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Charter Schools Left Out of PA Governor’s Plan to Boost Starting Teachers Salaries
Under Wolf’s proposal, 180 school districts would receive money from the state to boost their starting salary to $45,000. Officials…
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Lawsuit against McPhail Dropped by Detroit Charter School
A civil lawsuit filed against former Detroit City Councilwoman Sharon McPhail after she was fired by a Detroit charter school…
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WATCH: The Costs of Focusing School Improvement on Narrowing Achievement Gaps
For the better part of two decades, school improvement has been focused on narrowing achievement gaps. As AEI’s Frederick M.…
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West Virginia House Tables Education Bill that Prompted Teachers Strike
This time the teachers’ strike was only hours old when lawmakers acted.
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Long Island District Sees Continued Exodus of Families to Charters, District Advocates Cite ‘Fixed Expenses’
School district officials say the cost is too much and could force them to scuttle plans to add a number…
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Little Rock District’s Help for Students with Dyslexia Called ‘Almost Nonexistent’ after State Investigation
The Little Rock School District's services to students with dyslexia or symptoms of dyslexia are almost nonexistent at the high…
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High-Performing DC Charter Faces Federal Investigation over Allegedly Disciplining Minority Students More Frequently
One of the District’s highest-performing charter schools is under federal investigation amid allegations it more harshly disciplines African American students.
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Police: Florida Student Arrested for Disrupting Class, Not for Refusing to Participate in the Pledge
A 6th grade student at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy was arrested for disrupting the classroom on February 4, 2019 and…
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TN Districts Fighting School Vouchers Turn in Lackluster Academic Results, State Figures Reveal
The five school systems in Tennessee that have come out to formally oppose school vouchers haven’t exactly done that great…
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Dental Care, Food Services and Housing Assistance: MN Lawmakers Consider Expanding ‘Full-Service’ Schools
A bill in the Minnesota Senate now would put up $30 million over two years to expand full-service schools.
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WV Teachers Launch Statewide Strike over Education Reform Bill That Offers Parental Choice
Almost a year after West Virginia teachers and other school employees shut down schools across the state, demanding higher pay…
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Chicago Teachers Union Ends Charter Strike with Deal that Includes Average Pay Raise of 35% over 4 Years
Affected CICS educators will receive an average pay raise of nearly 35 percent over the course of the deal, according…
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After 4 Year Legal Battle with Student, VA District May Allow Bathroom Use Based on Gender Identity
The school board in Virginia may finally be giving in, although not in court. It will hold a public hearing…
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KY Bill Would Require 3rd Graders Not Proficient in Math and Reading to Complete ‘Intensive Remediation’
Under the bill, students not proficient in math and reading at the end of third grade would be required to…
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Elizabeth Warren to Betsy DeVos: Redo ‘Toothless’ School Safety Report
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Thursday urged Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to get her school safety commission back…
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NYC’s Diversity Plan for Elite High Schools Will Hurt Boys More than Girls, Critics Say
The new plan would reserve spots for kids who finish in the top 7 percent of their class at every…
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AFT Teachers Union President Says Democrats Running for President Are Lining Up for an Endorsement
The president of one of the nation’s most powerful teachers unions says it’s far too early for an endorsement, but…
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Study: Screen Time for Kids Under 2 More Than Doubles
Researchers used parent diary data previously collected by the Child Development Supplement Panel Study of Income Dynamics at the University…
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IN Lawmakers Reject Bill That Blocks Vouchers from Going to Schools That Follow Religious Teachings on LGBT Issues
Following a tense exchange over the role of public money in religious education, lawmakers this week rejected a proposal to…
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Strike Nears as Oakland Teachers Demand 12% Raise, Reject Offer to Return to Bargaining Table
Public school teachers in Oakland rejected calls by the administration to resume contract talks Monday, making it increasingly likely that…
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New PA School Threat System Fields Nearly 5,000 Tips in First Month
The goal of the Safe 2 Say Something program, which funnels tips to an around-the-clock call center at the attorney…
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Oregon Teachers Union Rallies, Says Large Classes and Assaults by Students Show Need for More Funding
A sea of educators and supporters, mostly dressed in red, answered a call from the Oregon Education Association to rally…
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New Mexico Bill Would Allocate $100,000 for ‘Circus Arts’ Education
House Republicans were quick to jump, putting out a news release chiding Democrats for, among other things, proposing to spend…
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Teachers Union Says MN Schools Need $4 Billion More — And the Wealthy and Corporations Should Pay
“We believe the public is on our side,” said Denise Specht, president of Education Minnesota, said at a Friday news…
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North Dakota Looks to Become First State to Incorporate Cybersecurity into K-12 Schools
North Dakota will be unique in that cybersecurity ideas and concepts will be included at every grade level, Baesler said.
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