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Rural Wyoming districts mull the idea of guns in schools
The state legislature in Wyoming voted to give boards of education the right to allow certain school employees or volunteers to carry guns.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 9, 2017 -
Senate follows House in scrapping Obama accountability regulations
The measure now heads to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 9, 2017 -
Trendline
Curriculum
Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.
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NYC school matches reveal slow progress on increasing diversity at the top
Selective high schools remain predominantly white in a city with a 68% black and Latino population.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 9, 2017 -
Blended reality opens up new opportunities in classrooms
Students are using blended reality to “dissect” frogs and complete other projects, benefiting from all that comes from digital multimedia tools.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 9, 2017 -
Study finds refugee children have limited access to education
A Teachers College, Columbia University study of national laws and policies governing education of refugees as well as on-the-ground practice found troubling barriers to services.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 8, 2017 -
Montgomery County Planning Commission
Arkansas bill to give charters preference with unused school buildings advances
The Arkansas Senate has already approved a bill that would give charters special rights to unused or underutilized space in public schools and the House advanced the bill out of committee.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 8, 2017 -
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 -
Deep Dive
Should high schools focus on offering college experience over college prep?
21st Century Charter School in Gary, IN, encourages students to start taking college courses as high school freshmen, working toward associate degrees by graduation.
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 -
Districts cancel classes because 'Day Without a Woman' leaves them understaffed
District in Alexandria, VA, Chapel Hill-Carrboro, NC, and Prince George's County, MD are closed today because the number of staff absences expected for the “Day Without a Woman” were so high.
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 -
Guide to coaching principals emphasizes power in numbers
The NYC Leadership Academy’s latest report serves as a guide for helping school leaders better run their buildings.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 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 -
A fake superintendent requested W-2 information in recent phishing scam
The tax information of all 1,300 Groton (CT) Public Schools employees was compromised this week and a few days later 1,600 employees in nearby Glastonbury Public Schools were targeted.
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 -
Sponsored by Waterford
2 New Longitudinal Studies Bolster the Case for Pre-K
Research shows implementing early education for disadvantaged children can exponentially increase lifetime earnings and graduation rate.
March 7, 2017 -
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Deep DiveCan this Montessori's AltSchool partnership help scale the model?
Northern Virginia's Berthold Academy is looking to modernize its 100-year-old model — and, perhaps, find ways for traditional schools to benefit as well.
By Roger Riddell • March 6, 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 -
Study finds more than half of Boston public schools have inadequate ventilation
Poor air quality in classrooms and stuffy rooms may trigger asthma attacks, and researchers also found a number of schools have leaky roofs that lead to mold.
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
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