A two-division format for eight-player football involving 10 schools that would begin play next fall gained the approval of the Maine Principals' Association football committee. Given the relatively small number of schools that have opted for eight-man play, that class initially will crown a single state champion.
Lawmakers heard testimony on a bill to overhaul the state's current school discipline law. It would limit the length of out-of-school suspensions for theft, destruction, violence or possessing a firearm to 10 consecutive days. If students were suspended for longer, their school would be required to provide them with an assessment and services.
A House panel next week will take up a proposal that would ask voters to place eight-year term limits on county school board members. If approved by Florida lawmakers during the spring session, the measure would go on the 2020 ballot because it is a proposed constitutional amendment.
Michigan is currently under a state of emergency due to dangerously low wind chills, which have led many districts to cancel school this week. If those closures lead schools to exceed the state's six-day cancellation limit, districts can submit an additional forgiven time waiver.
More teachers in grades 4-6 and new funding for school security are among the financial needs for Alabama public schools, State Superintendent Eric Mackey told lawmakers. The budget request also includes more state funding to teach students who are learning English as a second language, and more for school nurses and transportation.
The Georgia district's board of education members named Robert Downs, who currently serves as assistant superintendent of Cobb County Schools, as the sole finalist. He replaces former Buford Superintendent Geye Hamby, who resigned in August.
Ann Schloss, currently Elyria's associate superintendent, is stepping into the leadership role after the Ohio district's board members voted to reassign positions. Superintendent Tom Jama will step down as superintendent due to medical reasons and assume the title of assistant superintendent pending his retirement.
In many states, both Republicans and Democrats agree that schools need more money and teachers need better pay. But while most states are likely to put more money into schools this year, political divisions, budget constraints and competing visions for how to fix the education system could lead to some tense debates.
Amid intense backlash from students and community members, the Oregon district's school board voted to pull back a contract it approved in December with city police to deploy nine full-time officers at its high schools. Board members now say the financial liability should rest with the city, not the school district.
When school officials suspend students, the idea is to maintain a safe environment and deter violence and other problematic behavior on the school campus. But suspensions might be having the opposite effect if students use school suspensions strategically to earn respect and build a reputation for being tough.
The current fight is over a proposed $20 million cut to public education in the governor's recently proposed supplemental budgets for this year's spending. These bills usually cover appropriations lawmakers didn't anticipate when drafting spending plans last session for the current fiscal year.
North Carolina Senate Republicans are putting up a pay-as-you-go plan for school construction as an alternative to another proposed $1.9 billion bond. The method would use money from the new State Capital Infrastructure Fund, which is set to receive 4 percent of state tax revenue and other money, for repairs and renovations.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is considering suspending Broward School Board members over the Parkland shooting. Although he does not think he has the authority to suspend the appointed superintendent, DeSantis is exploring whether he could take action with regard to members of the school board.
New Washington legislation focuses on suicide prevention, school resource officer training and mental health. Legislators also hope to open regional safety centers to provide training, support and coordination to teachers and students.
By 2017, public school teachers' earnings topped the average in just Rhode Island. Since the early 1990s, public school teacher and staff earnings fell relative to the average worker in 42 states. The biggest relative drop came in Wisconsin, where pay is now only 90 percent of the workers' pay average statewide.
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