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New York City · New YorkThis article was originally published in Virginia Mercury.The Virginia Board of Education recently approved six applications to bring students and colleges together to offer specialized instruction amid concerns over awarding state funds to private schools and financial uncertainty as leaders discuss funding for the biennium budget. Under Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration, which has made laboratory schools a priority since the governor’s term…See the Story
Virginia Ed Board Approves Six More Lab Schools; Is the Process Too Quick?
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Menlo Park · Menlo ParkLiz Hafalia // The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Survey finds more high schoolers put higher value on job training than a college degree Students Marie Rowena Hall (right), Ryan Tagle (middle), and Michael Wells (left) learn how to work with concrete at JobTrain during laborers construction fundamentals training in Menlo Park, California. A new study has found more than 80 percent of high schoolers value on-the-job training over other…See the Story
Survey finds more high schoolers put higher value on job training than a college degree
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New York City · New YorkThis article was originally published in Maryland Matters.Five days after the Maryland State Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Carey Wright as the state’s permanent superintendent of schools, she held a news conference on Monday to announce the creation of a task force to assess academic achievement. Wright said members of this group will include local superintendents, principals and higher education representatives to provide reco…See the Story
Maryland Superintendent Announces Task Force to Assess Academic Achievement
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New York City · New YorkThis article was originally published in Nebraska Examiner. LINCOLN — The state teachers union and other advocates for keeping public funds for public schools say they won’t let supporters of Nebraska’s revamped school choice law sidestep the voters this fall. They said so while launching a petition drive Tuesday to repeal Legislative Bill 1402, the latest version of a scholarship or voucher program for K-12 students attending private schools. T…See the Story
Nebraska’s School Choice Law May Face Ballot Initiative, As Its Predecessor Did
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New York City · New YorkThis article was originally published in Houston Landing. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District leaders plan to cut their librarian staff in half next year, becoming the latest Houston-area district to reduce librarians amid budget cuts. Expecting a $138 million budget deficit for the 2024-25 school year, leaders of the Houston-area’s second largest school district are aiming to slash roughly 670 staff positions, including 50 librarians…See the Story
Cy-Fair ISD Plans To Cut Its Librarian Staff While Addressing Tight Budget
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Poverty · New YorkA recent decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court handed a decisive win to backers of a long-running campaign to create a new, overwhelmingly white Baton Rouge-area school system, further concentrating poverty in the remaining, majority-Black part of the district. When finalized, the secession will likely cost East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools 10,000 students and 25% of its $700 million budget, school board President Dadrius Lanus estimated…See the Story
Wealthier and Whiter: Louisiana School District Secession Gets a Major Boost
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New York City · New YorkThis article was originally published in Georgia Recorder.Gov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law Tuesday, including a controversial measure that will allow parents of children in low-performing schools to claim $6,500 in state education funds to pull their children out of the public system and enroll them in private school or teach them at home. Supporters say expanding school vouchers will help kids in schools that d…See the Story
Georgia Governor Signs School Voucher Bill to Give $6,500 Toward Private Tuition
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New York City · New YorkLooking at our country in 2024, it seems like Americans can barely talk to each other anymore, much less understand and navigate differences to come up with solutions that benefit us all. Heading into another election cycle, everyone from talking heads on television to community leaders are worrying about bringing American adults together. But it’s just as important to bring young people together, and K-12 education can help do this. I have dedi…See the Story
Can School Choice Improve Civil Society? New Study Shows It Can
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