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Texas eliminates jail time for missing school
On Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law decriminalizing truancy and ending the practice of fining students for unexcused absences.
By Kate Schimel • June 22, 2015 -
Vista Equity Partners acquires Pearson's PowerSchool for $350M
Pearson has been trying to sell the student information system since February.
By Allie Gross • June 19, 2015 -
Trendline
Learning Loss
Our latest K-12 Dive Trendline takes a closer look at how educators are addressing learning loss, as well as achievement trends and developments.
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NYC schools must submit diversity reports under new law
A bill signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio requires the city's schools to up the ante when it comes to enrolling a diverse student body.
By Allie Gross • June 19, 2015 -
Ohio charter accountability system excludes certain school types
Charter critics are bemoaning the exclusion of online and dropout recovery schools in the state's charter school sponsor ratings.
By Allie Gross • June 19, 2015 -
Utah's Herbert wants more say in ed policy
Gary Herbert is one of many governors who'd like to see legislators and governors have more local control in meeting education requirements.
By Allie Gross • June 19, 2015 -
Ed insiders weigh in on slew of student privacy bills
A Whiteboard Advisors survey shows one of three data privacy bills with more favor among current and former federal staffers and state ed officials.
By Roger Riddell • June 18, 2015 -
Deep Dive7 billionaires who made their fortunes in education
Far from the first industry that comes to mind when people think of billionaires, education has still made a handful of businessmen very wealthy.
By Roger Riddell • June 18, 2015 -
Vermont allocates $300K to find out adequate cost of education
A vendor has yet to be announced, but should be in place by next month.
By Deborah Barrington • June 18, 2015 -
Real world science experiments producing better classroom results
Student participation in a daylong field trip to Washington's Elwha River have led to higher test scores in science.
By Deborah Barrington • June 18, 2015 -
Per-student funding doesn't add up in Pennsylvania
Purchase Line receives about $8,700 per student and Curwensville gets about $6,500 per student, despite both districts being similar in wealth and enrollment.
By Deborah Barrington • June 18, 2015 -
Investors pony up $145M in May ed tech funding
Forty-one investors contributed to 18 deals, not counting mergers and acquisitions, to push funding for the month.
By Deborah Barrington • June 18, 2015 -
New competency-based program aims to improve teacher education
Former Teachers College President Arthur Levine has shifted from critiquing teacher ed to launching a new program.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 17, 2015 -
Ohio charter school accused of defrauding taxpayers of $1.2M
While state auditor Dave Yost has closed the Dayton charter school, he says the school also billed the state $1.2 million for students that weren't even attending the school.
By Allie Gross • June 17, 2015 -
College Board to throw out two SAT sections over misprint
Students who took the exam on June 6 were reportedly allotted less time on the sections due to an error.
By Allie Gross • June 17, 2015 -
Collaborative effort taking shape in student data privacy arena
Los Angeles and New York are among 20 districts helping to create a privacy and safety rubric to be applied to education apps.
By Allie Gross • June 17, 2015 -
Study: Green spaces boost kids' memories, attentiveness
The results of the study could influence decisions around school design, particularly in urban settings.
By Allie Gross • June 17, 2015 -
100 Virginia students to pilot virtual high school program
If successful, the fully online alternative would make Virginia the 11th state to offer such an option.
By Roger Riddell • June 16, 2015 -
EdX offers dozens of new courses to combat 'summer slide'
A partnership with the National Summer Learning Association aims to give high school and college students academic opportunities outside of the classroom.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 16, 2015 -
Wisconsin ed profs call for higher teaching standards
A petition from the professors came in response to a proposal from Gov. Scott Walker that would drop a teacher prep certification requirement.
By Allie Gross • June 16, 2015 -
Utah sees jump in perfect ACT scores
This school year, 15 of the state's students scored a perfect 36.
By Allie Gross • June 16, 2015 -
Indiana charter loan program raises concerns
Tucked with the state's recently passed budget is a line which gives charter schools access to $50 million in low-interest state loans.
By Allie Gross • June 16, 2015 -
U-Mich prof: Student data fears miss the point
Susan Dynarski proposes different legislation that will still allow for the collection and use of helpful data.
By Allie Gross • June 16, 2015 -
North Carolina considers giving school choice group control of taxpayer money
The nonprofit Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina is could be given oversight of how $1 million in taxpayer funding is used to launch new charter schools in the state.
By Roger Riddell • June 15, 2015 -
In-class meditation's popularity expected to rise
Quiet Time, developed in DC in the '90s, and mindfulness are seeing increased interest on K-12 campuses.
By Allie Gross • June 15, 2015 -
Digital learning raises questions about the future of teachers
English teacher Michael Godsey writes about digitial education trends and what they say about the future of the teaching profession.
By Allie Gross • June 15, 2015
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