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PortlandTribune.com
2 days ago
Education

Revenue-generating state lands pay out record dividends for schools this year

State lands leased for revenue
School districts receive record dividends
LGBTQ Nation
1 week ago
Education

LGBTQ+ activists are fighting a Manhattan school district's plan to ban trans athletes

Transgender girls' sports ban proposed in Manhattan's largest school district.
LGBTQ+ allies and NY Attorney General push back against discriminatory bans.
Axios
1 month ago
Education

How dropping the kids off at school became the norm

School systems, including Chicago Public Schools, are grappling with severe bus driver shortages.
Some school districts are prioritizing bus services for students with disabilities and those in temporary living situations, while others explore alternative solutions like paying parents to drive.
www.ocregister.com
1 month ago
Education

How a bill to make District of Choice' permanent in California could affect schools

Legislation in Sacramento aims to make the District of Choice program permanent, providing certainty for families across California.
The District of Choice program allows students to transfer between public school districts to access educational programs that might not be available in their home district.
LGBTQ Nation
1 month ago
Education

Republican attorney general is telling schools to out trans kids

Kansas' attorney general is accusing school districts of allowing students to socially transition without parental knowledge.
Kansas law does not require schools to inform parents about their child's transgender or gender non-conforming status.
Sacramento Bee
1 month ago
Education

Should California schools have to share sex ed materials online? One lawmaker says yes

Republican lawmaker introduces bill to require online publication of sex education materials in California schools
The bill aims to foster collaboration between parents and schools on a sensitive subject
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Science
Kqed
1 month ago
Science

California Solar Customers, Industry Brace for Impact of Reduced State Incentives | KQED

Solar energy accounts for 40% to 70% of energy use per campus in some school districts.
A state decision to reduce rooftop solar incentives could increase costs and hinder efforts to increase solar energy use.
KQED
9 months ago
Science

3 Lessons From the Western U.S. For Dealing With Wildfire Smoke | KQED

On those same maps, pollution also spiked inside people's homes.Some households had installed sensors indoors to track air quality levels.Researchers at the University of California Berkeley studied the data from 1,400 sensors in San Francisco and Los Angeles and found that even indoors, air pollution tripled during the fires.
www.scientificamerican.com
1 year ago
Science

Let Teenagers Sleep

Teenagers are some of the most sleep-deprived people in the U.S. On average, teens do not get enough sleep, and more important, they do not get enough quality sleep, researchers say.We could blame cell phones and other light-emitting technologies for keeping kids up at night, but late nights are just part of the equation.
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Iapp
1 month ago
EU data protection

Denmark's DPA issues injunction in Chromebook case

Denmark's data protection authority rules that school districts cannot pass on student information to Google for certain purposes.
Data can be passed on to help provide the service, improve security, and for communication purposes.
Databreaches
2 months ago
Privacy technologies

K-12 Cybersecurity Spending, Insurance on the Rise

School districts need dedicated personnel and stronger collaboration to protect data from cyber attacks.
Only 10% of respondents are very likely to change vendor selection requirements in light of increasing cybersecurity risks.
SFGATE
2 months ago
Education

Bay Area has one of the best school districts in the country, report says

One of the best school districts in the country is in the Bay Area, according to a recent report.
Lowell High School in San Francisco ranks as the No. 13 best public high school in California.
SFGATE
2 months ago
Education

Bay Area has one of the best school districts in the country, report says

One of the best school districts in the country is in the Bay Area, according to a recent report.
Lowell High School in San Francisco ranks as the No. 13 best public high school in California.
SFGATE
2 months ago
SF parents

Bay Area has one of the best school districts in the country, report says

One of the best school districts in the country is in the Bay Area, according to a recent report.
Lowell High School in San Francisco ranks as the No. 13 best public high school in California.
New York Post
2 months ago
Education

California AG warns schools that outing transgender students violates state law

California's Attorney General warns school districts about policies requiring reporting of transgender students to parents.
The policies are deemed unconstitutional and detrimental to the privacy, safety, and well-being of transgender and gender-nonconforming students.
PortlandTribune.com
2 months ago
Education

PPS, other schools get out early Friday because of snow

Some school districts in Oregon and Washington are preparing for a winter storm by changing schedules and letting students out early.
The early releases are meant to give families time to make a plan for potential snow, ice, and dangerous wind chill.
Multiple school districts in the area have already announced early releases as of 6 p.m.
California
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

