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Florida
Florida Dem Gubernatorial Nominee Says School Vouchers Should Be Brought to ‘Conclusion’
Clashing on everything from private school vouchers to education spending, Florida's two main contenders for governor have laid out vastly…
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California
California Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Mandated All Schools Start after 8:30AM
Scientific findings about how sleep affects teenagers’ developing brains inspired advocates for the bill. But many local officials opposed the…
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Education Funding Fights in at Least 11 States to Play Out at the Ballot Box Come November
Voters will weigh in on school taxes, school choice, Ten Commandments displays in schools and education governance questions at the…
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Federal Education News
U.S. Department of Ed Committed to ‘Rethink Anything and Everything’ to Improve Special Ed
The nation’s top special education official is setting a new agenda for the U.S. Department of Education as it works…
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New York
NYC Mayor Approves Plan to Abolish Merit-Based Admissions at Brooklyn Schools
The goal is end segregation across the 11 middle schools of Brooklyn District 15, which includes Park Slope, Red Hook,…
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Must-Reads
40 Texas Districts Partner with Virtual Learning Companies Amid Teacher Shortage
In classrooms all across Texas today, students were taught a lesson by a substitute teacher.
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Newswire
New Test Scores Show Oregon Schools Producing Mediocre Results
In the four years that Oregon's students have taken the nationally benchmarked Smarter Balanced tests covering reading, writing and math,…
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Florida
FL Parents Worried New Student ‘Mental Health’ Disclosure Requirement Will Be Used against Their Kids
Children registering for school in Florida this year were asked to reveal some history about their mental health.
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California
‘Grassroots, Ground-Up, Student-Driven’: San Diego Teachers Design a School from Scratch
Five teachers were accepted to be part of the task force to create Poway Unified School District’s 39th school, Design…
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Mississippi
Mississippi Board of Ed Delays Releasing Letter Grades for Districts Citing Concern from Districts
Even though more students are meeting grade level expectation several superintendents the Clarion Ledger spoke with are concerned that last…
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Colorado
Colorado Teachers Union Launches Ad Campaign Urging College Students to Become Teachers
The campaign — “Change a Life, Change the World” — will appear on mobile and digital platforms across a variety…
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Must-Reads
One New Jersey District Spends over $60,000 Per Student
The average New Jersey school district spent $20,849 per student during the 2016-17 school year, about a $500 increase from…
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National Education News
Schools Incorporating Computer Science Lessons into Curriculums — Even in Gym Class
Forecasts report that computer science skills will be essential for the future workforce, creating a need for K–12 experts to…
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California
L.A. Board Member: District Should Apologize for Destroying Kids’ Lives by Keeping Ineffective Teachers
Board Member Richard Vladovic (BD7) said LAUSD should apologize to parents for ruining their kids’ lives because teachers at the…
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National Education News
Researchers Say One-Third of Community College Students ‘Misdirected’ to Remedial Classes
According to new research, one-third of community college students enrolled in remedial coursework don’t even need them.
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National Education News
Teachers Are Stepping into the Political Arena This Fall
Their numbers are particularly pronounced in states where teachers took to the streets and statehouses in the spring, places like…
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Kentucky
145 Classes in Kentucky District Still Don’t Have a Permanent Teacher
More than 100 classes in Jefferson County Public Schools began the school year without a permanent, certified teacher at the…
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National Education News
Why Schools Are Banning Yoga
Mindfulness programs have become popular on K–12 campuses, but in some parts of the country concerns about religious intrusion keep…
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California
San Francisco Considers Overhauling School Lottery System after Years of Complaints
Board members Rachel Norton, Stevon Cook and Matt Haney will introduce a resolution Tuesday to require the district to start…
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Georgia
Georgia Schools Try to Combat Spike in Teen Suicides
The number of children across the country between ages 10 and 17 who commit suicide annually has nearly doubled in…
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Arizona
Arizona Newspaper Finds $84M Mistake by the State Department of Education
The state will repay $26 million over the next five years to Arizona schools that missed out on federal funds…
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Must-Reads
Study: Since Their Inception through 2015, School Voucher Programs Have Saved Taxpayers $3.2 Billion
These savings represent $3,400 per voucher recipient. In 2015 alone, all the programs analyzed in this report generated $408.5 million…
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New York
NYC May Have to Pay Out $1.7B over Teacher Certification Exam Deemed Racially Biased
Legal papers quietly filed over the summer reveal that a court-appointed special master has recommended paying a total of $91.6…
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Arizona
Arizona’s #RedForEd Movement Dons New ‘No on Prop 305’ T-Shirts to Campaign against ESA Expansion
Prop 305 would expand the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, referred to colloquially as school vouchers. The ESA program started in…
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Federal Education News
Senate Passes $70.9 Billion Education Spending Bill, Including $440 Million for Charter Schools
The Education Department for the past decade has been funded through a series of continuing resolutions and omnibus funding measures…
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