(Calif.) Following weeks of high profile arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants, the California School Boards Association is reminding districts of their rights in dealing with immigration enforcement agents–notably, that school officials are not required to do so.
(Alaska) Teacher shortages in some parts of the nation are driving school districts to offer better than average starting salaries and signing bonus. Meanwhile, schools in in other parts of the country where the economic recovery has been spotty continue to struggle with basic classroom needs.
(Calif.) Common indicators used to measure school performance at traditional schools do not accurately reflect progress made at alternative schools, according to a new study.
(District of Columbia) On the surface, the suit pending before the U.S. Supreme Court over bathrooms and transgender students would seem to be a straight-forward conflict over civil rights. But some experts believe the case brings forward a far different argument over the limits of federal rulemaking.
(Calif.) Lawmakers were urged Wednesday to look at creative ways to support working conditions at schools as a means of attracting new recruits and of retaining veteran teachers in the profession.
(Tenn.) A surge of students scored higher on college admission tests and became eligible for in-state scholarships following Tennessee’s first state-funded program giving high schoolers to retake the ACT exam.
(N.Y.) The high rate of teacher turnover in most schools serving low-income neighborhoods has generally been perceived as the result of the problems students from low-income families bring to class.
(Calif.) With just weeks to go before California’s new school evaluation system goes live, state officials acknowledged that two key indicators–graduation rates and student discipline numbers–will track two years behind current conditions.
(Ariz.) Like many states, Arizona has struggled to strike a balance between ensuring kids are adequately prepared to enter the workforce or succeed in college–but new legislation has signaled a definitive shift toward promoting higher education.
(Calif.) Civilians will no longer be allowed to carry a concealed weapon on school grounds even with permission from the district superintendent under a bill announced this week.