TOP NEWS San Francisco Chronicle California has broken its promise to millions of schoolchildren with an education system that is failing to teach students to read or write, advocates charged in a lawsuit seeking a statewide right of “access to literacy.” Read more>> From DA Magazine Steven Wyman-Blackburn Administrators from the Houston area discovered a more effective way of teaching terminal velocity and gravity—by keeping students afloat on 150-mph winds inside a vertical tunnel. Read more>> NBC Montana The high school graduation rate hit 84.1 percent in 2016, according to new government data, with greater than average gains made by low-income and minority students. It was the fifth straight year in which the graduation rate rose. Read more>> Daily Star-Journal Statewide data revealed that over 12 years, superintendent salaries have increased by 31 percent versus 22 percent for teachers. The state auditor recommended Department of Elementary and Secondary Education provide a comparison to allow districts to make budget and salary decisions. Read more>> Chicago Tribune Chicago Public Schools would use $15 million in federal funding aimed at desegregating schools to turn three neighborhood elementary schools into citywide magnet schools. Also unveiled were plans to open two selective enrollment K8 campuses next fall. Read more>> Stanford University News For years, parents and policymakers have looked to test scores to gauge the effectiveness of school districts and teachers. New research from Stanford Graduate School of Education provides a different measure: students’ academic progress over a period of years. Read more>> KPCC One out of every seven students in the California district missed more than three weeks of classes, according to a new report. Another 100,000 students missed between eight and 14 days of school. By missing its goal to decrease its chronic absenteeism rate, the task force concluded LAUSD lost out on around $20 million in revenues last year. Read more>> OPINION NJ Spotlight Academic improvement, higher standards for students and educators, parent empowerment through school choice signal hard-won cohesion for a fractured district in a fragmented state. Given its history, the turnaround in New Jersey's largest district is nothing short of remarkable. Read more>> The Telegraph Illinois had been at the forefront of attacking a growing problem among today’s youth. The state pushed school districts to have daily physical education classes but eased up on the requirements as more and more priority was placed on aligning curriculum with standardized test subjects. Read more>> Williamson Daily News A West Virginia task force charged with developing a plan to combat the sexual abuse of children is expected to finalize its recommendations later this month, and one of the possible suggestions is bringing the subject into the state's schools. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS ChildCare Education Institute, LLC The intermediate-level CUR119: Theater Arts in Early Childhood Education course explores ways to incorporate theater arts into the early childhood curriculum to promote development of social-emotional, cognitive and early literacy/language skills. Read more>> Apperson Working with Apperson’s DataLink 1200 scanners and its ACT and SAT practice test forms, the new DataLink ACT/SAT software allows educators and test-prep instructors to quickly scan in and grade the practice test answer sheets, and analyze the results. Read more>> The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences and local Arizona high schools have formed partnerships to help educate and energize the industry’s next generation of professional audio engineers. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ | 