may adopt the Next Generation Science Standards, and climate change science, into regular curriculum.
By Roger Riddell • March 6, 2013 -
Which 5 states are most vulnerable to deep education cuts?
A handful of states receive 20% or more of their K-12 funding from the federal government.
By Roger Riddell • March 6, 2013 -
Gov. Jindal's ed reform law struck down
Lousiana's education overhaul bill was ruled unconstitutional by a judge who reversed his own previous ruling.
By Davide Savenije • March 5, 2013 -
Duncan admits inaccuracies in 'pink slip' comments
The Education Secretary says he "should have been clearer" when warning of the sequestration's impact.
By Roger Riddell • March 5, 2013 -
Study: Non-teaching staff outnumber teachers at public schools in 21 states
Non-teacher staff hiring outpaced student growth between 1992 and 2009 in these 21 states.
By Roger Riddell • March 4, 2013 -
Newark schools slash 129 administrator jobs, save $16M
The district plans on shifting to a small school model.
By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2013 -
California's Proposition 30 voters weren't aware of fund redistribution plans
The measure achieved its primary goal, but voters were unaware of its necessity in a fund redistribution plan.
By Roger Riddell • March 1, 2013 -
Georgia Regents University calls altered photos 'an error in judgment'
Photos in a marketing publication depicting Augusta State athletes were doctored to remove all mentions of the school.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2013 -
District rejects Duncan's claim sequester caused teacher firings
After Arne Duncan singled out Kanawha County as being adversely impacted by the sequester, school officials said that was not necessarily the case.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 28, 2013 -
Deep Dive
5 opinions on what sequestration will do to education
As politicians debate what to do, higher ed and K-12 educators speculate on what massive federal cuts on Friday could mean for schools.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 27, 2013
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