ht Right-to-Education Ruling Jolts Education-Advocacy World By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T11:36:00-04:00 The decision by a federal appeals court recognizing the right to a basic minimum education may be felt far beyond the substandard Detroit schools underlying it, but hurdles could remain. Full Article Education
ht American public space, rebooted: What might it feel like? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T07:23:37-04:00 Full Article Education
ht New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T17:49:23-04:00 Full Article Education
ht Next Up at Supreme Court: Employment Rights of Parochial School Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T15:13:00-04:00 A pair of cases being heard by the high court will likely determine whether job-discrimination laws apply to tens of thousands of teachers at religious schools. Full Article Education
ht Betsy DeVos Greenlights Texas' ESSA Plan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 For those keeping score at home, DeVos has now approved ESSA plans for 34 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Full Article Texas
ht Feds Plan Fresh Oversight of Texas Special Education Plan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The state has developed an extensive plan for fixing a violation of federal special education law, but federal officials want to see additional corrective actions and plan a visit to follow up. Full Article Texas
ht Eight States Add Citizenship Test as Graduation Requirement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Advocates have plans to push more state legislatures to pass laws requiring high schoolers to pass a citizenship test in order to graduate in coming years. Full Article North_Dakota
ht Betsy DeVos Greenlights ESSA Plans for Nebraska and North Carolina By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 U.S. Ed Secretary DeVos has approved plans for 46 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Still waiting: California, Florida, Oklahoma, and Utah. Full Article Nebraska
ht Alabama's First Charter School Gets Green Light to Open By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Alabama lawmakers passed a charter school law last year, becoming the 43rd state to adopt one. Full Article Alabama
ht How Teachers' Insights Inform State Policy in Tennessee By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers in Tennessee have an important voice in shaping state initiatives and policies. Full Article Tennessee
ht Colorado Lawmakers Pass Pension Reform Bill in Late-Night Deal By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The final version of the bill reduces the cost-of-living raises and increases employee contributions to their retirement, among other changes. Full Article Colorado
ht Settlement Reached in Colorado Case Over Students' Constitutional Rights By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Students engaged in a protest against a culture they saw as punitive; their principal suspended them. What did a court say? Full Article Colorado
ht Right-to-Education Ruling Jolts Education-Advocacy World By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T18:20:00-04:00 The decision by a federal appeals court recognizing the right to a basic minimum education may be felt far beyond the substandard Detroit schools underlying it, but hurdles could remain. Full Article Education
ht American public space, rebooted: What might it feel like? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:41:19-04:00 Full Article Education
ht New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T15:18:44-04:00 Full Article Education
ht Next Up at Supreme Court: Employment Rights of Parochial School Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T16:52:38-04:00 A pair of cases being heard by the high court will likely determine whether job-discrimination laws apply to tens of thousands of teachers at religious schools. Full Article Education
ht Long History Underlies Fight Over Religious-School Funding By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The case being heard by the Supreme Court next week deals with a debate that has raged since the 19th century about federal education funding for private religious schools. Full Article Montana
ht One State Is Overhauling Its Finance Technology After Long-Standing Fights, Glitches By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 State education departments' finance technology can cost millions to replace, but those systems are crucial for fiscal transparency and efficiency. Hawaii's is replacing its long-troubled system with a new one to go online this summer. Full Article Hawaii
ht He's Fighting for Details on How Hawaii Spent $2 Billion on Its Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 An activist's lawsuit is an example of how many states, because of outdated software, have trouble answering the public's demand to detail how billions of K-12 dollars are spent. Full Article Hawaii
ht Teachers, If You're Not OK Right Now, You're Not Alone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 In desperately trying to be a superhero for my students, I underestimated the gravity of the coronavirus crisis, writes Hawaii teacher Lory Walker Peroff. Full Article Hawaii
ht Utah Ruling Highlights Sticky Issue of Partisan School Board Elections By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 In Florida, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, Republicans are arguing that candidates for local and state school boards should run on party tickets. Full Article Utah
ht Straight Up Conversation: A Community College and a University Rolled Into One By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Utah Valley University offers career and technical education, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees under one roof, all for the average out-of-pocket tuition of $1,700. Full Article Utah
ht Dealing With Dyslexia: 'It's Almost Like It's a Naughty Word' (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Arkansas
ht Arkansas Provides K-12 Districts With Volunteer IT Team to Fight Cyber Attacks By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The Arkansas Department of Education will now provide on-site help for schools and districts in the state that are experiencing cybersecurity incidents. Full Article Arkansas