California attorney general warns school districts not to adopt forced outing policies

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warns against forcing staff to out transgender students to their parents
Forced gender identity disclosure policies violate state law and students' rights
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Family of slain El Monte officer sues Probation Department and Dist. Atty. George Gascon

The families of two El Monte police officers who were shot and killed last year during a confrontation with a suspect at a motel are suing the Los Angeles County Probation Department and Dist.Atty.George Gascón's office, alleging the gunman was only on the streets that day due to negligence from both law enforcement agencies.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

Last-minute talks fail, massive LAUSD strike and school shutdowns set for Tuesday

Last-minute talks failed to avert a Tuesday strike that will shut down Los Angeles public schools and lead to a massive disruption in the nation's second-largest school system.There had been some hope of averting the walkout based on the formal resumption Monday afternoon of discussions between the school district and the union that is leading the strike, Local 99 of Service Employees International Union.
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Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
Education

California attorney general warns school districts not to adopt forced outing policies

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warns against forcing staff to out transgender students to their parents
Forced gender identity disclosure policies violate state law and students' rights
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
Education

California attorney general warns school districts not to adopt forced outing policies

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warns against forcing staff to out transgender students to their parents
Forced gender identity disclosure policies violate state law and students' rights
Curbed
2 months ago
Education

The Real-Estate Fund Buying Up Homes in Top School Districts

Real-estate investor Sean O'Dowd is launching a fund called Scholastic Capital to buy homes in areas with top-performing schools and rent them out.
This market dynamic caters to the demand for living in sought-after school districts but without the need to buy a home.
The State
2 months ago
Education

Several Midlands schools changing plans with severe weather in Tuesday's forecast

Multiple Midlands school districts are transitioning to e-learning due to severe weather forecasted for Tuesday.
School buses cannot operate when wind gusts exceed 40 mph, leading to the decision to switch to e-learning.
Artificial intelligence
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Chatbot Hype or Harm? Teens Push to Broaden A.I. Literacy

Teenagers are calling for a more balanced approach to AI education in schools, focusing on the present rather than sensationalist narratives.
School districts are only beginning to define AI education and consider its integration into existing courses.
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Chatbot Hype or Harm? Teens Push to Broaden A.I. Literacy

Teenagers are calling for a more balanced approach to AI education in schools, focusing on the present rather than sensationalist narratives.
School districts are only beginning to define AI education and consider its integration into existing courses.
www.fastcompany.com
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Parents: AI bots will want to be friends with your kids. We shouldn't let them

Children might soon have more AI friends than human ones, according to OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman.A thing someone said to me recently that stuck with me is that they're pretty sure their kids are going to have more AI friends than human friends, Altman told Stripe cofounder and CEO Patrick Collison during a video interview at the Sohn Conference earlier this week.
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www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Education

Chatbot Hype or Harm? Teens Push to Broaden A.I. Literacy

Teenagers are calling for a more balanced approach to AI education in schools, focusing on the present rather than sensationalist narratives.
School districts are only beginning to define AI education and consider its integration into existing courses.
Los Angeles Times
3 months ago
Los Angeles

California will mandate electric school buses. But rural districts say they don't work

California is requiring all newly purchased or leased school buses to be zero-emission by 2035, but rural schools say the current electric bus technology is not practical for their routes and terrain.
School districts in California are concerned about the range and reliability of electric buses in rural areas with limited charging infrastructure.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

California bill would require schools to notify parents if their child is transgender

A new bill would force California school districts to notify parents that their child is gender non-conforming or transgender, sparking backlash from LGBTQ+ activists and organizations.The bill, AB 1314, would require school districts to notify parents in writing within three days after learning a student is identifying as a gender that doesn't align with official records or their birth certificate.
www.npr.org
3 months ago
Coronavirus

Free COVID tests headed to nation's schools

School districts in the U.S. can order free rapid COVID-19 tests from the federal government starting in December.
This initiative will provide millions of tests to school districts as COVID cases are expected to peak in the winter months.
Schools will have the freedom to use the tests however they see fit, including distributing them to students, staff, and community members.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Chino Valley school district's plan to notify parents if children are nonbinary or transgender sparks debate

(Joe Lamberti / Associated Press)

The Chino Valley Unified School District is at the center of a heated debate among parents after the district proposed a policy to require teachers and school staff to notify parents if their children are gender-nonconforming or transgender
The school board members who support the policy claim it would inform parents about their child's mental health, but opponents call the proposal an invasion of privacy and an attempt to intimidate students in the LGBTQ+ community.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Tech industry

