UK’s May Proposes More Grammar Schools, Meritocracy
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May said that the nation’s education system has “selection by house price,” adding that she intends to lift the ban on new grammar schools among a number of policy measures meant to broaden access to high-quality education. May said that she plans to create a “21st century […]
Ohio Turns to Old Rules to Evaluate Charter Schools
(Photo: Public Domain, Creative Commons) Despite a delay made to the new process for the evaluation of charter school sponsors in Ohio, the state department of education has announced plans to push through with the use of the evaluations next month by way of an older process it says is just as tough. Last year, […]
NLRB Treats Charter Schools as Private Corporations
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A decision by the National Labor Relations Board in two separate cases last week stated that charter schools are not public schools, but are, in fact, private corporations. While the decisions only apply to the cases in question, involving efforts to unionize at charter schools in New York and Pennsylvania, the […]
Maryland Schools to Start After Labor Day in 2017
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Starting next year, Maryland students will enjoy three extra days of holidays at the end of the summer to allow families to spend more quality time together before facing the daily grind of another school year. Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland has signed an executive order that requires schools within the […]
California Schools Try to Keep Up With Immunization Records
(Photo: Free Stock Photos, Creative Commons) It was expected that hundreds of Californian students throughout the state of California would miss the first day of school this year as districts across the state continue to confirm immunization records for each student. Senate Bill 227 took effect earlier this summer, requiring all students in the state […]
Zika Virus Outbreak Worries Miami Schools, Parents
(Photo: Free Stock Photo, Creative Commons) Two Miami neighborhoods are struggling to contain an outbreak of the Zika virus. Last week five more were infected, bringing the total up to a staggering 36 cases. Around 6,000 students are returning to schools in the infected areas this week. The schools are handing out free bug spray […]
Michigan May Close Over 100 Low-Performing Schools
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) More than 100 low-performing schools across the state of Michigan are set to close their doors by the end of the 2016-17 school year, according to the state School Reform Office. School Reform Officer Natasha Baker said that a final decision on the issue would be made by the end of […]
Houston Faces Lawsuit Over Changing Confederate-Named Schools
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The Houston Independent School District board of trustees has approved spending almost $ 1.25 million of taxpayer money to rename eight schools to erase any trace of tie-ins to Confederate history. The money is to be used for such items as new band and athletic uniforms and temporary banners bearing the new name […]
DoE: Students with Disabilities at Virtual Schools Must Be Served Adequately
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A letter has been sent by the US Department of Education to address the rights of students with disabilities who attend virtual schools across the country. The Dear Colleague letter was released by the department’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, serving as a reminder to states that students with disabilities […]
Chicago Schools Announces Budget, But Union Pushes Back
(Photo: Youtube, Creative Commons) Chicago Public Schools has announced a $ 5.4 billion operating budget with the assumption that the Chicago Teachers Union would go along with a contract that is very much like the one CTU rejected earlier in the year. CTU President Karen Lewis responded quickly by saying that the district should know that […]