Archive for 2018
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August 16, 2018
New diploma seals to highlight career-ready students
(Ga.) Students who have demonstrated career readiness through the development of soft skills or industry training will receive a special workforce-ready seal on their high school diploma, according to Georgia Department of Education officials.
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August 16, 2018
CA joins international move to new braille system
(Calif.) Unified English Braille, internationally recognized as the standard literacy medium for the blind since 2012, has also formally been recognized in California schools under legislation newly signed by the governor.
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August 15, 2018
Split roll tax measure relaunched to 2020 ballot
(Calif.) After deciding against putting a measure before voters this November to revise Proposition 13, supporters of a bid to create a “split roll” property tax held kick off events Tuesday aimed at the ballot in 2020.
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August 15, 2018
New discipline policies aim to keep students in school
(Wash.) Districts in Washington State will begin the school year under new disciplinary policies that limit the use of suspensions and expulsions following a recent statewide push to rewrite discipline rules for the first time since the 1970s.
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August 14, 2018
La. schools to limit corporate tax exemptions
(La.) Public schools in New Orleans can expect to see an additional 43 million in funding next year thanks to the closure of generous commercial tax breaks.
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August 14, 2018
July revenues mostly flat
(Calif.) The upward trend in state revenues continued through July, with personal income taxes generating $230 million—4.6 percent more than expected.
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August 13, 2018
Schools reopen with summer still blazing
(Ariz.) Facility managers all over the nation spent the summer scrambling to get schools ready for the fall term—with special attention paid to air conditioning units.
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August 13, 2018
Bill would improve access to mental health resources
(Calif.) Lawmakers continue to push a bill aimed at increasing mental health resources available to California students as the end of the current session quickly approaches.
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August 09, 2018
A $45 million charter deal suggests profits on the horizon
(Fla.) A private real estate fund, which boasts of pioneering big money investments in charter school properties, announced this week a $45 million deal to buy four schools in three states.
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August 08, 2018
Gifted students now have more access to advanced courses
(Ill.) Districts will have to do more to accommodate the progress of academically gifted students in Illinois beginning this school year under a new law.
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