TOP NEWS The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gov. Nathan Deal signed a historic $26.2 billion budget that, for the first time in more than a decade, fully funds the formula used to pay for the public schooling of about 1.7 million Georgia children. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by Discovery Education STEM Connect Educators in Maury County knew they needed to revitalize learning in their schools. So they started to think outside the box. They began using a model that blends project-based learning and STEM education with the arts. The final result was STEAM by interweaving science with the humanities. Read more>> New Hampshire Public Radio A bill that would have created a school choice program in New Hampshire based on education savings accounts was voted down in the House of Representatives. The vote capped off a long and winding journey for a controversial piece of legislation. Read more>> Illinois News Network Illinois state senators passed an amended bill that would require LGBT history to be incorporated into U.S. and state history curriculum in public schools. The measure, which has no funding component, next goes to the House. Read more>> The Baltimore Sun Maryland's state superintendent has rejected Verletta White for permanent Baltimore County school superintendent due to ethics violations as well as the school system’s failure to complete an audit of how it awards millions of dollars in contracts. Read more>> CNN In a rebuttal to the massive gun control walkouts in March, several hundred schools across the country planned to participate in a pro-Second Amendment walkout, according to a map produced by the organizers. Read more>> WRAL The North Carolina district's board of education voted to close schools on May 16 as more than 1,000 are expected to take the day off to lobby lawmakers to raise pay and increase resources for students. Read more>> From DA Magazine Alison DeNisco A number of schools nationwide are committed to teaching skills coaches say will last a lifetime, including how to maintain eye contact and ask meaningful questions. Read more>> OPINION Science Daily A pilot study indicates that artificial intelligence may be useful in predicting which students are at higher risk of perpetrating school violence. The researchers found that machine learning is as accurate as a team of child and adolescent psychiatrists. Read more>> NPR While more than 9 in 10 teachers say they joined the profession for idealistic reasons, most are struggling to some extent economically, according to a new survey. While the story in each state is a little different, calls for better compensation and more school funding are common. Read more>> Wilkes Journal-Patriot There is growing awareness of the inadequacy of North Carolina’s current method of funding public schools, but determining how it should be changed is proving to be no easy matter. Studies have criticized the existing funding model for being too complicated, lacking transparency and favoring wealthier counties. Read more>> District Administration Survey District Administration Cricket, video-gaming and other new sports are joining K12 athletic departments. DA wants to interview administrators or coaches about why their schools have added these and other new sports. Please follow the link to connect with us. https://www.districtadministration.com/prnews/queries Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS Aperture Education/Esteem Therapeutics Esteem Therapeutics will integrate the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment, published by Aperture Education, into its new Esteem Thrive app, which is geared toward helping parents of children with ADD and ADHD monitor and manage their children’s wellness. Read more>> Insight ADVANCE Insight ADVANCE, a creator of professional growth tools for teachers, announced the launch of its first iOS app for users of ADVANCEfeedback, the observation, coaching and evaluation software product. Read more>> mindSpark Learning/Couragion A public-private-social collaboration is kicking off the plug-n-play STEMpath graduate-level educator preparation program in Colorado in January 2019 with an initial focus on computer science. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ CONSTRUCTION WATCH Star Tribune The public works proposal includes a number of local projects, but is just over half what Gov. Mark Dayton wants to spend on infrastructure. The bill includes $25 million in grants to school districts for safety measures. Read more>> Capital Gazette The budget requested by the Anne Arundel County's board of education for fiscal 2019 called for enough money to break ground on three elementary school revitalizations this summer. But the proposed budget only provided about $12 million of the $55 million the board requested. Read more>> Sioux Falls Argus Leader A new high school in Sioux Falls carries an $84.7 million price tag. But that's just one component of an estimated $278 million in potential building projects the Sioux Falls School District will consider in the coming months to address overcrowded classrooms. Read more>> | 