Texas school district tackles truancy
Being chronically absent from school could mean a criminal record in Texas, where parents and students as young as 12 can be fined and charged with a misdemeanor. Almost all …
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Being chronically absent from school could mean a criminal record in Texas, where parents and students as young as 12 can be fined and charged with a misdemeanor. Almost all …
Read MoreAfter the attacks by French jihadists killed 17 people at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, leading conversations of citizenship, morality have become a heavy responsibility for school teachers. via …
Read MoreTwo city council members plan to introduce a bill that would educate parents early in the school year about their rights to opt-out of state tests. via Chalkbeat NY http://ny.chalkbeat.org/2015/02/11/city-council-members-want-city-to-give-parents-opt-out-info/#.VNwLT0Kln-Y
Read MoreMilady Baez, senior executive director of the Department of English Language Learners and Student Support, addressed principals, teachers and parents at the Citywide Council of English Language Learners monthly meeting …
Read MoreWith the election of Carl Heastie, the power to decide what education issues to be considered and an education budget up to $8 billion are now in the hand of …
Read MoreFor some schools, kids as young as first graders are taught to aim and prepare for colleges as the nation takes a turn at making students “college and career ready”. More …
Read MoreNew York City is simplifying its pre-kindergarten enrollment process by providing one application form for schools and community-based organizations. More from EdWeek
Read MoreTeach for America, the education powerhouse that has sent thousands of handpicked college graduates to teach in some of the nation’s most troubled schools, is suddenly having recruitment problems. For …
Read MoreMore New York City schools are signing on to the idea of bilingualism. With about 150 dual language programs serving a tiny fraction of the city’s students, New York will open …
Read MoreOpposed to the strict, by-the-numbers approach of the Bloomberg administration, schools chancellor Carmen Farina has changes in the works for school success in New York City. She has rid of school …
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