Policy & Regulation: Page 51
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IL forces schools to use Title I funding to offset pension debt
School districts outside of Chicago are losing at least $59 million of their federal Title I allocation because of a state requirement to contribute a large chunk of the money to the pension system.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 8, 2017 -
Erie, PA, district frustrated by lack of financial help from state
The Erie School District finds itself stuck following a rejection from the state Department of Education of its financial recovery plan that asked for $31.8 million to rescue it from insolvency.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 8, 2017 -
Colorado districts present plans to turn around failing schools
The lowest-performing districts in Colorado have had five years to turn themselves around or face state intervention and now Adams County School District 14 is presenting a plan to the state to avoid takeover.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 8, 2017 -
Kansas debate over public school quality turns to vouchers as potential solution
After the state supreme court ruled Kansas’ public school funding levels were unconstitutional, Gov. Sam Brownback urged a school choice model to give families a way out of under-performing schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 8, 2017 -
Looking ahead, schools prepare for requests from immigration officials
While official practice among immigration agents is to stay away from schools as “safe zones,” families are bringing their worries to district officials and administrators have had to respond.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 8, 2017 -
Evidence of high lead levels in PA school's water was suppressed by admins
Summit Elementary School has closed and three administrators have resigned since a school board member brought to light a scandal about high lead and the district’s lack of response.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 8, 2017 -
Florida district offers incentives for graduates with degrees outside of teaching
Bay District Schools in Florida has begun offering bonuses to teaching candidates who didn’t go to college for education as well as veteran teachers who will work in new subject areas to fill gaps.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 8, 2017 -
Illinois districts skirt borrowing limits with help from the legislature
A small school district north of Chicago is lobbying legislators to approve a bill that would allow them to go over debt limits to build a new school, issuing bonds voters have already approved.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 2017 -
Teacher housing as recruitment, retention initiative comes with its challenges
Santa Clara Unified School District has had a teacher housing program for 15 years, offering below-market rent to new employees for up to seven years, but replicating that success across the state proves difficult.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 2017 -
Resolution to transgender bathroom case won't come this term
The U.S. Supreme Court has sent the case back to a lower court, asking it to make a decision based on federal law, rather than the Obama administration’s interpretation of it.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 2017 -
New book outlines how autism is reshaping special education
School districts have long been asked to create appropriate curricula, but now there is a call for additional approaches that lead to success.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017 -
Language barriers prevent special education students from being served in Dallas
An external review of the Dallas Independent School District found Latino students were underserved by special education programs because of communication problems.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017 -
Michigan schools slated for closure may stay open with new partnerships
38 schools at risk of being closed because of enduring poor performance received a letter last week outlining a public-private hybrid model that could save the schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017 -
KY state legislators consider bill that would resegregate Louisville schools
Jefferson County’s school system has remained more economically and racially integrated than many urban districts across the nation, even after being released from court-ordered desegregation, but that might change.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017 -
HBCUs, women in STEM, and ELLs: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on textbook industry woes, Ohio's potential public higher ed savings and more here.
By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2017 -
Educators are on the front lines in battle for tighter gun laws
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has been a rallying cry for both sides of the gun control debate, and educators are providing perspective about what's best in schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
How will ESSA shape education research?
Thomas Kane, a professor of education and economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, outlines a vision for state and local studies to determine program impact.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Denver Center for Family Opportunity takes 'two-gen' approach to combatting poverty
The Center for Family Opportunity, funded by the Mile High United Way and run by Denver Public Schools, aims to break the cycle of poverty with classes and supports for whole families.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
South Carolina reflects on worst-in-the-nation ed system ranking
The latest U.S. News & World Report ranking determines the quality of all 50 states on a range of metrics, including education.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017 -
Elizabeth Regan/K-12 Dive
Healthcare overhaul's impact could reach deep into schools
The Affordable Care Act increased the number of children covered by health insurance, and Medicaid expansion meant more money for school districts to serve students.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Report highlights path forward for ELL success
English-learners make up the fastest-growing population of U.S. students, and in addition to language, they often face other barriers to learning like poverty and stressful home environments.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2017 -
'Evidence for ESSA' website ranks reading, math programs based on evidence standards
The Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University launched the free resource to help schools determine what to use in classrooms.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2017 -
Leadership Conference pressures DeVos on OCR pick
The more than 60 civil rights groups that make up the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights signed a letter to the secretary of education this week.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 28, 2017 -
AmeriCorps, discipline and diversity: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on a Colorado district's efforts to provide affordable housing to teachers and more here.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 24, 2017 -
If GOP eliminates AmeriCorps, 11K schools will lose support
Though the program costs just .03% of the federal budget and operates with much more than that in private donations, it has routinely fallen in conservatives' crosshairs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017
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