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Potential Medicaid cuts alarm special ed advocates
One Washington school specializing in serving special needs students is worried cuts could follow a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, endangering services.
By Pat Donachie • July 25, 2017 -
K-12 funding failure and higher ed revenue streams: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on Coursera's approach to personalization and access and more here!
By Roger Riddell • July 21, 2017 -
North Carolina bill would offer free college to STEM, special ed teachers
A bill in the state's senate would offer annual forgivable $8,250 loans for up to four years of college to as many as 160 students, with forgiveness occurring quicker if graduates teach at low-performing schools.
By Roger Riddell • July 21, 2017 -
K-12 funding caught in budget crosshairs
Several states are expected to decrease the amount of money to be spent on schools in the coming year.
By Pat Donachie • July 20, 2017 -
New Hampshire school looks to community in turnaround
Before it reached out to the community for help, Pittsfield Middle High School was once the fifth-lowest-performing in the state.
By Roger Riddell • July 19, 2017 -
DC public schools may have hid suspensions
Several public high schools in the district may have not recorded many of the suspensions that occurred on their grounds.
By Pat Donachie • July 19, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Agricultural ed programs benefit from professional development
Advocates, teachers and administrators have spurred an increase in agricultural education programs which has subsequently demanded more qualified applicants.
By Pat Donachie • July 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
'Funding for failure': officials say education isn't created for everyone
State education budget models perpetuate a system of inequity.
By Autumn A. Arnett • July 18, 2017 -
Districts set sights on summer food insecurity with meal programs
Over 22 million students received free or reduced-price lunches in the 2015-16 school year, highlighting the need for summer meal programs to prevent hunger during those months, as well.
By Roger Riddell • July 18, 2017 -
'Perception gaps' can cause negative views of education nationwide
Parents may give high marks to the school their child attends, but they often have more negative views on the state of American education as a whole.
By Pat Donachie • July 18, 2017 -
House Education Subcommittee considers ESSA oversight
Republicans in Congress are expressing concern about the Department of Education's approach to the law's implementation under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
By Pat Donachie • July 18, 2017 -
North Carolina judges rule expansion of state superintendent's power constitutional
North Carolina's General Assembly was justified in changing the law to granted the state's elected superintendent more power in oversight, according to Education Week.
By Pat Donachie • July 18, 2017 -
Obstacles persist for hitting 90% grad rate by 2020
Gaps remain among low-income students, students of color, students with disabilities, ELLs and high schools with low grad rates.
By Roger Riddell • July 17, 2017 -
Information on voucher programs can be hard to find
A Washington Post investigation details the difficulty in determining performance metrics for private schools utilizing federal funding for private voucher programs.
By Pat Donachie • July 17, 2017 -
Administrators battle student sexting trend
Students are increasingly using smartphones and social media platforms for sexting, according to principals on a recent panel discussion, and changes in the past few years have made it more difficult to curtail.
By Pat Donachie • July 17, 2017 -
GOP's college disenchantment and new 'typical' student: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with our coverage from the National Principals Conference and more here!
By Roger Riddell • July 14, 2017 -
Atlanta districts boost new teacher hiring push
School districts in the Atlanta metropolitian area are looking to hire about 1,400 new teachers before the start of the new school year, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
By Pat Donachie • July 14, 2017 -
Education experts consider accountability under ESSA
As states submit their plans to the U.S. Department of Education, officials and advocates are expressing concern about their level of preparation.
By Pat Donachie • July 14, 2017 -
Proposed Medicaid cuts will hurt schools, district leaders say
As legislators continue to debate the future of the low-income medical assistance program, superintendents are uniting behind the necessity of continued federal support.
By Pat Donachie • July 14, 2017 -
House Appropriations Subcommittee to consider Ed Dept budget
Concerns persist regarding President Donald Trump's proposed funding cuts.
By Pat Donachie • July 13, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Effective principal training should consist of 70% on-the-job learning
Extensive time away from the school for training does not actually benefit anyone, experts say.
By Autumn A. Arnett • July 12, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Teacher development model shows promising results as advocates fear funding cuts
The New Teacher Center is touting the results of an assessment on its teacher induction model instituted in several districts in the past few years.
By Pat Donachie • July 11, 2017 -
ISTE 2017: Our recap of the K-12 innovation mega-gathering
From sessions to announcements, here's a rundown of everything we saw at this year's conference in San Antonio.
By Roger Riddell • July 10, 2017 -
DC chancellor: SEL must be integrated into school community
Teachers must be supported and given the time to integrate social and emotional learning practices into a school's approach, says DCPS' Antwan Wilson.
By Pat Donachie • July 10, 2017 -
LAUSD approves settlement concerning targeted funds
The lawsuit filed by a non-profit asserted the Los Angeles Unified School District misused funds intended to assist high-needs students.
By Pat Donachie • July 10, 2017
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