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Newark Group Presses on With Schools Boycott

Parents Unified for Local School Education New Jersey is calling for community-driven schools and opposes the One Newark reorganization plan.




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N.J. Supreme Court Rejects Gov. Christie's Motion to Replace Funding Formula

Gov. Christie has pushed to flatten the state's funding formula so that the state's impoverished urban districts would get the same amount of money wealthy suburban districts get.




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School buses provide wi-fi internet for students at home




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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Orders School Funding Trial

Six school systems, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference want to change the state's school-funding system, which allows for wide spending gaps between low- and high-income districts.




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Meet the Principal Who's Never In Her Office (Video)

Bethany Hill, the principal at Central Elementary School in Cabot, Ark., shuns a formal office in favor of roving around classrooms, hallways, the playground, and the cafeteria, where she can be as close as possible to teachers and students all day.




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Arkansas Provides K-12 Districts With Volunteer IT Team to Fight Cyber Attacks

The Arkansas Department of Education will now provide on-site help for schools and districts in the state that are experiencing cybersecurity incidents.




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Arkansas panel approves charter school campus




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Lincoln Chafee, Ex-R.I. Governor, Senator, Eyes Democratic Run for President

Chafee has been supportive of the Obama administration's education agenda; as governor, he oversaw the rollout of the state's $75 million Race to the Top grant and a $50 million early-learning grant.




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Rhode Island to Promote Blended Learning Through Nonprofit Partnership

The Rhode Island Department of Education and the nonprofit Learning Accelerator are teaming to develop a strategic plan and a communications strategy aimed at expanding blended learning.




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R.I. Proposal Would Provide More School Choice, With Some Restrictions

Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo proposes to allow traditional public schools to be free of certain regulations, including opening up enrollment outside their neighborhoods.




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Connecticut Supreme Court OKs Part of Newtown Parents' Gun Industry Lawsuit

The state's highest court allowed some claims brought on behalf of relatives of victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School to proceed against the firearms industry.




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Connecticut Provides Resources to Ease Transition to Kindergarten

These tools encourage school administrators to gather as much information as possible about the students who will be entering kindergarten and the early-learning offerings in their communities.




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How 4 Communities Are Struggling to Prepare Kids for an Uncertain Future

Schools are slowly figuring out how to balance thinking globally with acting locally, and recognizing that some key skills are valuable no matter where students end up living.




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How 4 Communities Are Struggling to Prepare Kids for an Uncertain Future

Schools are slowly figuring out how to balance thinking globally with acting locally, and recognizing that some key skills are valuable no matter where students end up living.




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Two More Statewide Teacher Protests Are on the Horizon

Teachers in North Carolina and Oregon plan to walk out of their classrooms in protest in May.




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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Oregon District's Pro-Transgender 'Safety Plan'

A federal appeals court rejected a multi-pronged challenge to a school district plan allowing transgender students to use restrooms and other facilities that match their gender identity.




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President of Delaware Teachers' Union Resigns Due to Sexist, Racist Posts

Mike Matthews wrote several sexist and racist blog posts a decade ago that were recently unearthed.




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Reimagining Professional Learning in Delaware

Stephanie Hirsh recently visited several schools in Delaware to see first-hand the impact of the state's redesigned professional learning system.




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Dual-Language Learning: Making Teacher and Principal Training a Priority

In this seventh installment on the growth in dual-language learning, two experts from Delaware explore how state education leaders can build capacity to support both students and educators.




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NFL wants college football to proceed (but if not would likely move games to Saturdays)

The NFL is indeed discussing the possibility of playing games on Saturdays in the event that college football doesn't proceed with a season from September through December. As one source with direct knowledge of the discussions tells PFT, however, the league's strong preference is for college football to happen, as scheduled. No college football season [more]




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Improvement under new coaches is wide-ranging

In 2018, the programs with new coaches had a combined .433 winning percentage (120-157), up from .416 (117-164) a year earlier. Four schools won or shared conference titles and made the postseason - ETSU (under Randy Sanders), UIW (Eric Morris), North Carolina A&T (Sam Washington) and Wofford (Josh Conklin). The winning percentage at schools with new coaches was .448 (137-169), up from .444 (123-154) in 2018, with a decline in record at 13 schools and a better one at the other 12.




