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Republican lawmakers in the Arizona Legislature are attempting to fast-track a plan to eventually offer vouchers to every public-school student and, in separate legislation, privatize oversight of the public money given to parents to pay private-school tuition and other expenses. Read more>>
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A bill which would allow Kentucky students to voluntarily express religious or political viewpoints in school assignments was passed by the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection. Students would also be free to distribute religious materials and teachers could use the Bible for teaching about the role of religion in America’s history. Read more>>
A Minnesota legislative proposal to increase access to private schools is set for a committee hearing at the state House. One aspect would extend an existing tax credit for educational expenses to include school tuition. The other part would attempt to encourage donations for high-poverty charter and public schools as well as private school scholarships. Read more>>
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Books about helping students succeed in school
DA promotes four books about serving homeless students, inspiring disengaged kids, improving communication skills and studying personalized learning in K12. Read more>>
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A new proposal would require public water systems by 2020 to replace water lines that are not lead-free and that hook up to buildings providing public K12 and charter schools, preschools, early child-care programs and family day-care providers. Read more>>
The Northwest Indiana Times
Nine states reported more than 25 school-related arrests per 10,000 enrolled students that year, including one state that averaged over 70 arrests per 10,000 students, according to the most recent Civil Rights Data Collection information from the Department of Education. Read more>>
The school district is part of an N.C. Department of Public Instruction implementation project to install lap-shoulder belts on North Carolina school buses. The nine new school buses for Durham will be added to list of the estimated 100 of the state’s 13,000 school buses that now use lap-shoulder belts. Read more>>
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A bill that would prohibit tobacco on public school property was approved by the Senate Education Committee. No tobacco products could be used on any public school property or at any school-sponsored activity in Kentucky under a bill that gained unanimous approval in the committee. Read more>>
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If New York City's Renewal program succeeds, it could become a prototype for improvement elsewhere. Until recently, education reform has prioritized the growth of charter schools, enforcement of strict discipline, and high-stakes testing. As those ideas have produced less progress than anticipated, community school advocates hope their model can take over the mantle of reform. Read more>>
While polarized belief systems following the election are driving both policymaking and an opposition, researchers continue to provide evidence on race, poverty and intergenerational mobility issues. But any federally directed effort to reduce racial and ethnic test score gaps that would require white communities to accept more minorities in their schools is effectively off the table. Read more>>
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Alaska has seen the unintended consequences federal education mandates have had before. The realities of its geography and small population make it the square peg. With standardized testing, districts struggled to explain themselves to federal education officials while facing the possibility of firing staff that they struggled to keep in the area in the first place. Read more>>
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Gryphon House, Inc. has released a book series that establishes the foundation of developmentally appropriate practice for 3- and 4-year-olds. The Growing Up in Stages series by Susan A. Miller, EdD, consists of three books focused on emotional, social and cognitive development. Read more>>
The Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program, a collaboration between the University of South Florida and Hillsborough County Public Schools, has expanded its use of video coaching with teacher residents through the implementation of the video-based Edthena classroom observation platform. Read more>>
Vernier Software & Technology
The Go Direct family of sensors offers the ability to collect scientific data either wirelessly or via a USB connection. The 16 sensors, designed primarily for chemistry, physical science and middle school science, can be used in more than 190 experiments developed by Vernier and supported by free graphing and analysis software. Read more>>
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After a four-month search, the Kittery School Committee decided to stay in-house and promote Traip Academy Principal Eric Waddell to fill the vacant superintendent position following Allyn Hutton's retirement at the end of the school year. Waddell' has been the principal at Traip for five years. Read more>>
One of the longest-serving Mehlville School District officials has been hired as the new superintendent in Brentwood. Brian Lane, currently Mehlville's deputy superintendent, will begin his new position in July. Read more>>
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
The Williamsburg-James City County School Board may have selected a new superintendent, but the division will not see an unfamiliar face. Appointed as deputy superintendent in 2012, Olwen Herron has served as interim superintendent since former Superintendent Steven Constantino’s resignation in July. Read more>>
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