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Weekly NewsBriefs 2/12/24 - 2/18/24

California adding apprenticeships to teacher recruitment toolbox – By Diana Lambert, EdSource Apprenticeships are being added to the long list of initiatives California has undertaken ...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 2/5/24 - 2/11/24

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee budgets $144 million for statewide school vouchers – By Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Gov. Bill Lee renewed his call for private school vouchers for any student a...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 1/29/24 - 2/4/24

Charter school overhaul clears major hurdle, advances to House – By Ryan Suppe – ID Ed News Alex Adams, Gov. Brad Little’s budget chief, appeared to satisfy early skepticism for a bill...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 1/22/24 - 1/28/24

Report: 1 in 3 districts lack dedicated cybersecurity personnel – By Micah Ward, District Administrator Over the past few years, K12 technology leaders have witnessed a significant upt...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 1/15/24 - 1/21/24

N.C. DPI releases guidebook on the use of AI in schools – By Mebane Rash, EdNC The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) just released a guidebook for the use of gene...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 1/1/24 - 1/7/24

A look inside California’s continuous trend of declining enrollment – By Micah Ward, District Administration Across the nation, we’re witnessing the effects of a variety of post-pandem...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 12/18/23 - 12/24/23

Kemp announces funding for employee retention, school safety – By Dave Williams, Capital Beat News Service Gov. Brian Kemp is taking aim at state employee retention and school safety. ...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 12/11/23 - 12/17/23

Delaware education study recommends increasing funding – By Zoe Stayman, Coast TV DELAWARE - Changes in education funding policies in Delaware are being recommended to policymakers f...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 12/4/23 - 12/10/23

Pasco County Schools adds mini-breaks to the school year to curb student absenteeism – By Matthew McClellan, Fox 13 Tampa Bay In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, Pasco County School boar...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 11/27/23 - 12/3/23

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's statewide school voucher pitch: Here's what to know – By Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee proposed a new statewide school cho...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 11/20/23 - 11/26/23

Proposed education bill would reduce testing, lower graduation requirements – By Christian Casale, Florida Phoenix A trio of education bills passed by the Senate K-12 education committ...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 11/13/23 - 11/19/23

Emergency-licensed Mass. teachers' performance on par with other new educators, report finds – By Emily Piper Vallillo, WBUR In spring 2020, the pandemic interrupted teacher prepa...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 11/6/23 - 11/12/23

What to know about Oklahoma's comprehensive new tutoring program for students – by William C. Wertz, The Oklahoman Oklahoma students will soon be getting the most comprehensive tu...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 10/30/23 - 11/5/23

Ohio sets goals to attack school absenteeism – By Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal A task force made up of school district representatives, advocacy groups and even juvenile court staf...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 10/23/23 - 10/29/23

Commission offers teacher candidates a Road Map to Teaching – By Diana Lambert, EdSource The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing has launched a Roadmap to Teaching initiat...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 10/16/23 - 10/22/23

Va. education workgroup recommends revisions to state educational testing – By Nathaniel Cline, NBC12.com A state-led work group is recommending Virginia revise its Standards of Lear...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 10/9/23 - 10/15/23

As AI Chatbots Rise, More Educators Look to Oral Exams — With High-Tech Twist – By Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge Since the release of ChatGPT late last year, the essay has been declared d...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 10/2/23 - 10/8/23

New York bans facial recognition technology in schools – By Anna Merod, K-12 Dive Schools in New York state can no longer use facial recognition technology , the state department of e...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 9/25/23 - 10/1/23

Oregon schools pilot shift away from testing kindergarteners during first teacher meeting – By Julia Silverman, The Oregonian Every fall from 2013 to 2019, incoming Oregon kindergartne...

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Weekly NewsBriefs 9/18/23 - 9/24/23

Alabama K-12 officials seek $6.2 billion budget for literacy, principals, teachers – By Tricia Powell Crain, AL.com Alabama education officials will seek an 11% increase in the state b...

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