Michigan state launches Hartland schools investigation

The Michigan State Bureau of Elections has initiated a formal investigation into whether Hartland Consolidated Schools violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act even as a second related complaint has been filed. Read more>>

The Arlington County Board unanimously voted to raise its property tax rate by 1.5 cents Saturday, a hike that elected officials said was entirely attributable to higher costs for Metro and schools. Read more>>

Relief replaced fear Saturday following four days of death threats that had the South Burlington School District community in Vermont on edge. Read more>>

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When beginning kindergarten, Latino students are three months behind in math literacy when compared to their white peers, says a 2017 study conducted by Child Trends. Read more>>

For decades, principals have come and gone at Tulsa’s McLain High School in Oklahoma so frequently, it’s nearly unheard of for a student to complete all four years of high school without seeing a new face in the principal’s office. Read more>>

Behind closed doors at Rose Tree Media school headquarters in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the “safety summit” drew up school evacuation plans in the event of a catastrophic explosion or leak from the impending Mariner East 2 pipeline. Read more>>

Many more Nebraska schools will be eligible to serve more students free meals for the 2017-18 school year, according to data released last week by the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE). Read more>>

Hoping to alleviate community concerns over the school district's universal enrollment system, Schools Superintendent Christopher Cerf is pushing new measures to improve the process -- and get more feedback along the way. Read more>>

A new labor-backed study charges that California charter schools are opening schools where they aren’t needed, but parents — not special interests or governmental bodies — should be the final judges. Read more>>

While efforts in the Legislature now are rightly focused on ample funding for K-12 public education — with a special session now expected to begin Monday — more attention on the years before kindergarten also is necessary. Read more>>

Senate Bill 216, which requires the Oregon Department of Education to distribute information on backpack safety to school districts, is all about good intentions. But good intentions alone don't make for good legislation. Read more>>

Teachers, administrators and staff don’t know when or if they can restrain a child without breaking the law, so most of them don’t do it. The official policy is hands off. Read more>>

Using Peachjar's online distribution and management system, Columbus City Schools is set to replace thousands of printed paper flyers distributed to over 51,000 students with digital flyers sent directly home to families through email, online and on the district’s new mobile app. Read more>>

​Cardinal CSD educators districtwide are implementing Discovery Education's Gradual Release of Responsibility Framework, a method of teaching that provides students more targeted, individualized instruction. Educators will also begin integrating Discovery Education Streaming Plus and incorporating Science Techbook and Social Studies Techbook.

With the launch of the Miao Mi app, educators and parents can immerse young children in Mandarin language-learning with more than 500 shows and games. Available on the App Store and on Google Play, the app is free to download. Read more>>