This past month, ten policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
ESSA Implementation
Colorado: Stevi Quate discusses Colorado’s choice of attendance as the fifth indicator in
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Higher Education
Texas: In , Michael Gos continues his series, noting that this August, students may carry a concealed weapon at community colleges. There is concern, however, over the presence of high school students who attend classes through dual enrollment.
Funding and Budget
California: Dan Melzer shares in which the Degrees Not Debt Scholarship will provide a supplemental grant to full-time students receiving certain grants.
Connecticut: Stephen Ferruci addresses given that Connecticut ranks third in student debt.
New York: According to Derek Kulnis, through the Excelsior Scholarship to any New Yorker, within certain income limits, accepted to a community college or four-year public university
Pennsylvania: Due to declining budgets and enrollments, are on the horizon, D. Alexis Hart writes.
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Arkansas: In Donna Wake expresses the concern that the state is closing schools in predominantly African American neighborhoods after having passed a law offering charter schools the rights of first refusal for unused school facilities.
Donna also provides links for teachers to review and an analysis of
Louisiana: Jalissa Bates explains in that grants from businesses support student efforts to attend school in the summer.
New York: Derek Kulnis posts that by including students in the conferences to review their work and to provide time for teachers to have parental interaction.
Wisconsin: Kris Cody-Johnson shares state education information in , and
Wyoming: Tiffany Rehbein shares that .