Trump signs 1st major education law
A new law underscores the president's hope to "develop the workforce" in the nation's "booming economy." 1st major ed bill signed.
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Feminine hygiene products available in IL schools
A new law in IL will make tampons and pads available to 6th through 12th graders in the bathrooms of their schools. Good idea!
IL students now have to study cursive writing
IL schools will have to teach cursive writing by the time students finish 5th grade. Gov Rauner called the new law an unfunded mandate.
IL Assembly overrides a student loan rights veto
Overriding a veto, the IL General Assembly moved to protect the rights of students who borrow money for college.
Will later school start times come to California?
The Calif. legislature had an opportunity to do something good for kids. They failed. Once again, it's a fight for local control vs. science.
Md. schools to stock opioid overdose drug
Opioid abuse has hit high schools, so educators in many states, incl. Maryland, stock schools with an emergency overdose antidote drug.
Students who merit scholarships get aid reduced
Students who get scholarships that they have worked hard to achieve face the very real possibility that the financial aid they receive will be cut.
Sticks and stones at the president’s motorcade
Violence distracts our national focus away from more important matters, like a bill now in the US House that will voucher-ize the nation's schools.
For now, Presidents’ Day is a Md. school holiday
A Md. bill would make 2 current state-mandated school holidays optional, making it a little easier for schools to start after Labor Day.
Independence sought for Maryland charter schools
Maryland's governor would like to relax some charter school regs and create a separate state authority that could overrule certain local board decisions.