Issues

March 16, 2016

Education Week, Vol. 35, Issue 24
Teaching Profession News in Brief NPR and Partner to Offer More Classroom Audio
National Public Radio and an organization founded by a former public-radio journalist are teaming up to bring more NPR segments into the classroom.
Mark Walsh, March 15, 2016
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Special Education News in Brief Education Agency Unable to Regulate Troubled School
Iowa education officials have been aware since at least 2011 of allegations of mistreatment at a now-shuttered boarding school for troubled teenagers, but they believed they didn't have the authority to act, records show.
The Associated Press, March 15, 2016
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School Climate & Safety News in Brief State, District Data Differ on Seclusion and Restraint
Students in the Jefferson County district in Kentucky were physically held down or confined to a room more than 4,400 times last school year—but the school system only correctly reported 174 of those instances to the state.
The Associated Press, March 15, 2016
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1 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal Obituary Obituary
Nancy Reagan, the wife of President Ronald Reagan and the first lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, died March 6. She was 94.
Corey Mitchell, March 15, 2016
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1 min read
Education Funding News in Brief Chicago Furlough Plan Leads to Teacher-Strike Threat
Hours after the Chicago district announced that it was furloughing employees for three days, the teachers' union said the action "all but assures" a strike or "a day of action" on April 1.
Denisa R. Superville, March 15, 2016
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1 min read
Education Funding News in Brief Detroit Faces Prospect of Not Paying Workers
The Detroit district might be unable to pay its employees after April 8, the district's newly appointed emergency manager told state lawmakers last week.
Corey Mitchell, March 15, 2016
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1 min read
Reading & Literacy News in Brief Trial Urban NAEP Program Expands to More Districts
Six urban districts have volunteered to join the National Assessment of Educational Progress' Trial Urban District Assessment Program, bringing the number of participating districts to 27.
Denisa R. Superville, March 15, 2016
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School & District Management News in Brief Chicago District Sues Former Chief Byrd-Bennett
The Chicago school district is suing former superintendent Barbara Byrd-Bennett and the owners at SUPES Academy and Synesi Associates for more than $65 million in damages.
Denisa R. Superville, March 15, 2016
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1 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA Rulemaking: A Guide to Negotiations
The federal Education Department is using an up-close-and-in-person process in crafting some rules under the Every Student Succeeds Act, including for assessments and "supplement-not-supplant" requirements.
Andrew Ujifusa & Alyson Klein, March 15, 2016
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7 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act States Rush to Retool Accountability Following ESSA Passage
Sparked by new flexibility promised in the Every Student Succeeds Act, states are bolting to overhaul accountability systems, even as the U.S. Department of Education weighs the ESSA regulatory process.
Daarel Burnette II, March 15, 2016
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8 min read
Undocumented Central American immigrants board a bus after being released from a family detention center in San Antonio last summer. This year, the federal government launched a program to provide immigrant families in a few major cities, including New York, with opportunities to retain lawyers and facilitate schooling for their children.
Undocumented Central American immigrants board a bus after being released from a family detention center in San Antonio last summer. This year, the federal government launched a program to provide immigrant families in a few major cities, including New York, with opportunities to retain lawyers and facilitate schooling for their children.
Eric Gay/AP-File
Equity & Diversity Opinion Immigrant Children Have a Right to a Good Education
Eric T. Schneiderman, the attorney general of New York state, defends the right of immigrant children to a quality education.
Eric T. Schneiderman, March 11, 2016
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3 min read
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