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LA Unified Faces Criticism After Collapse of Splashy AI tool “Ed”
Parents, educators, and advocates criticized Los Angeles Unified’s bumpy rollout and collapse of its splashy artificial intelligence chatbot “Ed” – even as the district moved ahead with more projects powered by the cutting-edge technology, LAUSD last month shut down the chatbot after the firm hired to build it lost its CEO and furloughed workers. District officials […]
Alabama GOP Re-files Bill that Could Expose Librarians to Criminal Penalties
Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives have refiled a bill that would attach criminal penalties for having some materials in libraries that are accessible to children. HB 4, sponsored by Rep. Arnold Mooney, R-Indian Springs, would apply certain criminal obscenity laws to public libraries, public school libraries and “employees or agents acting on behalf of […]
Recent Grad Sees a Gap in Educational Quality for Tribal Students in North Dakota
North Dakota tribal schools need better support — especially when it comes to serving low-income students, Shayla Davis, a member of Superintendent Kirsten Baesler’s Student Cabinet, told a crowd of tribal educators Friday. “There should be no gaps in education,” Davis, a 2023 graduate of Devils Lake High School and member of the Mandan, Hidatsa […]
Oklahoma Superintendent Unveils Guidelines For How To Teach The Bible In Schools
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters issued guidelines Wednesday for how teachers should include the Bible in public school curriculum that include requiring analysis of biblical stories and art. And amid a growing swell of pushback from districts, he warned there would be consequences for school districts that don’t comply. Grade-level specific guidelines apply […]
Facing Enrollment Drops And New Law, New Hampshire Colleges Rush To Team Up
Even after the exams and papers are done, students at New Hampshire’s community colleges have sometimes faced another headache: credit transfers. Across the state’s public higher education systems, not all completed courses at a community college are helpful for a given degree at a public four-year college or university. A student pursuing an engineering degree, […]
New North Carolina Music Office to Promote and Invest in State’s Music Industry
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has announced the creation of a North Carolina Music Office to bolster and honor the state’s music industry and its artists by investing in the industry and creating music programming. “North Carolina’s vibrant music industry is a key part of our state’s creative economy, driving economic growth and supporting nearly […]
Florida Student Athletes Can Now Profit; Rules Could Change If Bad Actors Emerge
Florida student athletes can now profit from their names, images, and likenesses — NIL for short — under a policy the Board of Education unanimously approved on Wednesday. The measure had been passed by the Florida High School Athletic Association in early June. Craig Damon, executive director of the association, said consultations with other state […]
Houston Students Aren’t Staying in the Classroom Post-Pandemic
From purchasing alarm clocks, donating Uber gift cards, showing up on families’ doorsteps and even attempting to help parents plan their vacations, Clear Creek ISD employees are exhausting their options to get students to show up to school. In the roughly 40,000-student district southeast of Houston, 17 percent of students were considered “chronically absent” during […]
School (in)Security Newsletter: Kamala’s Student Discipline Fail; School Ransomware Costs Surge to $3.75M
Crazy few weeks in American politics, huh? With Joe Biden out and Kamala Harris in, the Democrats’ last-minute, presumptive presidential nominee will once again have to reckon with her controversial legacy combatting student absences — and their nationwide surge since the pandemic — as she faces off against Donald Trump between now and November. Elected […]
Meet America's High Schoolers Vying for Olympic Gold
All eyes are on Paris, which is hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics for the first time in a century from July 24 to Aug. 11. Among the athletes competing on Team USA this summer, several are still in high school making their mark in sports ranging from gymnastics to skateboarding. Many of these students are […]
Illinois Lawmaker Calls For Strengthening Protection For Homeschooled Children
An Illinois lawmaker heading a child welfare committee said the state must strengthen its laws and policies to protect homeschooled children facing inadequate education, abuse and neglect. Rep. Terra Costa Howard, the chair of the Adoption and Child Welfare Committee in the Illinois House, called for action following a Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica investigation, […]
Feedback On Indiana’s Diploma Overhaul Plan Continues As Officials Deliberate
As state education officials pump the brakes on a plan to overhaul Indiana’s high school diplomas, concerns from Hoosier teachers, students and families are mounting over the proposed graduation requirements. With the deadline fast approaching for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to finalize the changes, state leaders are asking for more statewide feedback — […]
Cellphone Pouches to be Piloted at Schools Across Delaware
The 2021-22 academic year was the hardest for George Read Middle School Principal Nicholas Wolfe, an educator for 17 years. It was the school’s first full year back since the COVID-19 pandemic. Wolfe recognized that his students were struggling and started researching the effects of cellphones and social media on adolescents’ mental health. “It was […]
Why America Is Lagging Behind in Catching Students Up After COVID
This essay was originally published in September, 2023 as part of the Center on Reinventing Public Education’s “State of the American Student” report. As part of the effort, CRPE asked 14 experts from various sectors to offer up examples of innovations, solutions or possible paths forward as education leaders navigate the current crisis. (See all […]
Days from Start of New Title IX Rule, Courts Offer Divided Map of Red and Blue
Updated A federal district court judge in Missouri has blocked implementation of the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule in six additional states — Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. The latest injunction, ordered late Wednesday, brings to 21 the total number of states where the U.S. Department of Education can’t enforce the rule on […]
Inspiring: Kamala Harris Remembers the First Grade Teacher Who Shaped Her Life
Through the years, Vice President Kamala Harris, who now looks to become the nation’s 47th president, has repeatedly pointed back to a first-grade teacher as a defining influence who helped her get to where she is today. “My first-grade teacher, Mrs. Wilson, encouraged me when I was her student,” Harris posted to Facebook back in […]
South Dakota Freedom Scholarships Awarded $10M, $260K Converted to Loans
SIOUX FALLS — A scholarship program that incentivizes graduates to stay and work in South Dakota has awarded 2,785 scholarships to 1,995 students in its first two years. “Most all of them are going straight into the South Dakota workforce,” said Freedom Scholarship Coordinator Elli Haerter. The board that oversees the program revealed data from […]
Improving Student Success And Closing Equity Gaps: Lessons From Forsyth Tech
A new case study released in June highlights Forsyth Technical Community College as a leader in improving student success and closing racial equity gaps. The case study, from the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California, documents changes implemented at Forsyth Tech under the leadership of president Janet Spriggs. Forsyth Tech used strategic planning […]
Who Should Be Allowed to Cross the School District Line: Bureaucrats or Parents?
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court case Milliken v. Bradley, which is regarded by many academics and observers as one of the most consequential judicial decisions in our nation’s history. The 1974 decision overturned a desegregation plan in Detroit that would have encompassed both the Detroit Public Schools and 53 nearby […]
Distracted Kids: 75% of Schools Say ‘Lack of Focus’ Hurting Student Performance
Nearly three years after most kids returned to in-person classes, new federal data reveals troublesome student behavior – from threatening other students in class and online to lack of attentiveness – continues to make learning recovery challenging. Top challenges in more than half of the country’s schools were students being unprepared or disruptive in the […]
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