TOP NEWS Chalkbeat Two new studies illustrate how even the education field—a female-dominated one where many salaries aren’t open to negotiation—isn’t immune to the gender pay gap, at a time when strikes and walkouts mean extra attention is being paid to teachers’ wages. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by Renaissance Discover how to put the world’s largest annual study of K12 student reading habits to work for you. When you download the free research report, sign up for one month of practical tips, helpful resources and proven strategies for boosting nonfiction reading, supporting student agency, engaging families and more. Read more>> The Daily Reflector Pitt County middle school athletes soon could face random drug tests under a policy change the North Carolina district's board of education is considering. Currently, the policy takes a three-strike approach. Read more>> WDTN A proposed bill would mean Ohio would join other states that have put seatbelts on school buses. The Ohio House of Representatives Education and Career Readiness Committee will hear a bill that could make Ohio the ninth state to join the initiative. Read more>> From DA Magazine Nancy Mann Jackson Whatever the cause, school districts will likely deal with network failures or breaches. To recover effectively, district technology professionals can respond with the following strategies. Read more>> Miami Herald Students in the Florida district's public schools achieved unprecedented gains in every subject on state standardized tests, and in some subjects they pulled ahead of the statewide average. Passing rates for students increased 3 percentage points in English Language Arts exams and 2 percentage points in math exams. Read more>> Corpus Christi Caller-Times In February, 172 school districts reported adopting board policies to allow district staff to carry guns. As of May, that number was at 217, representing about 21 percent of the 1,023 independent school districts in Texas. Read more>> The News & Observer North Carolina cities won't be able to shift the cost of road improvements on to school districts. State legislators approved three bills over three weeks that included conflicting wording on whether towns could make approval of school projects contingent upon them not having to reimburse schools for road improvements. Read more>> OPINION Kaiser Health News As teacher strikes flared this spring in more than half a dozen states, protesters bemoaned stagnant salaries, overcrowded classrooms and a lack of basic supplies. But often missing was an issue that has contributed greatly to the financial woes of America’s schools: skyrocketing health care costs. Read more>> The Bulletin Underneath the sudden controversy between Connecticut's Gov. Dannel Malloy and teachers over school discipline is the failure of government policy to diminish family poverty. No good will come of the discipline controversy because this underlying problem cannot be officially discussed. Read more>> The Hill Most of the policy debate about ameliorating shortages centers on raising teacher salaries. There is a lower-cost strategy states could pursue at the same time: make a teaching credential more portable. Policymakers may argue that their state-specific requirements are better than those imposed by other states, but there’s little evidence supporting such claims. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS Follett Corporation Follett has again achieved Massachusetts School Interoperability Framework (SIF) certification and its Massachusetts SIS/SIF contract has been renewed through June 2019. Follett Aspen's student information system (SIS) serves over 450,000 of the state’s K12 public school students. Read more>> IntraLogic Solutions, Inc. IntraLogic Solutions VMS 3.0 offers a single software platform which includes live view, playback, 3D e-mapping and lockdown capabilities. It also has a built-in fire alarm, access control, burglar alarm and classroom locking capabilities. Read more>> NJEdge/NJSBA NJEdge has entered an agreement with NJSBA to offer VMWare virtualization software licensing and cybersecurity services on a shared-service basis to New Jersey’s public schools. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ PEOPLE WATCH KTTN The Marceline School District has selected a former administrator for Marceline schools, Brian Sherrow, to take over as superintendent. Sherrow has been high school principal at Chillicothe since 2011. Read more>> The Daily News The New York district's board of education has selected Brian Bartalo. He is currently the principal and International Baccalaureate Head of School at Hilton High School, a post he has held since 2005. Bartalo will replace Robert D’Angelo, who served as Holley's superintendent for more than 12 years. Read more>> |