 This Week in Education
August 28- September 3, 2008
Highlighted Bills of the Week
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Michigan- (SB 673- Referred to committee on education |
Provides requirements for the establishment of single-gender schools. |
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California -(SB 1446)- Enrolled |
This bill exempts, until December 31, 2010, eligible pupils with disabilities from the requirement to pass the high school exit exam as a condition of receiving a high school diploma, and provides the opportunity for eligible pupils with disabilities to receive a diploma. |
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This Week in Education
August 28 - September 3, 2008
K-12
Schools' racial makeup divides San Juan Capistrano
Kinoshita and Del Obispo elementary schools are just an athletic field apart, but for many in San Juan Capistrano, the gap is a potent symbol of an issue that has roiled this south Orange County town in recent years: school segregation.
Maine eyes 4-day school, work week
More than 100 school districts in 16 states have decided to go with four-day school weeks. At least one state has told its employees to work four days a week. Now, the energy-saving idea is beginning to get serious consideration in Maine.
Hard Times Hitting Students and Schools
With mortgage foreclosures throwing hundreds of families out of their homes here each month, dismayed school officials say they are feeling the upheaval: record numbers of students turning up for classes this fall are homeless or poor enough to qualify for free meals.
Budget woes spark school district merger talks
The merger unfolding between two western Pennsylvania public school systems with sharply declining enrollments is the state's first district consolidation in at least 20 years, and most notably, its first voluntary one.
Tax bill to cut costs of school shopping has stalled: It offers break on clothing, supplies
Parents throughout metro Detroit are plopping down hundreds of dollars in the annual rite of back-to-school shopping. But a state Senate-sponsored bill for a tax-free holiday that would give them a little financial relief has languished in the Finance Committee for more than a year.
School sports program for disabled taking shape
With three years to implement a new law requiring Maryland schools to provide disabled students access to sports programs, state education officials say they will spend the coming academic year collecting data and drafting regulations in hopes of setting up a smooth introduction of the measure.
Bible study class optional for Texas schools, attorney general says
Texas high schools will not be required to offer an elective Bible course to their students under a Bible study bill approved by the Legislature last year, Attorney General Greg Abbott decided on Thursday.
Legislation passed to award high school credits for private foreign language education
Legislation passed just last month allows boards of education across the state to award high school students credit for their achievements in private foreign language study. Under Senate Bill 5280, students enrolled in private world language courses could receive up to four credits toward meeting graduation requirements in world languages.
Leadership
Superintendents call for funding reform
Low country school superintendents spoke as one Wednesday: Change the state's funding formula for education.
Superintendent of New Orleans watched by other city schools
In a makeshift waiting room of the warehouse that serves as the headquarters for public schools, three young prospective teachers sit. As superintendent, Paul Vallas could someday be their boss. As he passes through the room, he stops to shake hands. Then he tries to persuade them to teach someplace else.
Small school superintendents must be creative to fill all teaching positions
When Superintendent Amy Malander advertised for an art teacher at Cedar Rapids public school in 2006, she didn't exactly get overrun with applications.
School Choice
Failed school got state cash; where is it?: Parents worry money for special education was used to fund sports
The Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship program grants thousands of state dollars to special-needs students attending private schools every year. Utah Southvalley Community School at Woodland Hills, which closed last week after revelations of bounced teachers' paychecks and troubled financial dealings of its board president.
Court Blocks Florida Ballot Measures Intended to Help School Vouchers
Two constitutional amendments intended to help Florida’s school voucher programs withstand legal challenges cannot appear on the November ballot, the State Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Howell rejects home-schooled program for 08-09
The Howell Public Schools will not institute a program this year for home-schooled students who want to take courses in the school system. The Board of Education voted unanimously on Monday not to enact the program for the 2008-09 school year because it would not generate enough money to make it worthwhile.
Toledo charter school has to close, state says
A Toledo charter school must shut down at the end of the academic year for chronically failing the state report card, the Ohio Department of Education said.
STEM
Wireless campuses bill totals $14.8M
Students will be expected to buy their own laptop computers if legislators authorize a wireless campus initiative for South Dakota's public universities.
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