The new Amazon fulfillment center slated for Bessemer will do more than just provide Alabamians with high-quality jobs, it will also open up access to higher education. According to news, each worker who puts in one year of employment will then have access to $3,000 per year for four years to use for higher education. Amazon won’t…
Category: No Child Left Behind Act
TNReady test results show Hamilton County middle and high school students fell further behind
July 19th, 2018 by Meghan Mangrum Elementary school students in Hamilton County’s public schools saw slight improvements in TNReady test results compared to last year, while students in middle and high school fell further behind. The results, released Thursday by the Tennessee Department of Education, show that 34.3 percent of third- through fifth-graders are reading on grade level, compared to 32…
Florida Republican Party pumps money into controversial education amendment
Posted By News Service of Florida on Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 11:01 am The Republican Party of Florida last week put $100,000 into an effort to pass a controversial education ballot measure in November. The GOP sent the money to a political committee known as 8isGreat.org, which is trying to build support for the proposed constitutional amendment, according to a…
Kent public school teachers rally for better pay; threaten strike in the fall
POSTED 1:32 PM, JULY 19, 2018, KENT, Wash. — Teachers in Kent rallied for better pay ahead of a district meeting Thursday where the teacher’s union presented a counterproposal. The Kent Public School District has offered a 3.1-percent increase for teachers, which the Kent Education Association Bargaining Team says is not acceptable and doesn’t meet cost…
Nearly 1 in 5 NC students are opting out of traditional public schools. Does it matter?
BY T. KEUNG HUI July 13, 2018 11:48 AM RALEIGH Nearly 1 in 5 North Carolina students is not attending a traditional public school, and that percentage is likely to continue rising as more families choose alternative education options. For the third year in a row, enrollment has fallen in North Carolina’s traditional public…
Obama’s Education Chief Seeks Parkland Parents’ Advice On Public School Boycott
Former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke with parents in Parkland about a possible boycott of public schools to pressure lawmakers to pass gun control. By JESSICA BAKEMAN • JUL 18, 2018 After the May school shooting in Texas, President Obama’s secretary of education tweeted support for a radical idea: “What if no children went to school until gun laws…
The state of Colorado’s education as two prominent leaders leave their positions
Bruce Benson and Tom Boasberg have made a lot of changes over the last 10 years to the state’s education system. Benson as the president of the University of Colorado system and Boasberg as the superintendent of Denver Public Schools. Author: Nelson Garcia Published: 4:38 PM MDT July 19, 2018 Updated: 8:27 PM MDT July 19, 2018 https://www.9news.com/video/news/education/state-of-education-under-two-leaving-leaders/73-8194748…
State to keep close watch on five ‘turnaround’ schools in Hillsborough, Pinellas
Kristy Moody, principal of Fairmount Park Elementary in St. Petersburg, walks with a kindergarten class in 2016, her first year at the school. Now entering her third year, state officials questioned whether she should continue at the school, given its latest D grade. But Pinellas County school superintendent Mike Grego called Moody “the right person”…
Florida Board of Education adopts rules on scholarships for bullied students
Adam Miller, executive director of the Florida Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, explains rule proposals to the state Board of Education on July 18, 2018. [The Florida Channel] By Jeffrey Solochek Published: July 18, 2018 Satisfied the program has safeguards in place to prevent fraud, the Florida Board of Education on Wednesday adopted a rule governing…
Durham Public Schools to combat suspensions with restorative practices
BY GREG CHILDRESS July 06, 2018 06:38 PM DURHAM About four years ago, Grace Marsh’s presentation to Durham principals touting the benefits of restorative practices in schools landed with a thud. “At the time, the principals didn’t seem too excited,” said Marsh, executive director of the Elna B. Spaulding Conflict Resolution Center, a community…
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