Not Just Math Quizzes: Khan Academy's Tutoring Bot Offers Playful Features

Hello!I'm here to help you learn and grow.Let's get started on your learning journey.undefined The new, A.I.-assisted Khanmigo allows students to chat with simulated historical figures or co-write stories with the software.Khan Academy, the popular online learning nonprofit, recently developed an experimental A.I.-assisted tutoring bot for schools called Khanmigo.
Truthout
10 months ago
Left-wing politics

Florida Officials Reject 35 Percent of Social Studies Textbooks Submitted to State Department of Education

Of the 66 books approved, nearly 50 were forced to undergo edits to sections on racial justice in order to be allowed.A close-up image of an opened book in front of a blurred bookshelf filled with books in the background.Getty Images Officials in the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) have rejected dozens of social studies and history textbooks that were submitted for consideration for use by school districts, claiming that the books violate recently-implemented state standards.
Medium
10 months ago
UX design

Aha moments: one of the most important ways to engage users

Photo by Monstera: https://www.pexels.com/photo/excited-black-woman-using-laptop-9429552/Designers can learn one of the most essential Product lessons from the myth of a naked man in a bathtub.As the story goes, Archimedes was trying to solve a particularly challenging problem when he got into the bath and saw the solution: the water that was displaced by his getting in was the answer he needed.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Books

The big idea: what if censoring books only makes them more popular?

The 17th century rector of St Alban's College in Valladolid, Spain, must have rolled his eyes at the size of the book he had to review for the library.The Jesuit seminary, known as the English College because it produced missionaries committed to the reconversion of England to Catholicism, had received a 900-page volume of Shakespeare's plays.
San Jose Spotlight
1 year ago
Education

San Jose desperately needs more crossing guards - San Jose Spotlight

Rain or shine, crossing guards guide students to class at the beginning and end of every school day.But a swath of San Jose districts are missing that familiar face.School districts across the city are struggling to hire crossing guards in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Officials and school leaders said the shortage means more children are left vulnerable on a daily basis crossing busy intersections.
www.cbc.ca
9 months ago
Toronto

Canadian schools are experimenting with cell phone bans. Not everyone is sold | CBC News

Last month, an Ontario high school teacher wrote an anonymous open letter decrying student-on-teacher violence.Outlining specific actions that the educator wanted the school board to take, one bullet point stood out: a complete ban on cellphones.It's a tall order, but it's one that some schools across Canada are asking from their teen students in order to reduce bad behaviour, remove distractions and improve quality of life in the classroom.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Op-ed: Do we want the Bears to trample Arlington Heights?

I've lived in Arlington Heights most of my life.Elementary school at St. James, swimming lessons at Rec Park, graduation at Arlington High School, caddying at Rolling Green Country Club.My first job was delivering the Arlington Day newspaper on my bike.My second was picking up empty beer bottles and emptying ashtrays at Beverly Lanes.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Churchill Downs and school districts reach property tax deal

Local school districts and the former owner of Arlington International Racecourse have agreed on how large the property tax bill payable this year should be, but negotiations with the new owners - The Chicago Bears Football Club - for future tax years and payments are still ongoing.Former racetrack owner Churchill Downs Inc. will pay $7.9 million in property taxes this year, up from the $2.7 million it paid before closing the track in 2021.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

One complaint led a Florida school to restrict access to Amanda Gorman's famous poem

Amanda Gorman says she wrote "The Hill We Climb" which she read at President Biden's inauguration "so that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment."Gorman is seen here in February, at the Grammy Awards.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Amanda Gorman's poetry has heralded a presidential inauguration and a U.N. General Assembly but access to it is now restricted at a Miami-Dade County school, the latest casualty in the fight over library books.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

G.O.P. Lawmakers Override Kentucky Governor's Veto on Anti-Trans Laws

The Republican-dominated Kentucky legislature voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to override the governor's veto of a bill that will create a host of new regulations and restrictions on transgender youth, including banning access to what doctors call gender-affirming health care.The bill, described by L.G.B.T.Q.
www.berkeleyside.org
1 year ago
Education

Berkeley school district explores giving cash payments to students with enslaved ancestors

