Kentucky House Approves 2-Year College Tuition Program
(Image: LRC Public Information) A bill was recently passed by the Kentucky House that would guarantee two years of free tuition at community colleges and technical schools in the state for eligible high school graduates. Sponsored by Speaker Greg Stumbo, HB 626 requires students maintain a 2.0 grade point average, apply for all available financial […]
Michigan House Approves $48mil Emergency Funding for Detroit Schools
(Photo: 401(K) 2012, Creative Commons) The Michigan House of Representatives has approved $ 48.7 million of emergency funding to be used for keeping Detroit Public Schools open through June. A vote will also be needed to pass a bill that will change the system’s administration, and the Senate must approve the funding measure as well. The […]
Florida Senate Approves Bill to Treat Coding as Foreign Language
The Florida Senate has approved a proposal that would allow high school students to count coding classes for their foreign language requirement, though some have raised questions about whether they are truly equivalent. Democratic Senator Jeremy Ring’s bill (SB 468) passed by a 35-5 vote. If it gets approved by the House and becomes law, it […]
Michigan Approves Slate of Steps to Improve Educational Achievement
Michigan officials are determined to move within the top 10 highest-achieving states in the education realm, and to do this, the State Board of Education and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) have created a set of 31 strategies that have been approved this week. The steps are part of the MDE’s efforts to turn around […]
Senate Approves Every Student Succeeds Act, Obama to Sign
In a bipartisan 85-12 vote today, the United States Senate has approved the Every Student Succeeds Act — the replacement for No Child Left Behind, the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — in the ESEA’s first overhaul in over a decade. The Senate’s approval comes after the House of Representatives voted 359-64 […]