Proposed Bible class sparks debate at Delaware school board meeting
A proposed Bible study class for Cape Henlopen High School is causing quite a stir within the Delaware community.
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AFT and NEA call for delay in Common Core
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says teachers need at least a year to master the new common core before schools should be held accountable for results.
Continue reading...Teacher suspended, New York district apologizes for anti-Semitic writing assignment
School officials at Albany High School have apologized after students were assigned the task of “explaining why Jews are evil” as part of a persuasive writing class. The English teacher responsible for the assignment has been placed on leave and could be terminated.
Continue reading...Indiana Supreme Court finds state private school voucher law is constitutional
In a 5-0 decision, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s private school voucher law, the “Choice Scholarship Program”, passes muster under the state constitution.
Continue reading...Federal district court upholds most of Arizona statute prohibiting race-related curricula; strikes down one section
A federal district court in Arizona has granted the state’s motion for summary judgment, dismissing the plaintiffs’ claims that a particular statute, which limits school districts’ ability to provide certain race-related curricula, violates their First Amendment speech rights and Fourteenth Amendment due process and equal protection rights.
Continue reading...ETS Commission calls for new tests to focus on student assessment to improve classroom instruction
As reported in Education Week, emerging technology and research on learning have the potential to dramatically improve assessments, if educators and policymakers take a more balanced approach to using them.
Continue reading...Teachers feel unprepared to teach common core curriculum
Education Week reports that even as the Common Core State Standards are being put into practice across most of the country, nearly half of teachers feel unprepared to teach them, especially to disadvantaged students, according to a new survey. The study by the EPE Research Center, an arm of Editorial Projects in Education, the publisher [...]
Continue reading...California district sued for student yoga program
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the National Center for Law & Policy has filed suit on behalf of Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock and their two children against the Encinitas Union School District, demanding that the district stop its student yoga program.
Continue reading...Florida parents charge district discourages special needs students from seeking a standard high school diploma
The Miami Herald reports that a number of parents of special needs students attending school in the Broward County school district are being forced into less rigorous classes that do not result in a standard high school diploma.
Continue reading...Report says most South Carolina districts are failing to comply with state sex education law
According to The State, a report by the New Morning Foundation, a health-and-sex education advocacy group has found that three out of four South Carolina school districts fail to comply with a state law outlining how they should teach sex education.
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