This past month, fifteen policy analysts published reports about聽what occurred in the following states: California, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Higher Education
previews a bill in Connecticut that would help undocumented students 鈥渁ccess institutional financial assistance.鈥�
Dan Melzer describes legislation that passed in California, awaiting the governor鈥檚 signature, in
Michael Gos continues his series in noting that the injunction requested by three professors against enforcement of the new University of Texas campus carry policy was denied while the lawsuit moves forward.
Higher Education/P鈥�12 Education
As part of a trend all over the United States, the . Donna Pasternak notes that softening licensing requirements for K鈥�12 teachers will impact not only school districts but also schools of education and departments of English.
describes New York City鈥檚 efforts to diversify its teaching force through a program called NYC Men Teach, which recruits men of color through mentoring programs or alternative pathways.
outlines the budget cuts, requested by Texas leaders, to all state agencies, including K鈥�12 and higher education, noting the particular impact on community colleges.
P鈥�12 Education
In , Aileen Hower notes that Pennsylvania is reviewing alternative assessments. New Jersey, on the other hand, will 鈥渢riple the weight of PARCC scores in teacher evaluations,鈥� according to .
Again in Pennsylvania, shares Katie Meyer鈥檚 article about the 楼凤天堂 Labor Relations Board ruling that a virtual charter school should be classified as a private corporation, not a public institution. Aileen also published , revealing that the Merion school district had a budget surplus.
Darlene Dyer writes about ; in mastery education, students 鈥渁dvance from grade to grade based on mastering concepts instead of seat time or a passing grade.鈥�
reports that MATELA (the Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts) will have a 鈥渟ignificant presence鈥� at the Montana Educators鈥� Conference in October through a number of presentations.
In response to a Montana State Board of Education ruling on writing programs, MATELA issued its own policy statement, which Anna Baldwin describes in .
Tiffany Rehbein reports from Wyoming that and .
Robin Holland has been following teachers in Cleveland, posting these two reports: and .
describes the release by the Louisiana State Board of Education of a Digital Literacy Guide. Jalissa Bates shares that of $7 million.
questions whether Massachusetts will pass financial literacy legislation.
reports that New York City will revise the way it tests water for lead in all of its schools.