Laws in different states provide varied leeway when it comes to monitoring students’ public and private social media activity. Under an Illinois law that was passed last year, district administrators (after parental notification) can demand a student’s social media passwords if they have “reasonable cause” to believe they will find evidence the student has violated […]
A homeless student in Delaware last year spent about three hours a day riding back and forth to school in taxi cabsÁ‘at a cost to the Delmar School District of more than $10,000. The 2,000-student district did not support the arrangement, but it was settled on after school officials, the student and a social worker […]
Under a statewide program first funded in 2013, Vermont students can leave public high schools before their senior year to enroll full-time in college. They can then graduate from high school with a full year of college credits. While students don’t pay tuition, they do have to pay for textbooks and fees. The program gives […]
District leaders across the country are broadening and personalizing their approaches to attendance because the old way of sending truants and their families to court often fails to bring students back to school. “It’s important to get to the root of why students aren’t coming to school and be able to align the solution with […]
A National Council onTeacherQuality report citing a lack of rigor and grade inflation in teacher preparation courses is being disputed by the organization that represents college and university education programs. The November report, “Easy A’s and What’s Behind Them”Á‘which is based on graduation data from 500 institutions surveyedÁ‘found that students graduate with honors from teaching […]
