Later start times in California schools could save sleep, complicate family life

Sen. Anthony Portantino’s Senate Bill 328, which would prohibit middle schools and high schools from starting earlier than 8:30 a.m., is cruising through the Legislature and faces final votes when lawmakers return next month. Read more>>

More than a quarter of D.C. Public Schools have had at least three principals since August 2012, a pattern of upheaval that worries parents and teachers. Read more>>

According to a 2016 study by the Education Market Association, teachers nationwide spent an average of $500 per year out-of-pocket on supplies for their classrooms. Read more>>

The governor, educators and the state’s top telecommunications officials announced that all Arkansas public schools now have access to high speed Internet service. Read more>>

Even as immigration policy continues to be the subject of heated debate nationwide, South Carolina schools quietly go about the work of accepting all students — regardless of citizenship status. Read more>>

Several area school districts in New York were reported as having critical health violations in their cafeterias and food service programs in 2016-17. Read more>>

DA’s Schools of TechXcellence national recognition program is accepting applications through August 11 for excellence in Reading Instruction and Professional Development. Read more>>

Lawmakers in Olympia, Washington, on June 30 approved an operating budget that adds $7.3 billion for schools over four years. The bulk of that will fund pay increases for teachers and other staff. Read more>>

The Maryland State Board of Education convened Tuesday to figure out how to best move forward given that enrollment is continuing to decline, most schools are well under capacity and some schools are in need of major renovations. Read more>>

What a clown show Springfield, Illinois, has become in all the posturing over Senate Bill 1, the school funding reform bill. Read more>>

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — During the 2016-17 academic year, nearly one out of five North Carolina children were educated in settings other than district-run public schools. Read more>>

Times-Shamrock analyzed 2015-16 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment math, English/language arts and science tests, Keystone Exams and SAT test scores for 500 districts and more than 3,000 elementary, middle and high schools statewide. Read more>>

The Renaissance Star 360 assessment suite has been approved as a K2 assessment by the Arkansas Department of Education through June 30, 2024. Powered by the Renaissance Growth Platform, Star 360 is an interim and formative assessment tool, giving educators state-specific learning data in less than 20 minutes of testing time. Read more>>

Canvas by Instructure, an open online learning management system, has created a skill for Amazon Alexa to make it easy for students, teachers, advisors and parents to ask questions, perform quick tasks and get information from Canvas on their Alexa-enabled devices. Read more>>

The new website and software application will enable students to share their talents with family, friends, competitors and coaches. Uvolv will maintain a life-long history of the students' activities and profiles they have built from their youth, college, professional career and retirement. Read more>>

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