EduClips: In San Francisco School Elections, Non-Citizens Legally Register to Vote; Court Decision Paves Way for Puerto Rico School Closures — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts
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Headline Stories:
1. Impact of Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME Decision on Teachers Unions:
– Rachael McRae, a fifth-grade teacher from central Illinois, was going through her emails on her phone while bouncing her fussy 4-month-old baby on the couch. She stumbled upon an email in her spam folder from an organization called My Pay, My Say, encouraging her to withdraw her union membership. Last month, the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME dealt a significant blow to public-sector unions, ruling that they cannot collect agency fees from nonmembers covered by collective bargaining agreements. Both sides of the debate have since mobilized across the country.
National News:
1. Concerns Raised over Facial-Recognition Systems as School-Safety Solutions (Education Week)
2. Scott Walker, who dismantled Wisconsin’s Teachers Union, seeks a third term against the Superintendent of Schools (The74Million.org)
3. Atlanta’s Black Students Make History at Harvard Debate Competition (HuffPost)
4. Target Offers Sale for Underpaid Teachers Buying Classroom Supplies (The Washington Post)
District and State News:
1. Non-citizens Legally Register to Vote in San Francisco School Elections (The Sacramento Bee)
2. Court Ruling Leads to Potential Puerto Rico School Closures (Education Week)
3. Racial Disparities in School Discipline Data Obscured in Illinois (The Chicago Reporter)
4. Miami-Dade Teachers Could Receive Up to 20 Percent Raise, Pending Voter Decision (The Miami Herald)
5. Over 59 District Employees Making Over $100K Funded by Norridge-Area Taxpayers Amid Cuts to School Board Program (Illinois Policy)
6. Funding for School Mental Health Services Under Scrutiny in Texas (The Texas Tribune)
7. Florida Board of Education Adopts Rules for Scholarships for Bullied Students (Tampa Bay Times)
8. Admissions Exam for Elite High Schools in New York Questioned (The New York Times)
9. CCSD Trustee Kevin Child Faces Accusations of Stirring Controversy (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
10. Charter Schools Should Be Seen as Partners, Not Enemies, in Texas (Dallas News)
11. Oakland Unified Provides Refuge for Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth (EdSource)
12. CCSD Support Staff Concerned About Health Insurance Cost Increase (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Think Pieces:
1. Study Shows Common Core Reading Standards Not Giving Students Appropriate Challenges (The74Million.org)
2. Examining the Effects of Exam Schools in New York City and Boston (Brookings Institution)
3. Reports Criticize Los Angeles Schools for Slow Progress in Helping the Most Disadvantaged Students (The74Million.org)
4. Teachers Report 5 Benefits of Summer Learning Programs (The Hechinger Report)
Quote of the Day:
"There is a strong push by the security industry to promote their products under the guise of target-hardening measures for school safety. However, we must question if this is the best allocation of our time, energy, and resources at present. My answer is ‘no.’" – Kenneth Trump, school safety consultant (Education Week)
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