TOP NEWS Chalkbeat Colorado An internship is one component of a new early childhood career pathway offered at a Denver area high school. The year-long program also includes two early childhood classes and leads to an entry-level certificate from Red Rocks Community College that qualifies students to be assistant preschool or child care teachers. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by Transfinder Routefinder GO from Transfinder is an app that empowers your Android, iOS phone, tablet and mobile device—allowing you the freedom of not being tethered to your office. You are free to respond to emails, take attendance, update trips, and track and manage incidents with the latest information—anytime, anywhere. Read more>> Vermont Public Radio Representatives from small schools across Vermont are asking the State Board of Education members not to change the state’s Small School Grants program. The Legislature has directed the state board to come up with new measurements for deciding which schools get the annual grants before June 30. Read more>> Watertown Public Opinion Twenty-three school districts in South Dakota received nods to share $4 million from a statewide pool that helps pay for special education students. State law sets six different special-education allocation amounts, depending on a student’s situation, up to $27,799 per student. Read more>> Student Press Law Center The Missouri Senate killed House Bill 1940 by not voting on it before the legislative session ended on May 18. This marks the third consecutive year Missouri's student press freedom bill has passed the House and a Senate committee only to stall out without ever going to a full Senate vote. Read more>> The Texas Tribune A four-year-old project run by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in a group of West Texas high schools has prevented violent incidents through screenings, according to one Tech official. Could it work in all Texas schools? Read more>> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta Public Schools is developing training to teach students how to respond and protect themselves if there is a school shooting. The training will teach students what to do if they are surprised by an attacker, how to respond, and how to use items in the classroom to protect and defend themselves. Read more>> From DA Magazine Ariana Fine City students from both coasts have donned headsets to take virtual field trips wherein they learn about the humane treatment of farm animals on a rural sanctuary in upstate New York. Read more>> OPINION The Hechinger Report Bilingual children have been shown to be better communicators and do a better job paying attention. Yet most American children who speak a language other than English at home begin to lag behind in school by fourth grade. Early support for dual language learners in preschool programs could turn that trend around. Read more>> Slate Perhaps facial recognition software would be more effective in preventing school violence if it too were to surveil the emotional well-being of those in its care—alerting school authorities to those who feel bullied or persecuted; those experiencing loss; or those contemplating suicide. Read more>> NPR Illinois is taking the unusual step of imposing a state monitor on Chicago's special education program, after an investigation found the state systematically delayed and denied services to needy students. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS SchoolCity/SAFARI Montage SchoolCity announced a partnership with SAFARI Montage to bring its Learning Object Repository resources into the new Personalized Review Assignment tool within the SchoolCity SUITE platform. Read more>> Supplemental Health Care Supplemental Health Care, a healthcare staffing company, was recently awarded a three-year partnership by the Buffalo Board of Education to become the sole supplier of nursing staff for the Buffalo Public School system. The agreement will go in to effect July 2018. Read more>> SafeDefend Orchard Farm School District chose SafeDefend's Active Shooter Response System to increase the safety and security of their students and staff, both from measures within the school and by controlling external access. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ |