Policy & Regulation: Page 67
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In contrast to Ohio, New Hampshire virtual school is paid for results
The state only pays its nonprofit virtual school operator for students who pass, and most only attend part-time, while Ohio’s for-profit virtual school gets paid by enrollment.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 21, 2016 -
How to make after-school programs work for schools and kids
After-school programs can be expensive and run the risk of being unsustainable, but districts can find ways to close opportunity gaps with such programming.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 21, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Dr. John Hattie: Assessment should measure teachers' impact
The educational statistician says current approaches to personalization and assessment miss the point.
By Roger Riddell • July 21, 2016 -
New Orleans reunification plan expected to cost $28M
New Orleans public schools were split up in 2005, when 80% of the city’s schools were identified as consistent low-performers, moved into a Recovery School District and turned into charters.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 20, 2016 -
Illinois juvenile justice center, community college partner for summer courses
Elgin Community College is helping a juvenile justice center offer dual credit courses called 'College 101' and 'General Student Development.'
By Tara García Mathewson • July 20, 2016 -
GOP ed platform embraces social conservative goals
The 2016 platform condemns the Obama administration’s interpretation of Title IX for transgender student rights and the Common Core, advocates school choice and more.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 20, 2016 -
Montana considering own next generation of science standards
The state was among those leading development of the Next Generation Science Standards and pulls from them in its revision, but avoided adopting them entirely.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 19, 2016 -
USC professor urges new definition of student achievement
The University of Southern California Rossier School of Education's Morgan Polikoff is calling on the federal government to abandon a reliance on proficiency rates.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 19, 2016 -
Retirement battle puts Los Angeles teacher union on same side as charters
Unionized charter schools in Los Angeles have been sending teachers back to the district to file for retirement and pass off benefit costs.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 18, 2016 -
Tennessee students will spend less time testing next year
The state’s new contract with testing vendor Questar Assessment outlines testing windows that reduce time spent by 30%, or more than three hours per year.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 18, 2016 -
DC public schools now track college outcomes, advise students accordingly
The district collects data about its graduates’ success in colleges across the country, using that data to inform where current students are encouraged to go.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 18, 2016 -
Deep Dive
9 graphs detailing opioid abuse perceptions among grades 8-12
While the numbers remain mostly flat year-over-year, the overall percentages may surprise you.
By Autumn A. Arnett • July 15, 2016 -
Trans student bathroom rights headed to Supreme Court
Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board has petitioned the high court to give it a temporary reprieve from accommodating a trans student’s request to use the boys' bathroom.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 15, 2016 -
Georgia schools get new discipline rules in criminal justice overhaul
A measure approved by the state's legislature requires changes that target the school-to-prison pipeline.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 15, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Measuring the impact: Rising opioid abuse puts pressure on schools
From K-12 to higher ed, an increasing number of students are misusing prescription painkillers and heroin — and the pressure is on schools to intervene in the rising opioid epidemic in the U.S.
By Erin McIntyre • July 14, 2016 -
California uses summer to prep students for high school math
Some 17 Summer Algebra Institute sites in communities statewide give mostly black students in sixth through eighth grade a chance to bulk up their skills.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 14, 2016 -
PARCC, Smarter Balanced test use dropped to 20 states in 2016
When Common Core was introduced in 2009, nearly every state had a hand in developing the standards, and in 2011, 45 states planned to use new assessments.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 14, 2016 -
Mississippi lawsuit challenges charter school funding
The Southern Poverty Law Center is suing the state, arguing its charter school funding formula is unconstitutional in diverting education funding from traditional public schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 14, 2016 -
Proposed legislation would provide $120M for district diversity initiatives
The Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016, introduced in both the House and Senate, would allocate federal funds to improve racial and socioeconomic diversity.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 13, 2016 -
Ohio virtual charter loses battle in attendance, funding conflict
The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, which serves 15,000 Ohio students, tried to block a state audit of its attendance rates and funding levels.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 13, 2016 -
Georgia school takeover proposal sees united opposition
Gov. Nathan Deal has proposed a constitutional amendment that would give the governor power to take over persistently failing schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 13, 2016 -
An underlying cause of stagnating average teacher pay
The teaching workforce is in the middle of a shift, and as older teachers retire, they are being replaced with new teachers who drag down average pay across the profession.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 12, 2016 -
About half of states not meeting special ed requirements
The US Department of Education's analysis of state implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act found troubling gaps in ability to comply.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 12, 2016 -
Indebted Illinois district spends thousands on admin travel
Bellwood School District, about 15 miles west of Chicago, has given its superintendent costly perks, allowed nepotism and spent more than $20,000 on conference trips.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 12, 2016 -
Detroit splits into two districts to resolve debt problems
The strategy creates a new district for academic operations, leaving the old district to slowly chip away at hundreds of millions of dollars in debt and freeing up extra money for students.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 11, 2016
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