Neighbors painted a mural on Ellis Street in South Berkeley calling for reparations in July 2020.Credit: Todd Matthews Berkeley Unified announced this week it will create a reparations program for Black students in the school district.The district wants to give cash payments to students whose ancestors were enslaved in the United States, and it is establishing a new task force to set the course for the reparations program.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Bears stadium move remains at impasse over studies, legislation

Two of Arlington Heights' Democratic state lawmakers wanted to talk about full-day kindergarten and affordable housing, but a good chunk of the people who attended a town hall meeting Thursday wanted to hear about one thing: the Chicago Bears' proposed move to the suburbs.Residents asked a series of questions: When will a Bears bill pass in Springfield?
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Factions split over metal detectors in Highland Park

Intense discussions around school security in Highland Park escalated Tuesday night as Township District 113′s school board meeting drew roughly 20 parents and others calling for the implementation of metal detectors and armed security, student organizers opposed to those plans and plenty of police and private security.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Chicago Bears: Demolition work begins inside Arlington racetrack

Workers began demolition Tuesday on the inside of the former Arlington International Racecourse, another nail in the coffin of the storied horse track, and a step toward a potential new stadium for the Chicago Bears.A backhoe, other heavy construction equipment and workers were seen outside the grand edifice, which won architectural honors and held up to 32,000 fans for nationally known races before being closed by Churchill Downs Inc. in 2021.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Bears get OK to begin teardown inside Arlington racetrack structures

The Chicago Bears took another step toward a potential new stadium at the Arlington International Racecourse site when the village of Arlington Heights on Friday issued for interior demolition of the grandstand, office and jockey building at the racetrack.Arlington Heights spokesperson Avis Meade confirmed that the village had approved plans for the first phase of demolition at the old racetrack, marking another move toward a $5 billion NFL stadium and accompanying mixed-use residential, commercial and entertainment district the team has proposed to build on the 326-acre racetrack in Arlington Heights.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Illinois to require full day kindergarten if governor signs bill

A bill requiring public school districts in Illinois to establish full-day kindergarten within the next four years passed the state legislature Friday and awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's approval.Democratic Rep. Mary Beth Canty of Arlington Heights introduced the bill that would mandate schools to create a full-day kindergarten program by the 2027-28 school year.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

While assessor's bloated valuation of Arlington International Racecourse is being challenged, the Bears and area school districts tangle over ideas for lower amount

The Chicago Bears and a trio of school districts whose financial resources stand to be impacted bythe football team's proposed redevelopment of Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights are deadlocked over how much the Bears should pay in property taxes for the site.Team President and CEO Kevin Warren said in a May 4 letter to three school district superintendents that their proposal of a $95 million valuation for the property is a "non-starter" and "not viable."
Yahoo Sports
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Nationals postpone game with Diamondbacks due to poor air quality

The Washington Nationals have postponed their Thursday afternoon game against the Arizona Diamondbacks due to poor air quality affecting the eastern U.S.
In a tweet, the team said its game against the Diamondbacks will be made up June 22, noting tickets and parking passes for the game will be honored.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
New York City

Schools in the Northeast cancel recess and close early as air quality worsens.

In New York City and several large cities across the state, all outdoor activities and field trips were canceled for students on Wednesday as Gov. Kathy Hochul strongly urged districts who have not yet done so to follow suit.In New Jersey, some districts devised plans to dismiss students several hours early, while calling off after-school programs and outdoor sporting competitions.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

In Utah, Scriptures (and Satire) Enter Debates Over Book Bans

Public schools are closed for the summer in Utah, leaving their libraries quieter than usual.But the books on their shelves are now the subject of a skirmish one that is distinct from many other culture clashes over education in the United States.In this case, the titles in question are the Bible and the Book of Mormon.
www.berkeleyside.org
10 months ago
Education

Opinion: BUSD is failing special education students

It's IEP season for many special education students and families, a time of year when families meet with Berkeley Unified School District representatives to create Individualized Education Plans for the coming school year.A recent article in the Berkeleyside noted that, though there has been a decrease in student enrollment, there has been an increase in students requiring IEPs in Berkeley.
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
Books

Ron DeSantis said Florida's banned books are "pornographic." Here's what was actually banned.

Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) held a press conference with the goal of "exposing the book ban hoax."DeSantis claimed that "mainstream media, unions, and leftist activists'" were perpetuating a "hoax of empty library bookshelves and political theater."He explained that his efforts to remove certain books from school libraries were merely to protect students from "indoctrination" and to remove "pornographic and inappropriate materials that have been snuck into our classrooms and libraries to sexualize our students violate our state education standards."
time.com
10 months ago
Books

The Extreme New Tactic in the Crusade to Ban Books

Not content to demand books be removed from classroom shelves, or to pass laws that restrict topics students can read about in school libraries or even discuss in classrooms, now the book banning movement is going after publishers, with legislation that would censor what books they can publish or distribute to public schools, with imprisonment and fines as possible punishment upon conviction in some cases.
english.elpais.com
10 months ago
Education

Should school use Warrior' nickname? Tribe to have last say

The profile of a Native American man, a braid trailing down and feather jutting up, is tiled into a high school hallway, dyed into the weight room carpet and laid into the turf of the football field at Salamanca city schools.School leaders say the omnipresent logo and Warrior name for the school athletic teams are sources of pride here, in the only U.S. city built on land leased from a Native American reservation.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

High Temperatures Close Schools in Several U.S. Cities

High heat shut down schools in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Pittsburgh on Thursday, forcing students and teachers to stay at home in the face of rising temperatures and inadequate air conditioning.In Detroit, the conditions led administrators to close that city's schools three hours earlier than usual on Thursday, and similar plans were in place for Friday for the city's 53,000 students.
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
Education

Demand has surged for California's free school meals. But with a drop in extra federal funding, can Bay Area kitchens keep up?

When the flood of students rushing into the cafeteria eased to a trickle, Maria Darnell the kitchen manager at Alameda's Lincoln Middle School texted her boss.524 lunches today!Darnell wrote, along with a smiling, but sweating, emoji.It had been nine months since California began providing free meals for its public school students, no matter families' income level.
LGBTQ Nation
11 months ago
Books

These are the most challenged & banned books in America right now

The American Library Association (ALA) is out with their latest list of the most banned and challenged books, a dubious honor accorded books in library collections in the United States enduring the highest number of attempted bans and demands for censorship.The list is aggregated by the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom from reports filed by library professionals and community members, as well as from news stories published throughout the U.S.
Because many book challenges go unreported, the ALA Banned and Challenged Book List is only a snapshot.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
LGBT

GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner | Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky.Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor's veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people from banning access to gender-affirming health care to restricting the bathrooms they can use.
TODAY.com
1 year ago
Parenting

Hoda and Jenna have emotional conversation after Nashville shooting: 'Let's not fail our kids'

TODAY's Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager had an emotional conversation following a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville.On March 27, a shooter armed with two assault rifles and a handgun shot through the doors of The Covenant School and killed six victims, including three children.The following day, Hoda and Jenna tearfully spoke about the fear parents experience when sending their children to school every day.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Fact check: Ron DeSantis on Amanda Gorman poem being pulled from a Florida elementary school library

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that he had nothing to do with a poem recently being moved from an elementary school library to a middle school library.This is some book of poems.I never heard of it.I had nothing to do with any of this, but it was a book of poems that was in an elementary school library and the school, or the school district determined that was more appropriate to be in the middle school library.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Tennessee's Republican governor signs school safety legislation following Nashville shooting

Tennessee's Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill Wednesday out of the state's Republican-controlled state legislature that aims to enhance school safety across the state following the deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville earlier this year.The March shooting claimed the lives of three 9-year-old children and three adults, and since that time, Lee has been vocal about passing gun control measures.
www.newyorker.com
10 months ago
Culture

Marcellus Hall's Open House

Finding a place of residence in New York City has long been a challenge, sometimes verging on a full-time job.Students bunk with too many roommates in too small a space.Longtime New Yorkers cling to their hold on a rent-controlled apartment.Couples with young children weigh square footage against school districts.
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
Books

Penguin Random House sues school district for effectively banning LGBTQ+ books

Book publisher Penguin Random House has filed a lawsuit accusing a Florida school district's anti-LGBTQ+ book ban of violating constitutional rights to free speech and due process.The lawsuit's plaintiffs include the publisher, the free-speech organization PEN America, as well as authors and parents who have been negatively affected by the ban.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Books

Book ban lawmaker "very sad" that a parent is using his law to ban the "sex-ridden" Bible

A Utah parent has challenged the Bible under a state law banning "pornographic or indecent" material in schools.The law has been used to remove books by mostly LGBTQ+ and Black authors from shelves.And it's making the Republican lawmaker who introduced the book ban bill "very sad."
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Books

