Jun 11 House considers waiving healthy school lunch rules despite veto threat By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The GOP spending bill on the House floor would allow schools to waive the school lunch and breakfast standards championed by first lady Michelle Obama for the next school year if they lost money on meal programs over a six-month… Continue reading
Jun 11 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation urges delay for Common Core actions By Elizabeth Jones One of the most ardent supporters of the Common Core education guidelines, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is urging participating states to delay major accountability decisions based on assessment tests aligned to the standards. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch Debating tenure protections for public school teachers By PBS News Hour A California judge ruled that the state’s tenure protections for public school teachers are unconstitutional. Students who sued the state argued that the tenure policies denied their right to a quality education. Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Joshua Pechthalt, president… Continue watching
Jun 10 Access to students' online health information a boon to school nurses By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Although the school nurse is a familiar figure, school-based health care is unfamiliar territory to many medical professionals, operating in a largely separate health care universe from other community-based medical services. Continue reading
Jun 10 California judge strikes down teacher protections in landmark case By Kyla Calvert Mason Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu struck down multiple California laws providing job protections for the state's public school teachers, calling them unconstitutional, reports KPCC in Los Angeles. The lawsuit was filed in 2012 by Student… Continue reading
Jun 10 Rap connects students to current and historic events By Elizabeth Jones When each year’s graduating students take the stage to grab their high school diplomas, it’s a fun and sometimes bittersweet exercise to look back at the events that defined their lives. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch Will loan forgiveness offer long-term student debt solution? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch Common Core standards face push back by some Louisiana parents and politicians By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 09 While Louisiana lawmakers debate Common Core, some parents turn to homeschooling By April Brown The implementation of Common Core State Standards has caused controversy in Louisiana, with parents and educators lining up to support keeping or repealing the education standards. Some parents have such strong objections they've withdrawn their children from public school in… Continue reading
Jun 06 Koch brothers to give $25 million to United Negro College Fund By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press African-Americans are a key constituency within the Democratic Party. But Michael Lomax, president and CEO of UNCF, said that since the organization's inception in 1944, it has reached out to people of all backgrounds for support without an "ideological lens"… Continue reading