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The Oklahoma State Board of Education approved a Native American charter school in Oklahoma City. The charter school will teach Native American history and incorporate a native perspective in all areas of curriculum for sixth through 12th grade. Read more>>
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The FBI and local authorities kicked off the #ThinkBeforeYouPost! campaign to remind students that online school threats are not a joke—and are typically felonies. Hoax threats, when proven, can result in charges carrying a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Read more>>
Social media exploded with outrage over a Cuyahoga Falls middle school assignment that made students choose which people to save based on age, race, gender, sexual orientation and other labels. Read more>>
Districts moving aggressively into personalized learning covet IT leaders who not only understand instruction, but who also have the technology chops to make decisions about devices and networks. Read more>>
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Florida's top incoming legislative leaders are rejecting Gov. Rick Scott's push to redirect $58 million so school districts can hire more campus police officers. The lawmakers say the state should stay with a program they crafted that puts armed security guards and staff members in its public schools. Read more>>
With the school year already under way in most parts of the state, the state board of education approved 916 emergency certificates to allow educators who are not fully accredited to teach. With the new certificates, the total for the current fiscal year is at 2,153, a record high. Read more>>
The 2017-18 dropout rate was a record low 6.4 percent, a decrease from 7.1 percent the previous year. The biggest improvements came from African-American students. The mayor attributed the growth to investments in mentoring, after-school programming and social-emotional learning. Read more>>
The legal wrangling over Amendment 8 was primarily based on six words, which stated county school boards would only control and operate public schools “established by the district school board.” Amendment 8 opponents asserted the measure was a back door way to strip the local boards of their ability to regulate charter schools. Read more>>
As Texas districts make their to-do lists for the new school year, we’d like to see them investigate the creation of school pantries. How can we justify throwing or giving away healthy food when there are so many children who need it? Read more>>
Enrollment in Sumter County public schools in Alabama has been virtually 100 percent African-American, and University Charter School aims to change that. For most students, it's the first time they'll be learning next to someone of another race. Read more>>
What began as a project in a Georgia Tech Online Computer Science class on using technology as a teaching tool is now helping users learn to code by creating whimsical animations. Code Shrew uses the Python programming language combined with drawing and animation capabilities. Read more>>
The STEAM Robo-Arm Kit for Arduino is a 4-axis robotic arm construction kit that can either be controlled manually or programmed to perform automated movements. It’s an introduction to mechanical engineering, repeated task automation and other STEAM skills. Read more>>
For the first time, teachers on Engage! K12 can customize their lessons or create new ones. They will get access to the wide range of classroom-management tools offered on the learning platform. Once teachers submit their lesson, they can share it with the rest of the community as well. Read more>>
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Mervin Daugherty, who currently serves as superintendent of Red Clay CSD in Wilmington, has been named by Chesterfield County Public Schools as its new superintendent. Daugherty replaces James Lane, who announced in May that he was leaving the Virginia district to accept a position in Gov. Ralph Northam's office. Read more>>
Errick Greene will replace interim leader Freddrick Murray as superintendent of the Mississippi district. Greene currently serves as chief of schools for Tulsa Public Schools in Oklahoma, and previously worked in districts in Michigan, Maryland and California. Read more>>
Lowndes County has appointed a familiar face as the new superintendent. Jason Burroughs was previously serving as the interim superintendent and former assistant superintendent before being appointed. He also has served in various other positions during his 23 years with the school district. Read more>>
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