School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content

Teri Patrick bristles at the idea she wants to ban books about LGBTQ issues in Iowa schools, arguing her only goal is ridding schools of sexually explicit material.Sara Hayden Parris says that whatever you want to call it, it's wrong for some parents to think a book shouldn't be readily available to any child if it isn't right for their own child.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Books

'Banned Books Library' at SXSW shined spotlight on dozens of books banned nationwide

AUSTIN, Texas A recent exhibit at South by Southwest (SXSW) highlighted the growing number of book bans across the U.S. From March 10 through March 13, Lush Cosmetics partnered with the Zinn Education Project and the African American Policy Forum to help SXSW attendees understand the "full scope of the education crisis facing educators and students across the United States" through the "Banned Books Library" exhibition.
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
Education

Could Oakland teacher strike cost district millions for lost instruction time?

The Oakland Unified School District has settled a week-long strike with its teachers union a deal that will boost pay a total of $70 million.But as the administration figures out how to pay for those raises, could it also face stiff fines for the time its 34,000 students went without teachers?District officials had no answers early this week, but the experience of another large Northern California school district's lengthy strike last year is sobering: The Sacramento City Unified School District expects to be hit with a hefty $47 million in penalties after a two-week strike left it short of the state's required 180-day instruction time.
www.vice.com
10 months ago
Education

Ron DeSantis is About To Expand Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Law

Giorgio Viera / Getty Images Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign off on the expansion of a law meant to keep teenagers from learning anything about the birds and the bees until at least high school.The expansion of the Parental Rights in Education measurewidely known as Don't Say Gay because it prohibits teachers from talking about sexual orientation and genderpassed in the Florida Senate last week in a 27-12 vote.
www.amny.com
1 year ago
Education

Coalition calls for boycott of upcoming standardized tests, touts new legislation offering testing alternatives | amNewYork

As state standardized testing season looms for students, a group of New York City parents and educators recently held a virtual meeting about how public school families can opt out of the controversial tests.NYC Opt Out, a grassroots coalition that organizes boycotts of the annual state tests, invited Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-16) and teachers to speak about the current climate around standardized testing.
The Mercury News
1 year ago
Education

Bay Area school enrollment has plummeted. So why has student population spiked in this East Bay city?

For 18-year-old Grace Holmes, there's one thing that speaks to the population explosion in her hometown more than anything else: the stairwells at her high school in Dublin."I'm stepping, then I'm pausing, then I'm waiting five seconds, then I'm stepping again," said Holmes, a senior at Dublin High.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
East Bay (California)

Bay Area school enrollment has plummeted. So why has student population spiked in this East Bay city?

For 18-year-old Grace Holmes, there's one thing that speaks to the population explosion in her hometown more than anything else: the stairwells at her high school in Dublin.I'm stepping, then I'm pausing, then I'm waiting five seconds, then I'm stepping again, said Holmes, a senior at Dublin High.It's just crazy to see that many kids.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Education

Around East County: Brentwood schools chief is Superintendent of Year

For 10 years, Dr. Dana Eaton has sat at the helm of the Brentwood Union School District, helping to inspire future achievements in elementary-age students.As superintendent, he knows the value of his team of dedicated administrators and teachers that work together to build a strong school district.The local chapter of the Association of California School Administrators has named Dr.
Portland Mercury
10 months ago
Portland

Election Results: Julia Brim-Edwards Wins County Commissioner Race

Julia Brim-Edwards will be the next Multnomah County commissioner, after nabbing 58% of votes in the May 16 special district election.Results are still unofficial, but election offices continue to update vote tallies and Multnomah County confirmed Brim-Edwards' win Wednesday morning.Brim-Edwards will represent Southeast and East Portland in District 3 through the end of 2024, filling the remainder of Jessica Vega Pederson's unexpired term on the county's Board of Commissioners.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Editorial: The book ban movement grows. Illinois is right to fight back.

