in How Principals and District Leaders Are Trying to Boost Lagging Teacher Morale During COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:07:19-04:00 Knowing the shift to remote learning would be tough for teachers, school and district administrators have scrambled to assemble as many kinds of supports as they can. Full Article Education
in Minnesota bans large-scale high school graduation ceremonies By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T14:53:37-04:00 Full Article Education
in With a Schools Superintendent Running the State, What Lies Ahead for Wisconsin? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 After years of shepherding the state’s K-12 system, Democrat Tony Evers will be called on to make good as governor on his pledge of more funding for K-12. Full Article Wisconsin
in Who's Doing the Teaching After School Lets Out? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Faced with a push for academic programming, after-school providers are deploying new strategies to train and recruit effective educators. Full Article Wisconsin
in In Wisconsin, a High-Pitched, Emotional Battle over K-12 Spending By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Wisconsin is one of a handful of states where how much schools will get this fall is still being debated in the state capitol. Full Article Wisconsin
in A School District in Fiscal Free-Fall Scrambles to Avoid Crash Landing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving. Full Article Wisconsin
in In Battle Against Bullies, Some Schools Target Parents By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Looking for new ways to combat kids who bully, some communities are threatening to fine parents with no evidence that the approach is effective. Full Article Wisconsin
in Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wisconsin By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Wisconsin
in Open Enrollment Has Drained One District. It's Looking to Dissolve By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Wisconsin’s Palmyra-Eagle district has lost more than half its students in the last decade, sparking a fiscal crisis. A special board is deciding whether the district should be allowed to dissolve. Full Article Wisconsin
in Should Schools Have an N-Word Policy? Uproar Over Guard's Firing Forces Hard Questions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The firing of a black staff member for repeating the n-word while telling a black student not to use it underscores how uneasy many districts, schools, and educators are with handling the use of racist language in any context. Full Article Wisconsin
in Most Wisconsin schools, districts meet expectations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Wisconsin
in Verdict Looms on Whether Insolvent Wisconsin District Can Dissolve By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Palmyra-Eagle, a mostly rural school district in Southeast Wisconsin, lost more than half its students to surrounding districts and then taxpayers voted to dissolve the district. Full Article Wisconsin
in Why Don't Struggling K-12 Districts Just Dissolve? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving. Full Article Wisconsin
in Panel Rejects Wisconsin District's Request to Dissolve By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Members of the special state panel felt the Palmyra-Eagle district needs more time to explore options to stay alive, though many residents, including the local school board, believe the district faces a fiscal cliff. Full Article Wisconsin
in Autistic School Board Member Pushes for Inclusion, Understanding By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Schools are "still dealing with the belief that children [with disabilities] can't be educated with their peers," says Nicki Vander Meulen, an autistic school board member in Madison, Wis. Full Article Wisconsin
in Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wisconsin By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Wisconsin
in Virtual Teaching: Skill of the Future? Or Not So Much? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Leaders in some districts say remote teaching will now be a skill they will build even more in their existing teacher corps. Others are more skeptical. Full Article Wisconsin
in Joe Biden Backs Two Proposals to Increase Education Funding in 2020 Swing State By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Biden's campaign announced March 31 that the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate backs two local attempts to raise more tax revenue for schools. Full Article Wisconsin
in Wisconsin high court won't let unions join stay-at-home suit By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Wisconsin
in Undergraduate Education Degrees Again Permitted in California By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Aspiring teachers in California will now be able to major in education as undergraduates, which has been forbidden for more than five decades under an unusual state law. Full Article California
in STEM Blossoms in California Salad Bowl By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Along with winter vegetables, STEM is blooming in Imperial County. Dennis and Daniel Gibbs are growing young scientists by transplanting the scientific method to the second grade. Full Article California
in Teachers' Union Victory in California By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers unions are scapegoats for low student performance. Full Article California
in School Revolution in California By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 What's taking place in California is nothing less than a quiet revolution in education. Full Article California
in Where Are the Arts in California Schools? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000 California joins a growing number of cities and states hoping to spotlight which students do and do not have access to high-quality arts education. Full Article California
in The California Testing-Funding Paradox By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 As the number of charter schools continues to grow, voters in California will be forced to examine their largess. Full Article California
in Charter Advocates Dealt Loss in California Chief's Election By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 State Assembly member Tony Thurmond ultimately prevailed over former charter school executive Marshall Tuck in a contest that drew more than $50 million in outside campaign spending. Full Article California
