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The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that the bill passed last week to fix problems with the state's school funding formula is acceptable. The ruling means there won't be a court-ordered shutdown of the schools on July 1. Read more>>
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Gov. Bruce Rauner unveiled a revamped stopgap budget proposal aimed at ensuring that schools open on time and most state government operations stay afloat until the end of the year. However, the proposal does not contain a big boost in funding for Chicago Public Schools sought by Democratic leaders. Read more>>
The state needs to address a school funding system that is becoming increasingly unequal and spend more to educate children who are at risk or speak little or no English. Those are some of the conclusions in a school funding report that looked at how much money Michigan schools need in order for students to meet the state's tough graduation requirements. Read more>>
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Standout school systems honored
Meeting students’ psychological needs, improving STEM programs and fueling college and career access exemplify innovative solutions increasing student achievement nationwide. The 24 school systems honored in this round of District Administration’s Districts of Distinction national recognition program found creative ways to raise graduation rates and to build up administrative effectiveness. Read more>>
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Charter schools, which have recently come under scrutiny for high suspension rates, need to rethink school disciplinary practices, U.S. Secretary of Education John King says. Read more>>
A state proposal that could have forced dozens of year-round schools to switch to a traditional calendar this summer is dead for now, but the tourism industry isn’t giving up. Families at single-track year-round schools had lobbied to against changes suggested by tourism representatives who want schools to have long summer breaks. Read more>>
A state regulation mandating a minimum amount of recess for kids in schools is one of the bills signed by Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo. The “recess bill” orders public or state-managed elementary or lower schools to give kids at least 20 consecutive minutes of supervised, safe, and unstructured free play recess each day. Read more>>
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A lack of hard data and conflicting views on safety measures make it difficult to assess whether school violence is in fact increasing—and whether those measures are actually effective. Some observers worry that the absence of concrete information and confusion over the amount of violence in schools are hindering efforts to reduce violence and bullying. Read more>>
Detroit schools have long been in decline academically and financially. But over the past five years, divisive politics and educational ideology and a scramble for money have combined to produced a public education fiasco. The original idea of fostering academic competition has resulted in lots of choices but not many good choices. Read more>>
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It’s not uncommon for teachers to move on to new concepts even when some are still struggling with what's being covered. Educators are working to solve this problem with some moving to competency based learning systems that let kids set the pace. Others try to get students working independently part of the time while giving focused attention to others. Read more>>
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The da Vinci miniMaker is a beginner-friendly 3D printer designed for STEM and STEAM education. Parents, teachers, and students with a da Vinci product also have access to XYZprinting’s Educational Ecosystem, which includes 3D printing-based curricula and corresponding projects. Read more>>
Schoology introduced AMP (Assessment Management Platform), a new solution integrating the Schoology learning management system with embedded institution-wide assessment management functionality and actionable reporting. Read more>>
In addition to its existing support for students in grades 3–12, Lexia RAPID Assessment is now being offered for those in kindergarten through second grade. RAPID is a computer-adaptive assessment that screens for reading and language skills, identifies instructional needs and focus, and measures skill development and growth. Read more>>
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