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PRESS RELEASE: National School Choice Week Begins in 10 Days, Featuring 51,300 Celebrations
The tenth annual celebration of National School Choice Week begins in just ten days. Starting on January 26, schools, organizations,…
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Illinois Report Pushes to Keep Schools Accountable for State’s 18% Chronic Absenteeism Rate
A state commission recommended Illinois continue to keep student attendance as a factor in determining school success despite concerns from…
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Contentious Town Hall Abruptly Ends after Father Confronts NYC Ed Chief over Daughter’s Sexual Assault in Middle School
A contentious Queens town hall with schools Chancellor Richard Carranza was dramatically shut down Thursday night after an impassioned parent…
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Missouri Proposal Would Require Student-Athletes to Participate in Events Based on the Gender on Birth Certificate
Republican State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, from northeast Missouri, is pushing for a resolution that would ban student athletes from competing…
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This Long Struggling Texas District Suspends Students at a Rate More Than Six Times State Average
Students in Southeast Texas’ Beaumont ISD, one of the state’s longest-struggling school districts, were suspended at a rate more than…
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Republican Governors Are Giving Teachers Raises — But Some Teachers and Their Unions Are Demanding More
They want bigger raises and more funding for programs like school social workers. They've also called for changes to charter…
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Former Minnesota ‘Teacher of the Year’ Kneels During National Anthem at College Football Game Attended by Trump
During a ceremony honoring the 2019 "Teachers of the Year," one in particular stood out.
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AL Family Files Lawsuit against District, Says Constant Bullying and No Action to Stop It Were What Caused 9-Year-Old’s Suicide
A year after a 9-year-old girl’s death in Demopolis, her family is filing a lawsuit against the school and Demopolis…
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California Bill Aims to Change 1970s Arrangement Requiring Teachers on Medical Leave to Pay for Substitutes
The arrangement, known as differential pay, dates back to the 1970s, when teachers chose not to pay into the state…
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Teachers Union Turns to Texas Supreme Court in Latest Attempt to Battle Dallas’ Merit-Based Pay System
A Dallas teachers group that says DISD’s merit-based evaluation system amounts to pay cuts for many has asked the Texas…
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How a Detroit Charter Extends Its Family Feel by Sticking with Graduates through College
If you graduate from the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy and go on to college, there is no escaping Katherine Grow.…
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California Parents Declare State of Emergency over District’s Failure to Educate Black Children
Fed up with a growing achievement gap between African American students and all others in a San Francisco Bay Area…
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New York May Put a Hold on Facial Recognition in Schools
A battle over facial recognition is brewing in upstate New York, where earlier this month Lockport Schools became one of…
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Some NC Social Studies Teachers Aren’t Happy about Newly Required Personal Finance Course for Students
North Carolina is overhauling what students will learn in social studies classes, putting more emphasis on managing credit cards and…
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West Virginia Lawmaker Reintroduces Education Savings Account Bill
Sen. Education Chair Patricia Rucker of Jefferson County introduced Senate Bill 515 Thursday, which would allow for education savings accounts.…
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She Gave Up on Public Schools that Rejected Her Bold Ideas a Decade Ago — Now She’s Back
The Acera School’s founder now has evidence that her ideas work for kids, and she’s bringing her model to an…
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California Teachers Could Be Required to Teach about Climate Change
Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) says under AB 1922, “climate change education will be a coursework requirement for students in grades…
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Charter School Growth Drives Enrollment Increase in Memphis Schools
But enrollment at district-run schools is somewhat down, continuing a 3% decline over four years.
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Hawaii Department of Education Faces Questions over $10M in Incentives for Teachers: How Will It Be Paid For?
Education officials began providing $10 million in incentives for special ed and rural teachers without a guarantee the Hawaii Legislature…
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Massachusetts Senate Approves ‘Medically Accurate, Age-Appropriate’ Sex Ed Curriculum
Supporters say the bill — which was approved by a 33-2 vote — doesn’t mandate that schools adopt the curriculum…
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Louisiana State Board of Education Launches Search for New Superintendent
Louisiana's top school board Thursday began the hunt for a successor to state Superintendent of Education John White, the first…
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Residents Challenge Officials to Change Special Eeducation Funding to Benefit Flint Schools
The formula used to funnel some special education dollars through the Genesee Intermediate School Distrct to county districts was under…
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PRESS RELEASE: State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Appoints Elizabeth Dearstyne as Director of the School Fiscal Services Division
“Elizabeth brings with her a wealth of knowledge about the state’s school funding systems after almost 20 years in education…
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Now Locally-Operated, Memphis’ Aspire Public Schools to Unveil New Mission and Vision
After transitioning from national to local leadership and conducting months of listening with staff, students, parents and community leaders, Aspire…
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Trump Administration Moves to Strengthen Protections for Students Who Want to Pray or Worship in Public Schools
The Education Department plans to issue guidance that will require local school districts to certify that they have no rules…
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