"Fahrenheit 451″ is fiction, but America's dangerous dalliance with censorship reminiscent of Ray Bradbury's novel is becoming increasingly precarious.The Chicago-based American Library Association reports that attempts to ban books across the country nearly doubled in 2022 compared with the previous year.
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
Education

Enraged Republican rants about furries in school during floor debate as colleagues laugh

A Republican lawmaker in Illinois cited the myth that students are dressing up as animals and using litterboxes in school instead of toilets while ranting against a bill he opposed that had nothing to do with school policy.At issue is Illinois H.B. 1596, which would update some language in state family law.
San Jose Spotlight
11 months ago
Education

San Jose's largest school district scrambles for teachers - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose's largest school district is projecting a need for hundreds of teachers starting next fall, but hurdles remain amid an ongoing shortage.San Jose Unified School District estimates it needs to hire 202 teachers for the 2023-24 school year, according to the California Department of Education.Education officials said districts are looking for teachers, but face an uphill battle as students and instructors alike leave the Bay Area.
LGBTQ Nation
11 months ago
Education

North Dakota's GOP governor vetos anti-transgender pronoun bill

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) vetoed a bill that would've forbidden school districts from adopting any transgender-inclusive policies without first notifying parents.The bill would've outed trans students to their parents if the students wanted to be addressed correctly, and the state's Republican-led legislature may not have enough votes to override Burgum's veto.
newyorkupstate
1 year ago
Education

How many homeless students are in your school? Search 672 New York districts

Thousands of students in school districts across New York show up to school while dealing with homelessness, according to state data.Nearly 80,000 New York students were homeless during the 2021-2022 school year, the data says.The vast majority of those - more than 66,000 - were in New York City.That's 7.3% of all students in the city.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Education

Bill that would give parents state funds to pay for private schools moves to the full Senate for a vote

AUSTIN, Texas (The Texas Tribune) A sweeping public education bill that would allow families to use taxpayer money to send their children to private schools and restrict classroom lessons on sexual orientation received initial approval Tuesday and will now go before the Senate for a full vote.The Senate education committee, led by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, voted 10-2 to advance Senate Bill 8.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Kentucky law aimed at increasing parental oversight in education takes effect

A Kentucky law that aims to increase oversight in public schools by making it easier for parents to file complaints about and, if desired, shield their children from harmful materials has gone into effect after Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear declined to veto a Republican-pushed bill.Senate Bill 5 makes Kentucky the latest state to join a push by Republicans nationwide to champion so-called parental rights in the classroom.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

New Mexico approves school meals for all students

By Susan Montoya Bryan | Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed legislation to provide free school meals to all students regardless of family income, as New Mexico and several other states look to fill the gap left by lapsed federal pandemic-era benefit programs and address the strain to family budgets caused by food prices.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

Idaho passes law letting students sue for "emotional harm" if they see a trans kid in the restroom

Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) signed a bill last week that bans transgender students from using restrooms and locker rooms associated with their gender identities and requires them to use facilities that align with their sex assigned at birth.The bill says that transgender students who are "unwilling or unable" to use the wrong bathroom can request a reasonable accommodation in writing.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Marketing

Meta sued by San Mateo County Board of Education over social media addiction

By Joel Rosenblatt | Bloomberg Meta Platforms Inc. was sued by the school board in the company's home county for allegedly addicting students to its social media platforms and contributing to a mental health crisis.The San Mateo County Board of Education added the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to a complaint it filed March 13 against other social media giants, including Google, TikTok and Snap.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Education

Los Angeles strike highlights paltry U.S. school worker pay

Bus drivers shuttle America's children to schools where cafeteria workers feed them and teacher aides assist students who need the most help.And their pay is notoriously low.School support staffers earn, on average, about $25,000 a year in Los Angeles, barely enough to get by in one of the most expensive cities in America.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

LA strike highlights paltry US school worker pay

By Jocelyn Gecker and Collin Binkley | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Bus drivers shuttle America's children to schools where cafeteria workers feed them and teacher aides assist students who need the most help.And their pay is notoriously low.School support staffers earn, on average, about $25,000 a year in Los Angeles, barely enough to get by in one of the most expensive cities in America.The pay is a driving factor behind a three-day strike that has shut down the entire Los Angeles school system and put a spotlight on the paltry pay of support staff that serves as the backbone of schools nationwide.
SecurityWeek
1 year ago
Information security

CISA Expands Cybersecurity Committee, Updates Baseline Security Goals

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week announced adding more experts to its Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) and updating the baseline cybersecurity goals introduced last year.CISA on Monday announced over a dozen new members of the CSAC, whose role is to advise the agency's director on policies and programs.
time.com
1 year ago
Education

