This is the next in a monthly to inform members about what is going on in your state.
This past month, ten policy analysts published reports about聽what occurred in the following states: California, Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin. The reports range from prekindergarten through higher education.
Anne Slonaker reports on Act 166: An act relating to providing access to publicly funded prekindergarten in Vermont for all children ages 3 and 4 for two years.
Kris Cody-Johnson reported on a number of issues in Wisconsin. In ,聽 she describes the conflict between legislators who wish to convert traditional public schools to charters and the families of color who wish to retain some local control. describes the Wisconsin legislature eliminating a successful program for low-income students in kindergarten through third grade and replacing it with instructional coaching for teachers and one-on-one tutoring for students.
The transfer of public monies to private schools was illustrated in the following posts: in which SB 615 permitted children with disabilities to attend private schools with a $12,000 voucher and . In the latter post, Kris Cody-Johnson described the implications of private schools receiving public funding without the same requirements imposed on public schools. She wrote that a Christian school receiving public funding required 鈥減arents to provide a birth certificate to know the child鈥檚 born gender and sign a parent handbook listing what a student can be disciplined and expelled for, including homosexuality.鈥� outlines the efforts of United States Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) introducing an amendment that would bar the Department of Justice from enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act for private schools receiving public funding.
In May of this year, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the against the wishes of Governor Scott Walker, who interpreted Act 21 as giving him final say on administrative rules related to public education.
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Kentucky鈥檚 Emily Zuccaro reports on the findings of a report released from the Migration Policy Institute in . 聽Stephen Ferrucci describes at Eastern Connecticut State University where 49 immigrant students will receive scholarships from a non-profit to attend.
Dan Melzer鈥檚 report on California鈥檚 focused on higher education, particularly, grants for college readiness and improving graduation rates. In , He also posted about the first Latino chancellor of the California community college system. Alexandria Peary describes New Hampshire鈥檚 provision of open educational resources, pedagogy and access for college students.
Robin Holland describes that allows students, grades 7-12 to earn college credit at no cost while simultaneously earning high school credit for the same course. She notes an for due August 1.
Jalissa Bates publicizes that the
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In , Michael Gos reports on the conceal carry law enacted in Texas that will go into effect August 1.
Anastasia Wickham describes how 40 of 78 Oklahoma educators, parents and/or advocates won primaries and will be running for election this November in