Dept of Education Offers New Guidance for English Learners
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) English learners have been given a boost by the US Department of Education by way of non-regulatory guidance released to assist states, schools, and districts in providing adequate services to improve proficiency of the English language and academic achievement for ELs, according to a release from the Department. The move is being […]
Dept of Education Issues Guidance on Religious Discrimination
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) The United States Department of Education has released a series of actions in an effort to confront discrimination and promote inclusion within schools and encourage respect for students of all faiths and beliefs. Included in these steps is a website discussing religious discrimination, an updated civil rights complaint form, an increase to […]
Dept of Ed Announces Protections for Student Loan Borrowers
(Photo: Steve Castillo, Stanford) The US Department of Education has introduced a series of protections and customer service standards in an effort to implement a new vision for student loan servicing that hopes to make sure the more than 40 million individuals in the country who hold student loan debt receive high-quality customer service and fair […]
Kentucky Dept of Ed to Review School Restraint Policies
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky will be receiving an on-site review from the state education department, and the inspection will be centered on the management practices of the district – specifically, the incomplete reporting of incidents that included restraint and seclusion of students. WAVE-TV’s John Paxton reports that state education commissioner Stephen […]
US Dept of Education Moves to Ease K-12 Testing Requirements
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new set of proposed assessment regulations have been announced by the US Department of Education under the Every Student Succeeds Act in an effort to push states into reconsidering how they test their students: “Our proposed regulations build on President Obama’s plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support […]
US Dept of Transportation Explores Later School Start Times
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A recent report from the US Department of Transportation suggests that starting high school at a later time of day could reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes experienced by teenage drivers due to the sleep needs of adolescents. Data was collected from two jurisdictions that had pushed the start time […]
Dept of Education Proposes Regulations Against Predatory Institutions
(Photo: Susan Wlash, AP) The Department of Education has proposed regulations to protect student borrowers and taxpayers from predatory practices. The new round of regulations strengthens already-existing regulations that grant students loan forgiveness if they can prove that they had been defrauded. “We won’t sit idly by while dodgy schools leave students with piles of […]
US Dept of Ed Civil Rights Survey Shows Opportunity Gaps Remain
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has released new data from the 2013-14 school year showing that increasingly large gaps still exist in a number of areas that affect the educational equity and opportunity for students. According to the data, gaps can still be found in key areas, including disciplinary incidents, […]
CA Dept of Education: Los Angeles Schools Spent Improperly
(Photo: Youtube, Creative Commons) Los Angeles Unified school district has been ordered by state officials to redirect their spending of hundreds of millions of dollars in an effort to bring aid to those students who would most benefit from extra academic help. In a May 27 report, the California Department of Education determined that LA […]
Oregon Dept of Ed Issues Guidelines to Protect Transgender Rights
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) In its new, unprecedented guidelines, Oregon has taken a stance on what have come to be known as the “bathroom laws.” The Oregon Department of Education has released a 15-page document with suggestions for educators in the state on how to handle transgender students’ use of bathrooms. Transgender students in Oregon […]