New Jersey is to receive $14.5 million extra in federal money to support expansion of the charter schools program within the state.
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CA Supreme Court Finds Schools Liable for Hiring Abusers
The recent string of sex abuse scandals in California has prompted the court to rule that school districts must be held responsible for endangering kids.
Are Athletics Making Or Breaking Schools’ Reputations?
A survey in advance of the annual meeting of college presidents finds they’re worried about the impact sports scandals are having on their schools.
Advocates Battling Restaint, Seclusion of Special Needs Kids
Activists seek to restrict the use of restraints and seclusion in schools for special needs kids, while employees say it’s needed to protect staff and students.
Hess: AERA Needs to Stop Playing Politics
Frederick M. Hess calls out the American Education Research Association for picking sides in the illegal immigration battles raging around the U.S.
Colorado Votes to Shut Down Life Skills Charter
The Colorado Board of Ed has upheld the DPS decision to shutter Life Skills Charter School, the latest in a series of setbacks for White Hat Management.
DOE Report: Minorities Face Harsher Discipline in School
According to the data collected by the Department of Education, minority students face tougher disciplin and in greater numbers than non-minority classmates.
Scholar Blasts Cali Community College Student Success Focus
California’s plan to focus on student success in community colleges has been labeled as “pure behaviorist claptrap” by a critic.
Three-Quarters of States Opting Out of NCLB
As the deadline to apply for exemptions draws closer, some predict every state will seek to be excluded from the toughest conditions of No Child Left Behind.
Obama: States Need to Keep Funding Education
President Obama reminds the states that in this time of budgetary shortfalls, they need to keep making education a priority.