Policy & Regulation: Page 68
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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 -
California attorney general settles with virtual charter company
The $8.5 million settlement with Virginia-based K12 Inc., follows accusations of false advertising, misleading parents and inadequate instruction in California virtual charter schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 11, 2016 -
10 more states sue Obama administration over bathroom directive
A total of 21 states are now challenging the directive as the federal government threatens to revoke federal funding over transgender bathroom policies.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 11, 2016 -
How unschooling strategies can improve public schools
The unschooling movement leaves learners free to travel their own paths and follow their own interests, scorning a standard curriculum in favor of self-directed activities.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 8, 2016 -
Report highlights rapid rise in prison spending over education
State and local prison spending has increased at triple the rate of spending on public education in the last 30 years, according to a US Department of Education analysis of spending trends.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 8, 2016 -
Professional development should extend beyond teachers
While teachers are often the focus of professional development, districts should also seek out opportunities around leadership and change management for administrators.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 8, 2016 -
What do grades mean? Many schools are rethinking policies
Some schools have instituted no-zero policies, cutting off the lowest score at 50, or tried to separate academic progress from assessments of student behavior.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 7, 2016 -
NYC slowly addressing school segregation
A lack of socioeconomic diversity in many neighborhoods makes desegregating schools a challenge, and the city's ed department is not inclined to force systemic change.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 7, 2016 -
Obama administration proposes regulations for testing flexibility
Under the updated Elementary and Secondary Education Act, schools still need to test students in grades three through eight annually, but seven states can qualify for a pilot to try new tests.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 7, 2016 -
California high schools see more dual enrollment interest
A growing number of the state's high schoolers are choosing to work toward an associate degree while finishing their secondary education.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 6, 2016 -
Pro-charter group: NYC forcing charter schools to be overcrowded
A Families for Excellent Schools analysis of classroom space in New York found more than half of charter schools in public school buildings are overcrowded.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 6, 2016 -
External organizations fill demand for extracurricular learning
Nonprofits and other companies are offering after-school activities that provide science education to elementary students and filling other gaps in standard curricula.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 5, 2016 -
DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to step down
After five years at the helm of one of the nation’s most troubled districts, Henderson will resign as chancellor Oct. 1.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 5, 2016
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