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COVID-19 and Schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday, March 19, that it is relaxing social distancing requirements for students returning to school for in-person learning. The organization has determined that students wearing masks in a classroom environment can be spaced just 3 feet apart.
03/22/2021
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Health Policy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an updated guide on how K-12 schools around the country can take steps to safely reopen—for good.
02/12/2021
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Sustainability
Gen Z is advocating for immediate action to secure their future. However, limited by their age, Gen Z is looking to older generations to support them through social and legislative change and conscientious transformations — socially, educationally, and within the built-environment.
09/01/2020
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Currently, only 15 states require public school districts to test for lead in drinking water — and when they do test, many are well above the EPA’s action level of 15 parts per billion. Unfortunately, what this means is that nearly half of all U.S. students go to schools in states that do not have specific programs for testing drinking water.
01/15/2020
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Technology Infrastructure
The nearly $4 billion FCC program enters its fifth year since funding for networking infrastructure became available to schools and libraries. This article examines recent action taken by the FCC that could change how these institutions can access funds beginning in 2020.
08/08/2019
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By a minimum of effort at formulating a real district wellness policy, local education authorities can affect the health of all students in schools by inventing a way to concentrate on helping those kids eat better, exercise more, and eliminate properly.
06/06/2019
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Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
Three district-level directors of technology share their best practices for ensuring that your digital initiatives are ready to go the moment students set foot in the classroom.
06/01/2019
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04/04/2019
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Editor's Note (The View From Here)
04/01/2019
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Editor's Note (The View From Here)
04/01/2019
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As in most years, the President’s budget request is dead on arrival when it is announced. This year is not much different than those in the past. However, with a divided government, the budget and appropriations process gets a bit more challenging and interesting. The
03/21/2019
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As the current administration's FY2020 proposed budget is released, the work is cut out for both houses’ appropriations and budget committees to meet the deadlines to finalize a FY 2020 budget. But like in most past years, the likelihood of meeting it is a far reach.
03/21/2019
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Editor's Note (The View From Here)
03/01/2019
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Many of you are on the edge of your seats with the mid-term elections only a few weeks away—Tuesday, November 6. The outcome of these elections will have an effect on national, state, and local education policy and politics.
10/19/2018
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10/19/2018
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09/06/2018
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07/20/2018
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07/20/2018
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Legally Speaking
Is your house in order for the new school year?
07/01/2018
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Legally Speaking (Insight on the Issues)
An update on "special relationships" and shared responsibility.
07/01/2018
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04/20/2018
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04/20/2018
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Legally Speaking (Insight On The Issues)
Protecting employees from sexual harassment and violence by students.
04/01/2018
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Editor's Note (The View From Here)
03/01/2018
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Legally Speaking
Here is one school safety issue that we can address.
03/01/2018
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02/19/2018
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02/16/2018
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Legally Speaking (Insight on the Issues)
Thoughts on the legal significance of working in teams.
02/01/2018
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01/04/2018
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01/04/2018
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01/01/2018
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Business Practices
01/01/2018
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Legally Speaking (Insight on the Issues)
What to expect as our work with Title IX evolves.
11/01/2017
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This has been a difficult update to write because of how quickly things happen in Washington. Congress has only a few months before the end of this session to address several critical issues, and no one knows to expect on any given day from the President.
10/06/2017
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Legally Speaking (Insight on the Issues)
A working model for responding to reports of sexual harassment and violence.
07/01/2017
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Lawmakers appear to be sending early signals of independence to the Trump administration on education budget issues.
05/05/2017
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Lawmakers appear to be sending early signals of independence to the Trump administration on education budget issues.
05/05/2017
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The Trump administration’s “skinny budget” was submitted to Congress on March 16, 2017. The proposed budget received little support from both Republicans and Democrats, and was almost unanimously criticized by education associations, think tanks and related groups.
04/08/2017
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The Trump administration’s “skinny budget” was submitted to Congress on March 16, 2017. The proposed budget received little support from both Republicans and Democrats, and was almost unanimously criticized by education associations, think tanks and related groups.
04/08/2017
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Legally Speaking
The future of public education in the Trump era.
04/01/2017
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Washington Update
Expect controversy and division, and definitely a difference in style and approach.
03/01/2017
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In the weeks to come we will learn more about the approach Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will be taking and who will be some of the key players in the agency.
02/17/2017
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In the weeks to come we will learn more about the approach Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will be taking and who will be some of the key players in the agency.
02/17/2017
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After the election the country entered a period of uncertainty. Recent polling data indicates that 50 percent of Americans approve of how the transition is moving. Several experts have found it to be quite different than transitions in the past.
01/06/2017
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After the election the country entered a period of uncertainty. Recent polling data indicates that 50 percent of Americans approve of how the transition is moving. Several experts have found it to be quite different than transitions in the past.
01/06/2017
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Editor's Note (The View From Here)
01/01/2017
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Facility Planning
A primer of pK-12 public schools infrastructure facts.
01/01/2017
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Legislative
01/01/2017
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Legally Speaking (Insight on the Issues)
Title IX will endure, but in what form?
01/01/2017
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Editor's Note (The View From Here)
01/01/2017