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Federal Education News
How Teachers Unions Can Survive after Janus, According to Rebecca Friedrichs
If the ax falls, the teacher behind the original lawsuit thinks unions will still be relevant, and that many of…
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Indiana
Indiana Schools Will Soon Be Required to Teach ‘Employability Skills’
Indiana schools have a long list of specific topics students must learn about before they graduate that are enshrined in…
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Illinois
Parents Sue Chicago District, Say School Closing Violates Black Students’ Civil Rights
Chicago’s Board of Education has approved CPS plans to phase out NTA and merge its students with the wealthier South…
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Louisiana
First Wave of Aspiring Louisiana Teachers Take Part in Year-Long ‘Residencies’
Nearly 1 of 3 college seniors statewide who plan to be teachers took part in year-long classroom residencies during the…
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Must-Reads
Why Parents Struggle with Common Core Math: ‘The Diagrams Are Absolutely Insane’
Eight years after California adopted new standards designed to boost students’ critical thinking and analytical skills, it’s become clear that…
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Massachusetts
As MA Charter Schools Narrow Achievement Gaps, Some Rethink ‘No Excuses’ Discipline
As charter schools have experimented over the last 20-plus years, they have made some headway in closing the academic achievement…
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New York
NYC Releases Diversity Plan That Sets Aside Seats for Struggling Students in Upper West Side Schools
After months of contentious debate over how to diversify middle schools on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the city is expected…
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California
San Diego District Accused of Trying Cover Up Principal’s Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases
Michael Gurrieri, the former investigator, “was fired because he wouldn’t stop complaining” about the school district politics that were protecting…
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Must-Reads
Teachers Unions File Complaint with Civil Rights Groups over Separating Illegal Immigrant Families
Teachers unions and civil rights groups filed a human rights complaint at the United Nations Wednesday morning over the Trump…
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Newswire
Judge Orders Teachers in Pennsylvania District Back to Work, Sets Hearing
The district’s lawyer also hopes that hearing could lead to court oversight of what has been a bitter and protracted…
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National Education News
Program Offers Low-Income Students a Free Virtual Adviser to Help Them Apply for College
When a high school student with a GPA of 3.5 or higher takes a standardized test — the PSAT, SAT…
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Must-Reads
Judge Overturns Rule Allowing NY Charter Schools to Certify Their Own Teachers
In a blow to charter schools in New York, a rule that would have allowed certain schools to certify their…
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Michigan
Michigan Effort Seeks to Fix Schools with a Massive 30-Group Committee Including Teachers Unions
Called Launch Michigan, it includes more than 30 organizations representing labor, business, philanthrophy, education and community. Altogether, the groups represent…
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Newswire
Teen Says School Failed to Protect Her from Boy Accused of Sexually Assaulting Her
Speaking to the Washington Post this week, she described how the run-ins caused her to feel “powerless” and often triggered…
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Nevada
Las Vegas-Area District Cut More than 560 Jobs to Reduce $68 Million Deficit
The deficit, which required the district’s more than 300 schools to cut a collective $47 million from their budgets, reduced…
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Federal Education News
13 Ways Janus Could Reshape Teachers Unions
Janus once again raises the question of whether public employees must pay dues even if they disagree with their union’s…
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Newswire
Houston Charter School Founders Get Prison in $4.4 Million Scam
Prosecutors say a couple who founded a Houston charter school system meant to help low-income families must repay $4.4 million…
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Newswire
Ohio Bill Would Create a Study Group to Look at Changing Funding Formula for Online Schools
House Bill 707 comes after the January closure of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, which closed after the state found…
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California
Los Angeles School Board Approves $8.2 Billion Spending Plan amid Concerns over Future
The school board also debated whether to ask local voters for more money in November through an annual tax on…
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Klein District May Consider Mass Job Cuts after Voters Reject Tax Hike
As school districts work to finalize their budgets ahead of the 2018-2019 fiscal year, Klein ISD officials now must figure…
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New York State Board Approves New Charter School for Autistic Students to Open in Staten Island
Staten Island students on the autism spectrum, and those with other disabilities, could soon enroll in a boroughwide college preparatory…
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PENDERGRASS: Charter Schools: The Education Opportunity Hidden in Plain Sight
What about charter schools? This year, the Missouri House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education went so far as to…
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Lawyer for Family Suing Jefferson County Public Schools Lays Out Allegations against Teacher
The Halls claim their 4-year-old daughter was a victim of abuse in the classroom during the 2017-2018 school year.
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Sex Abuse Lawsuit against Oklahoma School to Continue
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging officials at an Oklahoma school did nothing to stop sexual…
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Dubuque School Board Ends Elementary School’s Charter Status
Some Dubuque parents are concerned about the end of an elementary school's charter status, despite officials saying many of the…
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