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Connecticut district names new leader

Ridge Road Elementary School principal Patrick A. Stirk has been named as the next superintendent of North Haven Public Schools. He replaces Robert Cronin, who is retiring in March.

Donna Tripi to head up Rancho Santa Fe

Rancho Santa Fe's school board has hired Donna Tripi as the California district's new superintendent. She will replace former Superintendent David Jaffe and interim superintendent Kim Pinkerton. Since 1999, Tripi has served as the principal of La Jolla Elementary School.

South Dakota district to bring in local beef to students’ lunches

The Wall School District is making history as the first district in South Dakota to bring in locally raised beef from area ranchers into their school lunch program. If the pilot program continues to go well, the district will bring the program back next fall.

Tulare County welcomes new superintendent of schools

Tim Hire, formerly Exeter USD's superintendent, will take over at the helm of the California district. He replaces Jim Vidak, who has served as the leader of Tulare County's education for seven terms.

The fight to keep teachers in tech hubs from being priced out

Some teachers are spending four hours per day commuting, or have relied on charitable funding for mortgage assistance. While several districts have tried to make it easier for teachers to live where they work, their efforts are not always welcomed by local homeowners, opening up new debates over gentrification and what obligations the expanding tech sector has to the cities that host its offices.

How older adults can help improve education

Too often, children's zip codes and family backgrounds dictate the quality of their education and the opportunities they can access. What if one vital component of that solution is right in front of us, capable, ready and willing, but untapped: older adults. They are not only capable of working with children, they are effective.

N.Y. bills revisit use of schools as polling places

At least three bills before the state Legislature seek to relocate or remove polling places from schools, an idea that first began circulating around Albany in 2014 following several high-profile school shootings and threats of terrorism.

Teacher evaluation laws evolving faster than underlying research

If there's been one constant over the last decade in terms of teacher evaluation policies, it's been change. But state policies have moved faster than researchers' efforts to understand what works and why. The risk? If teachers remain skeptical of the evaluations, too often there is scant feedback,

Missouri will (finally) release student test scores in February

The results of state-mandated tests given to Missouri public school students in April and May are expected to be released Feb. 1, significantly later than usual. The lengthy delay this year was the result of transitioning to new exams based on new academic standards.

Low pay, economy shrinking Mass. substitute teacher market

Substitute teachers are increasingly hard for local districts to find, as low pay and a healthy economy dry up the pool of potential applicants in Massachusetts. But as many school systems struggle to cover basic services with their budgets each year, increasing the pay for subs isn't yet a major priority in some districts.

Families file lawsuit over Pa. district’s armed staff policy

Parents have joined the legal fight to stop the Tamaqua ASD's controversial policy to arm staff. It's the second suit spawned by Policy 705, which was passed in September. Tamaqua is the first district in the state to arm teachers and other staff as a way to prevent school shootings.

Helping teachers fund classroom supplies

TeacherFunder, a new fundraising and social platform, will launch on January 15. It will be a resource for teachers who typically spend their own personal money for supplies, field trips and more.

School bus app designed for smaller school districts

The Here Comes the Bus' more affordable Lite version will be available later this year. Designed to serve smaller school districts that normally don't invest in smart school bus fleet technology. it provides real-time tracking info as well as e-mails and push notifications to connect parents and students with their bus.

Webinar: Securing Student Data in the Cloud

If you ask K12 school district leaders what keeps them up at night, there's a good chance data security ranks high on their list. So how can school districts protect their data? Many districts find the answer is cloud computing—the on-demand delivery of compute power, database storage, applications and other IT resources through internet-based services.