in Incoming California Governor to Seek Nearly $2 Billion in Early-Childhood Funding By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Democrat Gavin Newsom, who takes office Jan. 7, plans to expand full-day kindergarten and child-care offerings in the state, according to media reports. Full Article California
in Educational Opportunities and Performance in California By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article California
in Showdown in California Over Proposed Charter School Curbs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Lawmakers are considering legislation that would put limits on the state’s charter school sector and give districts broader discretion to deny applications. Full Article California
in Paid Maternity Leave for Teachers? California's Governor Says No Once Again By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The bill would have given public school teachers at least six weeks of paid maternity leave. Full Article California
in Educational Opportunities and Performance in California By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article California
in In Arguments, U.S. Supreme Court Leans Toward Support for Religious School Aid By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 In a case from Montana, conservative justices suggested they were inclined to rule for parents who seek to reinstate a state tax credit funding scholarships for use at religious schools. Full Article Montana
in Educational Opportunities and Performance in Montana By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Montana
in What This Superintendent Learns From Teaching a High School Course By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The leader of a Montana school district spends up to two hours each day grading assignments from students in an online English credit recovery program. Full Article Montana
in High Court to Hear Telephone Arguments, Including in Religious-School Case By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments remotely in May, including on whether religious schools are exempt from employment discrimination claims brought by lay teachers. Full Article Montana
in What You Should Know About the Supreme Court Case the Education World Is Watching By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The U.S. Supreme Court will arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case that's been closely watched by both friends and opponent of private school vouchers and tax-credit scholarship programs. Full Article Montana
in Long History Underlies Fight Over Religious-School Funding By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The case being heard by the Supreme Court next week deals with a debate that has raged since the 19th century about federal education funding for private religious schools. Full Article Montana
in Why Some States Keep Schools Closed, Even as Businesses Move to Reopen By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 As some states move to jump-start economies shut down by the coronavirus, most are keeping their school buildings shuttered. What makes schools such an outlier? Full Article Montana
in Educational Opportunities and Performance in Montana By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Montana
in Trump Again Pushes Schools to Reopen, Says Older Teachers Should Stay Home By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The president said he'd "like to see schools open" where possible, although most states have closed them for the academic year, and said children seem to be doing relatively well during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article Montana
in Schools Struggle to Meet Students' Mounting Mental-Health Needs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Keeping up with students’ growing mental-health needs was a concern for districts long before the pandemic began. It’s even harder now, educators and psychologists say. Full Article Montana
in Given the option, Montana schools choose to remain closed By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Montana
in Trust Local School Leaders, a State Chief Says as Optional Reopening Date Nears By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Montana Superintendent Elsie Arntzen offers practical advice to schools that could open as early as May 7, even as she says "how they open schools and how learning takes place is up to them." Full Article Montana
in Tiny Montana school to be among first in US to reopen By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Montana
in In Anticipation of Major Hurricane, Hawaii Shuts Down Public Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 All of Hawaii's public schools were closed down last week in anticipation of a powerful hurricane. Full Article Hawaii
in Hawaii Teachers Latest to Join Wave of Protests Over Funding By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Hawaii teachers have joined the Red for Ed movement: Last week, dozens of teachers across the state staged a "walk-in" protest to spread awareness about what they see as a lack of funding for public schools. Full Article Hawaii
in One State Is Overhauling Its Finance Technology After Long-Standing Fights, Glitches By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 State education departments' finance technology can cost millions to replace, but those systems are crucial for fiscal transparency and efficiency. Hawaii's is replacing its long-troubled system with a new one to go online this summer. Full Article Hawaii
in Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Legislation to Create Housing Vouchers for Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Two proposed bills are intended to create a housing-voucher program for full-time teachers employed by the Hawaii education department or at public charter schools. Full Article Hawaii
in Student Perspective: The True Meaning of Aloha By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 "Aloha" isn't just a greeting; in a way it is their way of life, and when you distort that sacred word, you distort their way of life. Full Article Hawaii
in He's Fighting for Details on How Hawaii Spent $2 Billion on Its Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 An activist's lawsuit is an example of how many states, because of outdated software, have trouble answering the public's demand to detail how billions of K-12 dollars are spent. Full Article Hawaii