This past month, twenty policy analysts published reports about聽what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
ESSA Implementation
Louisiana: Clancy Ratliff posted .
Virginia: In , Mabel Khawaja examined ESSA implementation through the lens of both K鈥�12 and higher education.
Vermont: Anne Slonaker shared .
Ohio: Robin Holland noted that .
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Higher Education
Idaho: In , Karen Uehling noted the formation of a task force by the governor, the governor鈥檚 鈥渁dult complete鈥� scholarships, and a proposed new community college.
Indiana: Katherine Wills described a between a Fort Wayne high school and East Allen University that endeavors to ensure that refugee students have the same opportunities to succeed in college as their non-refugee classmates.
Washington: Amanda Espinosa-Aguilar shared concerns about .
Connecticut: Stephen Ferruci analyzed with legislators proposing bills reflecting both sides of the debate.
Nebraska: Gretchen Oltman wrote about Governor Ricketts agreeing to from the University of Nebraska鈥檚 current budget.
Georgia: Janice Walker shared that Senate Bill 79 would create a , and a portion of revenue generated by casinos would be directed toward scholarships.
North Dakota: In Ronda Marman reported the following:
- The governor cut the North Dakota University System by 20%.
- A regulation proposing to reduce notice of termination to faculty from one year to 90 days generated a lot of comment.
- A new workforce report was released.
California:聽 In his , Dan Melzer wrote, 鈥渃ontingent faculty are now the majority of all faculty at U.S. colleges and universities.鈥�
Kentucky: Mary P. Sheridan encouraged faculty and educators in Kentucky to look at the impact of as Kentucky decides whether to allow them.
笔谤别-碍鈥�12
Idaho: Darlene Dyer reported that the State Board of Education will oversee the , and monies are to be allocated to train administrators and supervisors to conduct the evaluations.
Arkansas: Grover Welch shared that the Arkansas Senate Education Committee passed legislation that would of 鈥渟ecurity incidents, emergency planning and those that [can] 鈥榬easonably be expected to be detrimental to the public safety鈥欌�� from FOIA.
Minnesota: Ezra Hyland posted a number of reports:
- , a 46% increase of teachers leaving
- The focused on licensure, teacher lay-offs due to budget cuts, accountability, and school choice
New Jersey: Kristen Turner wrote that the New Jersey Board of Education rejected proposed amendments that would give 鈥渢he authority to grant provisional and standard certificates.鈥�
Pennsylvania: Aileen Hower shared two articles about the following:
- ;
- Secretary of Education made clear that there would be no changes regarding .
笔谤别-碍鈥�12 and Higher Education
Michigan: Leslie Roberts discusses the debate in Michigan regarding the retention of the
South Dakota: Liza Hazlett posted