ht States to Schools: Teach Reading the Right Way By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Worried that far too many students have weak reading skills, states are passing new laws that require aspiring teachers—and, increasingly, teachers who are already in the classroom—to master reading instruction that’s solidly grounded in research. Full Article Arkansas
ht New Rhode Island Law Mandates Daily School Recess, Calls It a Student's Right By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000 The law passed after parent groups lobbied for it and will require schools to provide 20 consecutive minutes of recess daily for students in kindergarten through 6th grade. Full Article Rhode_Island
ht K12 Inc., Georgia Charter School Locked in Bitter Fight By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The Georgia Cyber Academy moved to stop using the company's curriculum and technology, a decision that K12 Inc. says violated an agreement between the two sides. Full Article Georgia
ht What Policymakers Got Right With Oregon's Student Success Act By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Guest blogger Andy Saultz explains that clear goals, built-in local decisionmaking, flexibility, and community involvement are the keys to the Student Success Act's success. Full Article Oregon
ht Employment contracts : getting them right for your clients... and for your own business! / presented by Kaz Eaton, Flinders Chambers. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Full Article
ht The Right to Representation Before the Fair Work Commission. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Full Article
ht Cooking my books : what the fork to cook tonight / Yvette Hewett. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Full Article
ht Country Conference, Berri : a practical overview of Employment Law (Work injury and Industrial Relations) in South Australia / paper presented by Andrew Wright, WK Lawyers. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Full Article
ht John Doyle's Bushtown and the green ball of death. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: A dystopian science fiction bordering on reality and fantasy, each page accompanied by a high-quality illustration -- Australian authors. Full Article
ht The Light Horse ghost / Julie Janson. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Aust'n. World War stories 1. From the World War 1 Middle Eastern Theatre of War, the Desert Campaign and the Light Horse military victory, to a quiet family life in a gold mining town. Albert, an Australian Light Horseman tells wild stories of bravery, while Iris his daughter copes with his tumultuous return. We follow a few years in the life of Iris, a teenage girl and her family in Kalgoorlie Boulder in the Gold Fields of Western Australia after 1919. Albert spends his Sunday afternoons drinking beer from a crate in the back yard, with fantastic memories of The Great Ride into Beersheba and Damascus. Iris hears it all and tries to keep her loyalty to her father in the face of his love of a drink, torrid affairs and the departure of her mother, Ailish. Full Article
ht Adult Safeguarding - A rights based approach in responding to Elder Abuse - Elicia White_SLIDES. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Full Article
ht Not looking for signs / Belinda Broughton. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Full Article
ht Better support for farmers during drought / Australian Government BETA. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Full Article
ht Number eight crispy chicken / Sarah Neofield. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Minister for Asylum Deterrence & Foreign Investment, Peter Ruddick, is en route to the remote Pulcherrima Island, the site of his latest privately-run, fast food chain-inspired detention centre. But chaos ensues when Peter misses his connecting flight and finds himself confined to the visa-free zone of the Turgrael airport, without a business lounge in sight. Full Article
ht Richer veins for behavioural insight : an exploration of the opportunities to apply behavioural insights in public policy / Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government, Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: The use of behavioural insights in public policy has traditionally focused on small, low cost 'nudges' to improve communications, increase compliance and enhance the way services are delivered. But BETA has begun to look beyond to identify a smaller set of 'richer veins' where BI can offer high financial and social impact. These areas includes consumer choice, financial decision-making and personal wellbeing. Full Article
ht Institute of Ophthalmology Persian Films. 1967-1972. By search.wellcomelibrary.org Published On :: Institute of Ophthalmology., producer. Full Article
ht Trigger warnings : political correctness and the rise of the right / Jeff Sparrow. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Trump, Donald, 1946- -- Public opinion. Full Article
ht The world was whole / Fiona Wright. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Wright, Fiona, 1983- Full Article
ht The greatest flight : reliving the aerial triumph that changed the world / Peter McMillan ; photographs by James L. Stanfield ; historical text by Terry Gwynn-Jones ; construction text by John La Noue ; foreword by Walter J. Boyne. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: McMillan, Peter -- Travel. Full Article
ht The DASH diet Mediterranean solution : the best eating plan to control your weight and improve your health for life / Marla Heller, MS, RD. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Hypertension -- Diet therapy -- Recipes. Full Article
ht Good reasons for bad feelings : insights from the frontier of evolutionary psychiatry / Randolph M. Nesse. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Mental illness -- Genetic aspects. Full Article
ht The nocturnal brain : nightmares, neuroscience and the secret world of sleep / Guy Leschziner. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Sleep deprivation -- Anecdotes. Full Article