Next Up at Supreme Court: Employment Rights of Parochial School Teachers
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.
Educators, This Is Our Moment to Defend the Teaching Profession
In this moment of loss, the coronavirus pandemic offers four opportunities to demand the rebirth of public education, writes Amy Stuart Wells.
Open Enrollment Has Drained One District. It's Looking to Dissolve
Wisconsin’s Palmyra-Eagle district has lost more than half its students in the last decade, sparking a fiscal crisis. A special board is deciding whether the district should be allowed to dissolve.
In Arguments, U.S. Supreme Court Leans Toward Support for Religious School Aid
In a case from Montana, conservative justices suggested they were inclined to rule for parents who seek to reinstate a state tax credit funding scholarships for use at religious schools.
High Court to Hear Telephone Arguments, Including in Religious-School Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments remotely in May, including on whether religious schools are exempt from employment discrimination claims brought by lay teachers.
Schools Struggle to Meet Students' Mounting Mental-Health Needs
Keeping up with students’ growing mental-health needs was a concern for districts long before the pandemic began. It’s even harder now, educators and psychologists say.
Elementary School Tackles Tough Issues Through New Curriculum
Seek Academy in Newark, N.J., has added a social justice class for students in kindergarten through 4th grades to help them make sense of some of the most controversial issues of the day, including the "take the knee" debate.
Utah to Drop $44 Million Contract With New Assessment Company
Utah education officials have abruptly canceled a $44 million contract with a Minnesota-based standardized-testing company amid a flurry of technological glitches that have created uncertainty about whether this year's test scores will be validated.
Conn. Stumbles in Quest to Use SAT as Achievement Test
Georgia Wants In on the ESSA Innovative Assessment Pilot
Georgia wants to allow districts to use a series of "formative assessments" instead of one big test at the end of the year.
Achievement, Grad Rate Among Tribal Students of Concern in Oregon
New report on Oregon's tribal students show they start out behind, miss more school, and are more likely to drop out.
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.
Schools Struggle to Meet Students' Mounting Mental-Health Needs
Keeping up with students’ growing mental-health needs was a concern for districts long before the pandemic began. It’s even harder now, educators and psychologists say.
The menu: College athletes get cooking classes, grocery tips
Nevada offensive lineman Nate Brown is doing his best to eat right, like many football players and other college athletes scattered around the country without access to training facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound rising senior has stumbled a few times in college sports' version of Weight Watchers, with no in-person classes or spring practices. ''Maybe I would get Taco Bell because I do like Taco Bell,'' Brown said.
Improvement under new coaches is wide-ranging
In 2018, the programs with new coaches had a combined .433 winning percentage (120-157), up from .416 (117-164) a year earlier. Four schools won or shared conference titles and made the postseason - ETSU (under Randy Sanders), UIW (Eric Morris), North Carolina A&T (Sam Washington) and Wofford (Josh Conklin). The winning percentage at schools with new coaches was .448 (137-169), up from .444 (123-154) in 2018, with a decline in record at 13 schools and a better one at the other 12.
Big Ten shares plans for new league-wide mental health initiative
"This is a complex and stressful time in our society and the mental health and wellness of our Big Ten family is a critical component of our focus."
NAIA partners with NFL to launch women's flag football as a recognized varsity sport
Cam Newton Mentors Next Generation of Football Stars | Bless the Babies Ep 1
Cam Newton is more than a quarterback. He's a father, a son, a coach. And to three young men from Georgia and Alabama, a mentor. Look back as the 2018 class of Cam Newton's 7 on 7 football team begins their journey.
Oregon State lands big commitment from 4-star ILB Easton Mascarenas
West Virginia signs deal with brand consultant ahead of college athletes' potential ability for endorsements
The NCAA is expected to formally approve rules changes that will allow athletes to get endorsement income in 2021.
New Migrant Employment Legal Service
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission progress report September 2019 : safe and well, supporting families, protecting children / Department for Child Protection.
Knowledge sharing for the development of learning resources : theory, method, process and application for schools, communities and the workplace : a UNESCO-PNIEVE resource / by John E. Harrington, Professor Emeritis.
The Knowledge Sharing for the Development of Learning Resources tutorial provides a professional step forward, a learning experience that leads to recognition that your leadership is well founded as well as ensuring that participants in the development of learning resources recognize they are contributing to an exceptional achievement.
Safe and well : supporting families, protecting children : the Government of South Australia's strategy for keeping families and children safe and well / Department for Child Protection.
Employment contracts : getting them right for your clients... and for your own business! / presented by Kaz Eaton, Flinders Chambers.
Family Court consent orders and enforcement applications : a “how to” guide for presenting them in an acceptable form / presented by Verity Brown, Registrar FCA.
Employment, termination, redundancy : “what about the tax” / by Brett Zimmermann, DW Fox Tucker Lawyers.
Employment law constraints on the implementation of redundancies / presented by Kaye Smith, EMA Legal.
What SACAT does and recent developments / presented by Barbara Johns, Executive Senior Member, Housing and Civil Stream SACAT.
Treatment of post separation contributions / presented by Meredith Dickson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers.
Orange-bellied parrot habitat restoration and management project : draft final report / prepared by Lauren Barrow (King Island Natural Resource Management Group Inc.).
"This report is the final report for the Orange-bellied Parrot Habitat Management and Restoration Project carried out on King Island. The report relates to the activity period starting 30th of June 2007 and finishing on the 25th of May 2008."--Introduction.