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While off the field, FCS programs connect with the famous

Only to follow it up by getting advice from Jimmy Garoppolo, the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback in last season's Super Bowl. Eastern Illinois coaches and players have enjoyed those opportunities recently, while also getting the chance to connect with a plethora of other famous alumni from its football program. Similar experiences are occurring across FCS college football.




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University of Pittsburgh coaches, city's pro teams donate $800K toward coronavirus vaccine research

The university’s Center for Vaccine Research is working to create a coronavirus vaccine.




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NCAA president Mark Emmert: No sports without students on campus

"If a school doesn’t reopen, then they’re not going to be playing sports. It’s really that simple," Emmert said.




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Washington Supreme Court Ends Years-Long Funding Dispute

The supreme court put an end to five years of legal wrangling that landed the state's public school system with millions more dollars from the state and teachers with a pay raise.




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Child Protection Systems Royal Commission progress report September 2019 : safe and well, supporting families, protecting children / Department for Child Protection.




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Knowledge sharing for the development of learning resources : theory, method, process and application for schools, communities and the workplace : a UNESCO-PNIEVE resource / by John E. Harrington, Professor Emeritis.

The Knowledge Sharing for the Development of Learning Resources tutorial provides a professional step forward, a learning experience that leads to recognition that your leadership is well founded as well as ensuring that participants in the development of learning resources recognize they are contributing to an exceptional achievement.




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Building confidence in enrolling learners with disability for providers of education and training / ACPET, NDCO.




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Safe and well : supporting families, protecting children : the Government of South Australia's strategy for keeping families and children safe and well / Department for Child Protection.

'"Safe and well" outlines the actions the Government of South Australia is taking to support families at risk of entering the child protection system, protect children from harm when they come into care, and invest in young people to leave care with opportunities for a bright future.




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Advanced legal research / presented by Josephine Battiste, Mitchell Chambers.




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Applications for advice and directions : what can Section 69 of the Administration & Probate Act do for you? / presented by Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal..




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Intervention orders : their impact in country towns, what to do and still have access to firearms / presented by Bob Harrap, SM, Magistrates Court of South Australia.




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How hard can drafting a will be? What mistakes do we make? Tips and traps to avoid / presented by Joan Sedsman, Adelaide Estate Planning and Administration.




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Employment contracts : getting them right for your clients... and for your own business! / presented by Kaz Eaton, Flinders Chambers.




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“There but for the grace of God” : review of recent lawyer misconduct cases / presented by: Anna Jackson, Magistrates Court of South Australia, Alex Ward, Edmund Barton Chambers.




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State taxes : the current impact on rural and regional practice / presented by Bernie Walrut, Murray Chambers..




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Family Court consent orders and enforcement applications : a “how to” guide for presenting them in an acceptable form / presented by Verity Brown, Registrar FCA.




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Witness statements / presented by Alex Lazarevich, Anthony Mason Chambers.




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Tax implications for commercial lawyers / presented by Judy Choate, KPMG.




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The new costs adjudication rules / presented by Bill Ericson, Finlaysons.




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South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal significant decisions / presented by the Hon. Justice Greg Parker PSM.




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Bail applications / presented by Marie Shaw, QC, Frank Moran Chambers.




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Criminal justice and the vulnerable / presented by Her Honour Judge Lees.




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General protection orders / presented by Rick Manuel, Barrister.




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Unfair contract terms / presented by Matt Murphy, Anthony Mason Chambers.




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Confiscation of assets : criminal asset confiscation proceedings for criminal lawyers : advice and negotiation / presented by Casey Isaacs, Caldicott Lawyers.




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Confiscation of assets : forfeiture, foreclosure and forlorn : a review of recent decisions under the Criminal Assets Confiscation Act 2005 (SA) / presented by His Honour Judge Tilmouth, District Court of South Australia.




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Confiscation of assets : State and Commonwealth legislation and what constitutes the “conviction day” for the purposes of the State Act / presented by Matthew Meade, Legoe Chambers.




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Drawing a line in the sand : understanding where your client’s WHS Act duties may end and its contactors begin / presented by Patrick Barry, Howard Zelling Chambers.




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Employment law constraints on the implementation of redundancies / presented by Kaye Smith, EMA Legal.