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Weekly NewsBriefs 8/19/24 - 8/25/24

Education Department approves all requests to extend ESSER spending deadlines – By Kara Arundel, K-12 Dive States and districts with spending extensions have an extra 14 months beyond ...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 8/12/24 - 8/18/24

Could new education funding formula cost state more than predicted? – By Frank Corder and Jeramy Pittman, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Legislature appropriated an additional $240 mil...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 8/5/24 - 8/11/24

Attendance in R.I. public schools is on the rebound after pandemic plunge – By Alexander Castro, Rhode Island Current Rhode Island kids aren’t skipping school as much as they used to. ...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 7/29/24 - 8/4/24

More NH families than ever are opting into school choice, prompting questions about how to measure success - by Sarah Gibson, NHPR Melissa Johnston used to send her four kids to neighb...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 7/22/24 - 7/28/24

‘Microschools’ could be the next big school choice push. Florida is on the cutting edge. – By Andrew Atterbury, Politico Florida Republicans, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, want to let tiny...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 7/15/24 - 7/21/24

PA lawmakers reach $47.6 billion budget deal with sweeping changes to public education – By Gillian McGoldrick and Trebor Maitin, Philadelphia Inquirer Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $47.6 ...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 7/8/24 - 7/14/24

State council proposes new literacy requirements for teacher training and licensing – By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon teacher colleges and future and current teachers ho...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 7/1/24 - 7/7/24

What do effective AI guidelines look like? Check out this new approach – By Micah Ward, District Administration A number of schools are pioneering artificial intelligence guidelines with t...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 6/17/24 - 6/23/24

State Board sets new minimum instructional days. What that means for four-day districts – By Ryan Suppe – ID ED News The State Board of Education Wednesday voted to set minimum instruction...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 6/10/24 - 6/16/24

Kansas relying on Blueprint for Literacy to build reading skills among public school students – By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Cindy Lane takes it personally that Kansas needed a Kansa...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 6/3/24 - 6/9/24

Do students need to go to reading, math summer camp? What to know about new rules - By Tricia Crain Powell, AL.com Summer is here. The regular school year has ended. But Alabama’s public sc...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 5/27/24 - 6/2/24

Superintendent turnover: Frenzy of moves as school year ends – By Matt Zalaznick, District Administrator Superintendent turnover is not slowing down even as many districts wind most othe...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 5/20/24 - 5/26/24

Colorado is launching a teacher apprenticeship program in race to solve chronic staff shortages – By Erica Breunlin, Colorado Sun They barely ever stop wiggling or giggling, and yet Deejha...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 5/13/24 - 5/19/24

Bill to give parents tax money for private school tuition passes Senate, giving Jeff Landry a big win – By Patrick Wall, NOLA.com A bill to give parents tax dollars to pay for private sch...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 5/6/24 - 5/12/24

SC teacher shortage could get relief as House passes back-door measure ahead of deadline – By Bristow Marchant, The State State lawmakers took action on Thursday to get legislation that ...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 4/29/24 - 5/5/24

Changes to Tennessee’s 4th-grade reading law pass after compromise on retention policy – By Marta Aldrich, Chalkbeat Parents of Tennessee fourth graders would have input on whether their...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 4/22/24 - 4/28/24

One in five North Carolina teacher vacancies are in Exceptional Children departments – By Chantel Brown, EdNC As teacher turnover and vacancies increased in North Carolina during the 2...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 4/15/24 - 4/21/24

Albany to send $35.9B to NY schools as negotiations over mayoral control continue, Hochul says – By Julian Shen-Berro, Chalkbeat Gov. Kathy Hochul said a preliminary budget agreement w...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 4/8/24 - 4/14/24

Michigan schools have more teachers, fewer students. Are layoffs coming? – By Isabel Lohman, Bridge Michigan Michigan school districts may need to lay off or otherwise cut more than 5,...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 4/1/24 - 4/7/24

Modern CTE facilities will boost prospects in rural Idaho – By Darren Svan, ID ED News The state’s bold move to build new career technical education facilities in rural communities lik...

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