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Examining (& celebrating) education news since 2015. Newsletter: https://t.co/tm7idSvpw9. Archive: https://t.co/6TWFyQNxsh. By @alexanderrusso & others.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined April 2015
NEW: Matt Barnum tells (almost) all! What he learned at the Wall Street Journal, his new gig at Chalkbeat, and the current problems and possibilities of education journalism. https://t.co/eszuBG7x7k
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Staff, students say JCPS' reasons for closing Liberty are misleading
courier-journal.com
JCPS says Liberty should close because other high schools already offer credit recovery. Supporters of the school say it offers much more.
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What should education journalists do differently? Make sure the narrative fits the data and write shorter, says @Chalkbeat's @matt_barnum below. Full interview: Matt Barnum tells (almost) all! https://t.co/eszuBG7x7k
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"Over 2,100 schools in 26 states have adopted shorter weeks, mostly in rural districts seeking teacher retention and budget relief." 4-Day School Weeks On the Rise Despite Lack of Data on the Effects
governing.com
Over 2,100 schools in 26 states have adopted shorter weeks, mostly in rural districts seeking teacher retention and budget relief.
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"A statewide shift follows new laws restricting intense simulations and growing recognition that realistic drills can confuse young children and trigger unnecessary anxiety." Minnesota Districts Adopt Softer Shooter Drills Aimed at Reducing Trauma
governing.com
A statewide shift follows new laws restricting intense simulations and growing recognition that realistic drills can confuse young children and trigger unnecessary anxiety.
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Atlanta votes in runoff elections for city council, school board – WABE
wabe.org
Atlanta residents can vote in runoff elections Tuesday for the Atlanta City Council and Atlanta school board races. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Mayor-backed candidates win Atlanta runoffs, with one exception
atlantaciviccircle.org
Mayor Andre Dickens’ favored candidates, bar one, prevailed on Tuesday in Atlanta’s runoff elections.
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Opinion: How much does it cost to buy a Minn. school board race?
sahanjournal.com
A political action committee called Excellence Minnesota collected a $157,000 war chest to spend in support of right-wing school board candidates across four Minnesota school districts. They are...
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Texans vote for practicality, not culture wars, on their school boards [opinion]
houstonchronicle.com
Voters just want public schools to be normal.
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"Nearly 1,500 educators across the West Contra Costa School District hit the picket lines early Thursday, leaving their 29,000 students without a teacher after last-minute contract negotiations ended without an agreement." https://t.co/4ypjISH3xM
sfchronicle.com
The strike was the first for teachers in the district’s 60-year history, and could be the first multiple teachers strikes in the Bay Area.
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Just published -- a new interview with @chalkbeat's @matt_barnum:
NEW: Matt Barnum tells (almost) all! What he learned at the Wall Street Journal, his new gig at Chalkbeat, and the current problems and possibilities of education journalism. https://t.co/eszuBG7x7k
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"School districts....appear to be overpaying for basic supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing... A school district in Denver would have saved about $1m in 2023 had it been able to... lock in the lowest of the platform’s ... changing prices."
US schools face big price swings for basics under Amazon’s ‘dynamic pricing’, report claims https://t.co/byob4sKU75
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Highlands charter leaders make the case for keeping school open https://t.co/TwyUxFJYGF
edsource.org
The new leaders of Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools are working to rebuild trust after a state audit found former administrators took ineligible state funds, hired uncredentialed...
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Report calls for overhauling how California runs its schools https://t.co/5BmmoOdZTF
edsource.org
Chief among many recommendations, the research center PACE urges putting the governor, not the state schools superintendent, in charge of the California Department of Education.
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Unintended competitors: Why L.A. preschools are closing as transitional kindergarten thrives https://t.co/5AJrwXcJic
latimes.com
L.A.'s private preschools are closing in areas where transitional kindergarten is thriving, disrupting an already fraught child-care system.
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Support for school vouchers sets Republican apart at gubernatorial forum on schools https://t.co/orjWgLTrSK
latimes.com
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco stood out as the only supporter of school vouchers during a gubernatorial candidate forum Wednesday focused on education.
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Palisades High to reopen campus with portable classrooms one year after fire https://t.co/RbE8jaqg3S
latimes.com
Students will return to the Palisades High campus — using temporary buildings on the baseball field — as a $266-million reconstruction project proceeds.
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LA Unified loses students across the district as immigration sweeps intensify https://t.co/ZRJf1wRvtq
laist.com
The district says immigration raids are intensifying enrollment losses already tied to falling birth rates and rising housing costs.
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More Houston-Area School Districts Named in Ten Commandments Lawsuit https://t.co/qnHWMdoXyD
houstonpress.com
Empowered by the rulings of two federal judges that a state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments is unconstitutional, a coalition Advocates filed a third lawsuit Tuesday...
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Treasury, IRS seek comments on federal school choice program https://t.co/d5MUkH3xda
k12dive.com
The agencies are seeking input into policies for scholarship-granting organizations that will distribute the funds contributed by taxpayers.
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House subcommittee debates best way to protect children online https://t.co/DPPC1Bqc1T
k12dive.com
Lawmakers are calling for urgency on the issue, having introduced 19 bills to safeguard minors on the internet and social media.
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