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New York judge finds racial bias in teaching exam
The test, which all teaching candidates must take, measures knowledge of liberal arts and sciences as opposed to skills necessary to be a good teacher.
By Allie Gross • June 8, 2015 -
Budget allows Minnesota schools to start early this year
The state's school year could begin as early as Sept. 1 under a new budget bill.
By Allie Gross • June 7, 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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Ed employment benefits and Uber CMU poaching: The week's most-read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on increased federal scrutiny of ITT, Sebastian Thrun's democratization vision for nanodegrees, and more right here.
By Roger Riddell • June 5, 2015 -
Embattled Indiana Supt. Glenda Ritz announces gubernatorial run
The controversial ed chief, who has clashed on numerous occasions with Gov. Mike Pence, says education will be her main platform.
By Allie Gross • June 5, 2015 -
Hunger Free Schools Act to provide free meals to all Baltimore students
The 2015 legislation promises free meals to every student in schools where at least 40% of the student population is considered low-income.
By Allie Gross • June 5, 2015 -
Nevada approves aggressive school choice agenda
The new law will allow ed funds to follow any of the state's 450,000 K-12 students to whatever school they choose.
By Allie Gross • June 5, 2015 -
How a North Carolina district bounced back from a device crisis
Unlike Los Angeles, Guillford County has been able to turn around a bad 1:1 deployment experience.
By Allie Gross • June 5, 2015 -
Report: Huge demand, support for wireless in wake of E-rate changes
Data shows a 92% boost over last year in E-rate applications for discounted Wi-Fi equipment and services.
By Roger Riddell • June 4, 2015 -
Tennessee test scoring change raises advocates' ire
The state's education department reportedly lacked transparency in changes to how exam scores were used to calculate proficiency.
By Roger Riddell • June 4, 2015 -
Code.org eyes CS expansion with 11 new partnerships
The partnerships, along with a new page of curated resources, are meant to spread access to computer science ed opportunities across K-12.
By Roger Riddell • June 4, 2015 -
Is tuition the answer for New Jersey district's deficit?
The move is viewed as a way to supplement costs for taxpayers.
By Deborah Barrington • June 4, 2015 -
Ohio charter school execs, consultant face prison terms after bribery convictions
As teachers were taking cuts in pay and other vendors went unpaid, a deal was struck with Global Educational Consultants.
By Deborah Barrington • June 4, 2015 -
NYC ed dept replaces $95M rarely used data system
By contrast, the new system, created in-house, carries a price tag of about $6 million.
By Deborah Barrington • June 4, 2015 -
Pennsylvania lawmakers push for stricter cyber school truancy accountability
The push is largely meant to uncover and address potentially abusive situations involving students with three or more days of unexcused absences.
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2015 -
CareDox raises $900K to digitize school medical records
Formely known as MotherKnows, CareDox has raised a total of $4.9 million.
By Allie Gross • June 3, 2015 -
Florida district wades into privacy issues to target cyberbullying
Orange County school district in Florida hopes to curb bullying, both cyber and real, by monitoring students' social media profiles.
By Allie Gross • June 3, 2015 -
ACLU, NAACP, others petition Rhode Island against PARCC grad requirement
The ACLU is also taking issue with the use of PARCC exams in determining grades.
By Allie Gross • June 3, 2015 -
Khan Academy, College Board partner on free SAT practice tools
The study tools include four full-length practice tests, thousands of practice questions, interactive video lessons, and study tips.
By Allie Gross • June 3, 2015 -
Florida DOE approves Edmentum online courses
Twenty-six courses have been approved for the 2015–16 school year, under the Florida Approved Courses and Tests (FACT) Initiative.
By Allie Gross • June 2, 2015 -
Nevada legislature approves funds for ed package
A staggering $1.1 billion general fund tax package will be used to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s ed reform plans.
By Allie Gross • June 2, 2015 -
Christie waffles on Common Core
The New Jersey Governor does an about-face, turning against the standards he has made such a big deal about his state adopting.
By Allie Gross • June 2, 2015 -
Chicago schools CEO steps down as investigation continues
Barbara Byrd-Bennett's resignation comes as feds scrutinize a $20.5 million no-bid contract that CPS entered with her former employer in 2013.
By Allie Gross • June 2, 2015 -
Tensions remain after Minnesota's Dayton caves on pre-K
The governor and state Republicans still disagree over a handful of issues ranging from school funding to bathrooms for transgender students.
By Roger Riddell • June 1, 2015 -
Chicago seeking bilingual SPED teachers
An eductor who is bilingual and has had training in special education is in big demand in CPS.
By Allie Gross • June 1, 2015 -
UCLA Civil Rights Project issues recommendations for Buffalo schools
Gary Orfield and UCLA's Civil Rights Project research group reviewed inequity in Buffalo after the school board recieved a complaint by the U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights.
By Allie Gross • June 1, 2015
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