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Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Puerto Rico Apply for ESSA Innovative Testing Pilot

The pilot, which was initially one of the most buzzed about pieces of ESSA, allows states to try out new forms of testing in a handful of districts, with the goal of eventually taking them statewide.




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Personalized Learning in Action: Postcard From New Hampshire

Best known in education circles for its performance assessment, New Hampshire is a hotbed of innovation around personalized learning, writes Adriana Martinez of the Innovation Lab Network.




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Performance Assessments and Students with Disabilities

Performance assessments have the potential to ensure that instruction for students with disabilities is aligned with state standards.




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N.H. Lawmakers Twice Reject Federal Charter School Money

Legislators in New Hampshire turned down $46 million in federal charter school grants, concerned about continued costs once the money ran out.




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Students' Song About KKK Raises Cautions for Teachers

A viral video of Dover, N.H., high school students singing a song about the Ku Klux Klan to the tune of "Jingle Bells" is causing outrage.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in New Hampshire

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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New Hampshire Gambles on Big Payout for Full-Day Kindergarten

The Granite State has legalized Keno gambling and plans to tax the machines to partially fund full-day kindergarten for the state's 5-year-olds.




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Betsy DeVos Gave a State Charter School Grants. Lawmakers Have Said No Thanks, Twice

It's pretty obvious by now that many Democrats are growing increasingly uncomfortable supporting charter schools. But New Hampshire lawmakers have taken the unusual step of rejecting federal charter school grant money.




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Meet the Indiana Teacher Running to Unseat the State's House Education Chair

"I'm running because I'm not happy with the state of education," said veteran educator Kevin Leineweber, who is one of several teachers running for the state's legislature this year.




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What Predicts Early College Success for Indiana Students?

Research from REL Midwest examines the student characteristics associated with early college success in Indiana, with a focus on financial aid.




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How Indiana Supports College Access and Success for All Students

A state leader shares how research helped raise important considerations for increasing college success and completion in Indiana.




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Indiana Educators Race to Renew Teaching Licenses Before Deadline

Thousands of Indiana teachers are scrambling to begin renewing their professional teaching licenses before new rules that state lawmakers approved this spring take effect July 1.




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Indiana Wants Teachers to Do Externships. So Some Are Headed to the Brewery

Teachers across the state are outraged over a new rule that requires 15 hours of workforce-related professional development.




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Rapid Deployment of Remote Learning: Lessons From 4 Districts

Chief technology officers are facing an unprecedented test of digital preparedness due to the coronavirus pandemic, struggling with shortfalls of available learning devices and huge Wi-Fi access challenges.




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To Ease Shortage, Indiana District Recruits Teachers to Drive Buses

A suburban Indianapolis district is signing up teachers to drive school buses before and after their usual time in the classroom.




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Indiana Teachers Shot With Plastic Pellets in Active-Shooter Drill, Raising Concerns

The Indiana state teachers' union is pushing to protect student and staff safety during active-shooter trainings.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Indiana

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Oops! Teachers' Mistakes Can Help Students Learn

A veteran teacher shares how he puts the latest research on growth mindset into action for his students in this guest blog by Jamie M. Carroll and David Yeager.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Indiana

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed

A collection of articles from this week that you may have missed.




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Indiana Teachers Sue Law Enforcement Over 'Active Shooter' Simulation

The teachers say they've suffered emotional distress and anxiety for months after being shot at with plastic bullets in a voluntary active-shooter drill in 2019.




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More Indiana schools move online as COVID-19 spread spikes




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Holcomb announces pick for new Indiana education secretary




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ACLU of Indiana sues school officials over T-shirt dispute




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COVID-19 school turmoil, teacher pay face Indiana lawmakers




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Indiana teacher, substitute shortage worsened by COVID-19




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School funding issue persists as Indiana lawmakers reconvene




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Missouri

State of the States: Education highlights from latest governor's address before the legislature.




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Missouri

Missouri’s educational technology efforts, once fueled by $15 million to $20 million a year in state funding, have been running on fumes from the state for the past three years, according to Deborah K. Sutton, the instructional technology director for the Missouri education department.




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After Protracted Political Spat, Missouri Rehires Fired State Schools Chief

Former Republican Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens appointed enough board members to have Commissioner Margie Vandeven fired last year, but now that he's gone, the state board decided to hire her back.




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Shifting Science Instruction to the Coronavirus: New Activities, Units

A small group of science teachers in Missouri is using the coronavirus as a teachable moment that's aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards.




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Revamped School Board Starts Search for New Schools Chief for Missouri

The search for Missouri's next top education official has begun nearly 10 months after the last one was fired. The state board of education began accepting applications last week.




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Ferguson-Florissant Schools Open After Two-Week Delay

The school district, which serves about 11,200 students, postponed opening because of the protests following the death of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old black teenager who was shot by a white police officer.




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Missouri

Gov. Blunt is proposing that state aid to K-12 schools be increased by $121 million next fiscal year and calling for quadrupling college-scholarship aid for needy students.




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High Court Declines Missouri District's Appeal Over At-Large Board Voting

The justices declined to hear the appeal of the Ferguson-Florissant district over its at-large board elections, which lower courts invalidated as violating the Voting Rights Act.




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Missouri's State Board Hasn't Met Since January. With Governor Gone, What Now?

Gov. Erik Greitens has resigned and the board doesn't have enough governor-appointed members to form a quorum. Important tasks have been piling up.




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Missouri Tackles Challenge of Dyslexia Screening, Services

New state mandates start next school year aimed at identifying and supporting students with dyslexia. The 2016 law also led to development of training for teachers.




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Missouri State School Board Rehires Fired Commissioner

Former Missouri education Commissioner Margie Vandeven, who was fired by by the state's board of education, has been rehired.




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What Principals Learn From Roughing It in the Woods

In three days of rock climbing, orienteering, and other challenging outdoor experiences, principals get to examine their own—and others’—strengths and weaknesses as leaders.




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Call for Racial Equity Training Leads to Threats to Superintendent, Resistance from Community

Controversy over an intiative aimed a reducing inequities in Lee's Summit, Mo., schools led the police department to provide security protection for the district's first African-American superintendent. Now the school board has reversed course.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Missouri

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Missouri

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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6 Lessons Learned About Better Teaching During the Pandemic

Educators who work in personalized learning schools are adjusting instruction for remote, hybrid, and in-person learning.




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Enrollment in Missouri public schools declines by 3.2%




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Missouri guidance change seeks to reduce school quarantines




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Missouri teachers union latest to urge coronavirus action




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Vote to Dissolve Little Rock, Ark., School Board Results in Lawsuit

The three board members, along with a resident, request that the court grant a restraining order and preliminary injunction against the state to reverse the takeover.




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Dealing With Dyslexia: 'It's Almost Like It's a Naughty Word' (Video)

When Scott Gann learned his son Dustin had dyslexia, he was shocked at the school's reaction. No one there wanted to use the word.