Florida May Ban Girls' Discussions About Menstrual Cycles in Elementary Grades

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Stan McClain would restrict public school instruction on human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases and related topics to grades 6 through 12. McClain confirmed at a recent committee meeting that discussions about menstrual cycles would also be restricted to those grades.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Walters: Joseph's literary crusade for teaching phonics is paying off

Sometimes not often, but sometimes one person can have a life-changing impact on the wellbeing of millions of people.Marion Joseph, who died nearly a year ago at age 95, was one of those people.She impacted millions of California schoolchildren present and future who struggle with reading comprehension, the vital skill that underlies all of education.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

New Mexico updates anti-discrimination law to include LGBTQ+ protections

New Mexico's state legislature has passed a bill intended to update the state's existing anti-discrimination law to explicitly include LGBTQ+ protections.The Human Rights Modernization Act now goes to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) for final approval.Grisham is expected to sign the bill.Introduced in January by state Reps.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

New Mexico updates anti-discrimination law to include LGBTQ+ protections

New Mexico's state legislature has passed a bill intended to update the state's existing anti-discrimination law to explicitly include LGBTQ+ protections.The Human Rights Modernization Act now goes to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) for final approval.Grisham is expected to sign the bill.Introduced in January by state Reps.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Education

School cafeteria heroes, still on the frontlines feeding the city's most vulnerable students, honored at annual mayoral ceremony | amNewYork

Just like visiting grandma's, there are some folks in New York City whose jobs are to ensure you don't leave the premises hungry.On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks, in partnership with nonprofit No Kid Hungry New York, honored 35 "Hunger Heroes" who serve anywhere from hundreds up to thousands of students every day as professional cooks, school lunch aides, food service managers, and in food compliance and distribution.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Texas moves to take over Houston schools, sparking outrage

By Juan A. Lozano and Paul J. Weber | Associated Press HOUSTON Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston's nearly 200,000-student public school district, the eighth-largest in the country, acting on years of threats and angering Democrats who assailed the move as political.
San Jose Spotlight
1 year ago
Education

Santa Clara County plans to swap land to build teacher housing - San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County officials could soon fulfill one of their long-term goals-making it easier for teachers to live where they work.The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is voting today to secure approximately five acres at 10333 N. Wolfe Road in Cupertino to construct affordable housing for educators.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Education

Fourth grade reading and math scores drop statewide, COVID-19 cited as the cause: report | amNewYork

New York fourth graders have some catching up to do in their math and reading exam scores, according to a report released on March 13 by the state's Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and the Office of Budget Policy and Analysis.The comptroller's office reviewed federal data from last year's assessment-which is given every two years to fourth, eighth, and twelfth graders across the U.S.-and found how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the state's fourth grade math and reading scores.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Walters: How California can help at-risk students close achievement gaps

When Jerry Brown returned to the governorship of California in 2011, after a 28-year absence, he proposed a major overhaul in financing public schools.For many decades, school finance was quite simple.Local school boards would decide how much money they needed each year and adjust property tax rates to generate the revenue.
ComputerWeekly.com
1 year ago
DevOps

Extreme extends network fabric to the edge with enhanced SD-WAN | Computer Weekly

Noting that as organisations become more distributed, the increasing shift of applications to the cloud is exacerbating the need for connectivity that unifies datacentre, branch, campus and cloud networks, cloud networking provider Extreme Networks has integrated network fabric capabilities into its ExtremeCloud SD-WAN platform to enable customers to securely connect these disparate environments from within a single platform.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

Transphobic school board member posts bizarre sign denouncing school litter boxes

A school board member in Pennsylvania has erected a sign opposing litter boxes in local schools, even though no school has ever installed a litter box for students.Earl Paules, vice president of the Palmerton Area School District school board, paid for the sign as a way to oppose the construction of unisex bathroom facilities amid an expansion of gym facilities in Palmerton High School.
SecurityWeek
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

City of Oakland Hit by Ransomware Attack

The City of Oakland, California, on Friday announced that it was forced to take some systems offline after falling victim to a ransomware attack.The cyberattack, the city's administration says in an incident notification, started on Wednesday night and led to network outages as a result of systems being disconnected from the internet.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

George Santos & Marjorie Taylor Greene cosponsor federal book ban bill

Out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) are cosponsoring a bill that could restrict students' access to books that discuss LGBTQ+ themes.Santos is one of 11 out LGBTQ+ members of the House of Representatives and the only one advancing an anti-LGBTQ+ equality agenda.The other 10 LGBTQ+ House members are Democrats.
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