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In a successful bid to win over more rural GOP lawmakers' support for Republican Gov. Bill Lee's school voucher bill, House GOP leaders added an amendment that would aid smaller public school districts at the expense of the four largest systems.
In Connecticut, Latino students are six times more likely to be arrested at a school with a school resource officer—a sworn police officer—than at a school without one, according to a study released by Connecticut Voices for Children.
The practice of sending kids to kindergarten at the age of 6—sometimes called academic redshirting—is under threat in Illinois, with legislators considering a bill that says children must start kindergarten by age 5 instead of 6.
Boclips launched its new solution, Boclips for Teachers, a video platform that offers educational content from more than 120 partners that is appropriate for students of all ages and covers every school subject
A judge has thrown out the State Education Department’s new oversight program for parochial schools, schools and yeshiva schools, concluding that it was improperly put in place. The plan required local school boards to survey the schools and decide whether the institutions were following state law.
Currently the assistant superintendent for 21st-century teaching and learning at the Saratoga Springs City School District, Douglas Silvernell has been chosen as the new superintendent of the Cambridge CSD. He replaces Vincent Canini, who is retiring.
Twenty years after Columbine, reporters have plenty of experience covering these tragedies. But balancing the demands of journalism, human curiosity, and the well-being of survivors remains a work in progress.
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD with its 35 schools has partnered with Anonymous Alerts to bring an anti-bullying app to the district. The app allows students and parents to anonymously submit alerts about suspicious activity, safety threats, alcohol or drug use, depression, harassment, family issues, and more.
Two years after the Minnesota district lost its superintendent to St. Paul's school district, the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage district is getting St. Paul's assistant superintendent for high schools as its next superintendent. Theresa Battle will take over from Superintendent Cindy Amoroso, who is retiring.
Jessica Schmettan has been named as Port Jefferson School District's superintendent of schools. She currently serves as the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the district. She will replace Superintendent Paul Casciano.
The Vernier Go Direct Force and Acceleration Sensor now integrates with the Scratch coding platform. By bringing together these technologies, students are able to engage with scientific and computational concepts through hands-on project-based learning.
In an era of ‘fake news’ and loss of trust in political institutions, states, schools and philanthropies are increasingly turning to civics education as a way to stem the tide of cynicism and disengagement.
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