The Signal in Education News
This story was co-published with The Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom focused on investigations and feature stories that matter. For Dave Murman, the issue was personal. The Republican state lawmaker knew Nebraska school districts were denying transfer requests at high rates to stu…
Legislation advanced by Tennessee Republicans would create an oversight board to control key MSCS budget and staffing decisions for at least the next four years.
Tennessee Republicans are moving forward with state takeover legislation that will seize major controls of the Memphis district from the elected school board.
A judge recently ruled that a dean who was shot by a student can’t sue under Colorado’s Claire Davis School Safety Act, which intended for school staff to have that right.
Iowa’s expansion of school choice is intensifying pressure on Cedar Rapids’ public schools as more families opt for charter, private and other alternatives. The shift is reshaping enrollment, funding and access across the district.
The resolution, approved unanimously Tuesday, requires that a screen time policy proposal be presented for board approval by June.
Due to its location in rural Indiana, East Noble School Corporation at one point had to rely on three different internet providers to get enough bandwidth for the district’s students and educators. Only a small number of cybersecurity vendors could provide firewall capabilities for all three, and East Noble’s vendor ch…
The Denver district hasn’t yet decided how the money would be spent. Options include pay raises for staff and increased funding for career and technical education.
The Pennsylvania high school history teacher uses the Brown v. Board of Education ruling to teach students complexity and the under-discussed consequences of major events.