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Teachers Shortchanged On Bonuses in Idaho

Idaho lawmakers were upset to learn that nearly $17 million dedicated to giving teachers in leadership positions and assistants bonuses hasn't been distributed.




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Idaho Court Allows Ex-Teacher's Libel Claim to Proceed Against TV Station

Idaho's highest court says teachers are not public figures and a former teacher need not prove that news outlets acted with malice in stories about sexual misconduct.




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Finding Common Ground Through Data to Improve Idaho's Teacher Pipeline

A superintendent outlines the importance of various groups coming together to address teacher recruitment and retention challenges in Idaho.




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Children Will Listen: Teachers Must Hold Each Other Accountable

If we want to work towards true inclusivity, we must show that perpetuating oppressive beliefs, intentional or not, has a consequence on something or someone other than those oppressed.




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Tackling Teacher Recruitment and Retention Challenges in Idaho

Representatives from school districts, state education agencies, and institutions of higher education in Idaho convene to discuss teacher recruitment and retention.




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Idaho Educators Who Dressed Up as the Border Wall Put on Administrative Leave

After photos surfaced of staff at dressed in Halloween costumes as Mexicans and a border wall bearing the slogan "Make America Great Again," the employees responsible won't be returning to their classrooms on Monday.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Idaho

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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There's Pushback to Social-Emotional Learning. Here's What Happened in One State

When Idaho education leaders pitched social-emotional learning training for teachers, some state lawmakers compared the plan to dystopian behavior control. Some walked out of the meeting.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Idaho

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Pushback Over SEL Bubbles Up in Idaho

When Idaho education leaders pitched social-emotional learning training for teachers, some state lawmakers compared the plan to dystopian behavior control. Some walked out of the meeting.




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This State Just Became the First to Restrict Transgender Student Athletes' Participation

Idaho became the first state in the country to prohibit transgender girls from participating in girls' school sports after Gov. Brad Little, a Republican, signed the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act" into law Tuesday.




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Idaho's top school official sues lawmakers, education board




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Virus: Idaho school district furloughs 145 employees




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Idaho district to graduate seniors at drive-in theater




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Groups seek injunction to stop Idaho transgender sports ban




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An Idaho School Reopens. Are Its Precautions the 'New Normal'?

A private pre-K-12 school in Idaho welcomes students back after its coronavirus shutdown, but with shortened days, a closed cafeteria, no bus service, and other signs that things aren't back to normal.




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Students' Song About KKK Raises Cautions for Teachers

A viral video of Dover, N.H., high school students singing a song about the Ku Klux Klan to the tune of "Jingle Bells" is causing outrage.




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Betsy DeVos Gave a State Charter School Grants. Lawmakers Have Said No Thanks, Twice

It's pretty obvious by now that many Democrats are growing increasingly uncomfortable supporting charter schools. But New Hampshire lawmakers have taken the unusual step of rejecting federal charter school grant money.




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New Hampshire offers guidance on high school graduations




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Consultation with community: planning the next phases of the project

The Rediscovering Indigenous Languages project is entering its second phase, which will focus on community consultation




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Patron of the project

We are delighted to announce that Mr Mick Gooda, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Au




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Welcome

Rio Tinto and the State Library of NSW Foundation have formed a three-year partnership to support a vital three-year lan




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Our word of the week is Wercan

Each week, the Indigenous Services Branch of the State Library of NSW will be posting an Indigenous ‘word of the wee




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A night at Nambucca Heads

There are moments that make you realise how much you love your job, and for me this happened during our night by the




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E.M. Curr's Australian Comparative Vocabulary

At 9.45 metres long, this gargantuan accordion-fold document is  the longest known manuscript in the Library*.  Curr




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What Teachers Can Learn from Iowa's Efforts to Engage Teen Caucusgoers

A new generation of Iowans are preparing to caucus for the first time. Here's how their teachers are preparing them, and what it says about civics education in 2020.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Iowa

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Superintendents on Hot Seat in Executing School Closures

Many are whipsawed by shutdown recommendations aimed at stemming the coronavirus, and the logistical and financial consequences of those actions.




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Iowa Caucuses Offer Students a Laboratory for Civics Education

With their state’s caucuses the first official marker in the 2020 presidential contest, Iowa teenagers are in a unique position to observe and participate.




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The Iowa Caucuses: a Political Mess, but a Teaching Opportunity?

Primary season is now upon us. Here are three ideas for teaching in the wake of the Iowa caucus fallout.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Iowa

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Largest Iowa school district could extend distance learning




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Iowa governor: K-12 schools won't resume classes this year




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A District Knew It Was Failing Some Students. How It's Using Parents to Help

The Minneapolis district—with large achievement gaps between white and black students—is enlisting parents from communities of color to help it gather broader and better feedback on how to improve.




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In Minnesota and U.S., Teacher-Powered Schools Take Root

Impact Academy at Orchard Lake is among a growing number of public schools where teachers have a say in what goes on, from the learning approach to staffing and scheduling.




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Minnesota High School Designed for 'Flexibility'

Alexandria Area High School was created to accommodate changes in education and technology.




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Supreme Court Strikes Minnesota Law Barring Political Apparel at Polling Places

In a case implicating the use of schools as voting locations as well as free speech in education, the justices said Minnesota went too far.




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A Pioneer of Public School Redesign Weighs In

Ted Kolderie, who helped launch the charter school movement through his work in Minnesota, discusses school choice, school accountability, the evolving role of teachers, and more.




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Minnesota Governor-Elect Names AFT National VP to Be State Education Chief

The state's incoming governor and education commissioner both are former teachers. They face battles over school accountability, funding and the achievement gap between white and minority students.




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Minnesota Education Leaders Grapple with Findings from Early-Ed. Audit

An audit of the early-childhood education offerings in Minnesota finds complexity and fragmentation as well as a lack of data about program effectiveness.




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How Weather Forced a Minn. District to Establish E-Learning Options On the Fly

The director of teaching and learning for a Minnesota district talks about putting e-learning days into action under difficult circumstances.




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Minnesota Court Again Rejects Challenge to Teacher Tenure

The Minnesota court of appeals has again rejected a lawsuit alleging that teacher tenure and seniority rights in public schools saddle students of color with ineffective teachers and therefore violate those students' right to an adequate education.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Minnesota

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Minnesota

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Walz expected to keep Minnesota schools closed




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Walz ends school year, but lets some businesses reopen




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Minnesota bans large-scale high school graduation ceremonies




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'Reconnecting McDowell' Buys Property for Teacher Housing

A private-public partnership is moving forward with efforts to recruit and retain teachers by building housing for educators in rural West Virginia.




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W.Va. Partnership Supports Grandparents in Raising School-Age Children

Nearly 45 percent of children in rural McDowell County, West Virginia do not live with their parents and many are being raised by grandparents.




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West Virginia Superintendent Announces Resignation

Michael Martirano led the state's schools through dramatic budget cuts, academic challenges, and a state-versus-local battle over school construction.