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Top News Reuters Chicago's public school system and its teachers union reached a tentative contract deal, averting a strike scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The agreement, which the Chicago Teachers Union will take to its 28,000 members, prevents the third work stoppage in five years for teachers. Read more>> |
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NPR In the U.S., 14.4 percent of people age 15-29 are "NEETs"—young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training—according to an international organization. In particular, a report highlights the dismal prospects of "early school leavers," young people who do not complete secondary school. Read more>> The Inquirer The Philadelphia School District is expanding a program to test all city schools' drinking water for lead over the next 18 months. The program will cost $1.5 million. Over the summer, the district announced it was testing water at 40 schools. Read more>> |
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From DA Magazine Illinois lawmaker pushes to eliminate zero-tolerance discipline in schools Ray Bendici Illinois Sen. Kimberly Lightford's proposed law would require schools to explore other disciplinary options, such as counseling and extracurricular programs, before a student can be suspended more than three days. Read more>> |
The Salt Lake Tribune Utahns estimate that a quarter of public education funding is spent on school administration, according to a survey. But in reality, Utah's school districts spend less than 10 percent of their budgets on administration, with the majority directed toward classroom costs like teacher salaries, student services and supplies. Read more>> Detroit Free Press Preliminary estimates show enrollment is down slightly in Detroit schools, something district officials say is a sign of stabilization. Enrollment is about one-half percentage point shy of the projected enrollment for this academic year of 45,511. Read more>> Chicago Tribune The salary variance between Chicago and suburban public schools is part of a long-standing debate over spending in Illinois public schools, fueled mostly by differences in property wealth in districts as well as how the state divvies up money for schools, which many educators, lawmakers and policymakers consider inequitable. Read more>> |
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Opinion & Analysis Omaha World-Herald Nebraska’s more flexible approach to helping struggling K12 schools improve gives them a chance to make improvements. The state might still require them to replace principals and teachers, but there’s optimism that the schools can improve by working with staff who students already know and that less drastic measures can be avoided. Read more>> Lancaster Online The Pennsylvania General Assembly is mulling over a bill which would require high school students beginning in the 2020-21 academic year to pass a civics test before graduating. While we understand the good intentions are to mold students into well-educated citizens, more memorization, more stress and more anxiety are not the answer. Read more>> |
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KQED Classrooms often focus most attention on literacy and math, largely because those skills are considered foundational and are tested. However most people will also need to communicate their thoughts and ideas to other people. And yet effective communication strategies are often not taught with the same precision and structure as other parts of the curriculum. Read more>> |
Industry News Discovery Education St. Vrain Valley School District has partnered with Discovery Education to empower its middle school educators with Science Techbook. The two are also commencing two year-long pilot review programs, bringing the Science Techbook to high school classrooms and the Social Studies Techbook to middle school classrooms. Read more>> Pitsco Education For classroom or competition robotics, the TETRIX PRIZM Robotics Controller contains 19 ports for various autonomous robotic needs as well as an expansion port to add motors, sensors, and even another PRIZM controller. Read more>> Siemens Foundation Two new partners will help young adults develop essential skills for middle-skill jobs requiring STEM. The Center to Advance CTE will help efforts to attract and recruit students into career technical education programs while The Center on Education and Skills at New America will develop research on apprenticeships for high school students. Read more>> |
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People Watch Decatur Daily The state’s new superintendent of education couldn’t have been hired under a lawmaker’s proposed requirements for the job. A new proposal for the 2017 legislative session that would require the state’s top educator to have recent classroom or school administration experience. Read more>> Herald-Mail After 40 years of service to the Waynesboro Area School District, schools Superintendent Sherian Diller has announced that she plans to retire on June 30, 2017. Diller spent 12 years as a classroom teacher. Prior to becoming superintendent, she was an elementary school principal. Read more>> |