BRANDON PAYKAMIAN The Tennessee Department of Education released the official 2018 ACT test results Wednesday, noting a small improvement from last year’s state average composite score of 20.1 to 20.2, a record-breaker. Throughout the state, the 63,104 public school graduates increased their average score in most areas, according to state officials. The average scores in…
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State’s new school report cards at odds with CPS’ own ratings
By Lauren FitzPatrick The state’s new report cards for public schools around Illinois, released Tuesday, pose a conundrum for parents of kids at Chicago Public Schools, which unveiled its own ratings last week: Which metric should they believe? CPS, for example, gave its highest rating — Level 1+ — to 185 schools — but 30 of…
Owensboro Public Schools celebrate school bus safety week
By Jim Stratman | October 23, 2018 blob:https://www.14news.com/96ac923f-261a-417c-9234-97a948e6c188 OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE) – Owensboro Public School are teaching their students how to stay safe on a school bus, while celebrating the workers who keep them safe. Students have a lot to worry about. Classes, homework, teachers, grades, but safety on a school bus shouldn’t be one. Owensboro…
Minnesota Department of Education awards $182,000 grant to Richfield Public Schools
MDE selects Central Education Center for School Safety grant Richfield Public Schools submitted applications for each of its seven school buildings for the School Safety grant. The Central Education Center was randomly selected from all of the submissions sent statewide. Richfield was one of 90 districts to receive the grant. (Sun Current Staff Photo by…
Teachers to vote next week on possible strike at 19 Chicago charter schools
By Mitchell Armentrout 10/24/2018 Teachers at 19 Chicago charter schools will hold strike authorization votes next week that could open the door to the first-ever work stoppage at any charter school in the nation. Votes will be cast Oct. 30 by teachers at the city’s 15 schools in the Acero network, the largest unionized charter…
Public school teachers in Rapid City still without contract
Oct 22, 2018 RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – Public school teachers in Rapid City are still without a contract for the current academic year. The Rapid City Journal reports that the teachers union and the school board failed to come to an agreement during an Oct. 9 meeting. They’ll now meet with a state Labor Department…
Tennessee hits highest graduation rate for second year in a row
Jason Gonzales Oct. 1, 2018 Tennessee’s graduation rate held steady year over year, maintaining the record rate of 89.1 percent that was recorded last school year. In Middle Tennessee, Nashville public schools posted a similar graduation rate from the previous year while Williamson County Schools posted one of its highest graduation rates in several years. Overall, more…
Nashville public schools teacher wins $25,000 Milken award during a surprise announcement
Jason Gonzales Oct. 25, 2018 To have recognition is very inspiring and very touching and humbling. “There are so many people in this building that deserve this and to see that, wow, there are so many other people that could be here and the impact our work is having — it is incredible.” Gaughan is…
Virginia Beach looking again at changing school start times
VIRGINIA BEACH The School Board is taking another look at changing school start times. Board members discussed potential changes during a workshop Tuesday, when they received a packet filled with more than 100 pages of information on the topic. They’ll likely debate again at a meeting in mid-November, before taking a formal vote toward the…
Pittsburgh Public Schools board votes against arming school police
By Mike Larson – October 25, 2018 Police officers who work in the Pittsburgh Public Schools will not be allowed to carry firearms. According to a report from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Pittsburgh Public Schools board voted on the issue Wednesday night, and the result was a resounding 8-1 against a proposal to provide guns to school officers….
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