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Montgomery students are meeting literacy expectations but are behind in math
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Sep 23, 7:34 AM:

Montgomery County students met the school system’s performance target in reading but fell short of goals in math for the last school year, according to academic data shared with the school board Thursday.

Lynchburg schools administrators share plan to improve academic achievement
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Sep 22, 9:01 AM:

After the recent release of Standards of Learning (SOL) scores across the commonwealth, Lynchburg City School officials have rolled out a plan to improve academic achievement in light of the school division’s passing rates. >

University Charter School's BrewCS recognized, to be contender for governor's excellence award
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Sep 22, 8:59 AM:

University Charter School (UCS) in Livingston was recognized as Work-Based Learning Regional Best Practice model and will be a contender for the Second Annual Governor's Work-Based Learning Seal of Excellence Award.

Kentucky lawmakers explore expanding KEES money for homeschool students
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Sep 21, 10:14 AM:

Lawmakers are actively considering a proposal to allow homeschooled children to receive the same amount of KEES money traditional students can earn.

Excellence in education
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Sep 21, 9:47 AM:

Between grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on educational growth, many administrators and teachers alike have been trying not to fall too far behind.

Multiple schools in the Lebanon Special School District >

Early College High School receives National Blue Ribbon School honor
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Sep 20, 9:20 AM:

Early College High School at Midland College has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.

Majority of Texas voters favor school voucher programs, DMN/UT-Tyler poll finds
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Sep 19, 10:06 AM:

Most Texas voters want voucher-like programs that allow state funding to be used to send children to private schools, according to a new poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler.

Public school enrollment up in Miami-Dade this year
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Sep 19, 9:59 AM:

Miami-Dade County Public Schools leads the tri-county area in school enrollment totals this year.

Youngkin wants to fund lab schools at private colleges
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Sep 15, 7:16 AM:

Virginia allotted $100 million earlier this year to launch college partnership laboratory schools throughout the state. While the budget language limits recipients of the funds to public colleges, Secretary of Education Aimee >

Homeschooling growth continues following pandemic
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Sep 15, 6:56 AM:

Likely sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the trend of parents and families entering into the homeschooling arena continues to grow as an alternative form of education.
 

Berkeley County School District SC Ready scores show achievement gap
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Sep 15, 6:48 AM:

"The results, while concerning, were not really surprising, unfortunately," said the Superintendent at Berkeley County School District.

Leland charter school petitions US Supreme Court in continued dress code battle
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Sep 14, 5:14 AM:

A Brunswick County charter school is petitioning the US Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that its dress code violated the constitutional rights of its female pupils.

Charlotte parents are choosing charter schools. What’s required to enroll your child
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Sep 14, 5:12 AM:

More Charlotte parents are choosing charter schools in favor of traditional public schools. In Mecklenburg County, charter school enrollment continues to grow, while numbers have declined in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools since the >

DC community leaders asking tutors to help students catch up after pandemic learning loss
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Sep 14, 5:06 AM:

The return to class this fall comes with concerns that students have lost a lot of information since the pandemic.

School and community members both believe that tutoring and mentoring are ways that can help students make the >

Public School Withdrawals to Homeschool Rise 40%
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Sep 14, 5:04 AM:

According to the most recent data released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in an open records request to the Texas Home School Coalition (THSC), withdrawals from public school to homeschool in the spring of 2021 were 40% up >

New Hybrid School In Mustang Offers Students, Parents Learning Opportunities
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Sep 14, 5:00 AM:

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, many families have turned their homes into classrooms due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Edgecombe charter school earns high state ranking
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Sep 14, 4:54 AM:

North East Carolina Prep School scored in the top 3 percent of the 2,523 schools in North Carolina, according to the state Department of Public Instruction’s 2021-22 Performance and Growth Report released on Sept. 1.

As more families switch their kids to private school, one Boone County mom explains why she did
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Sep 12, 10:25 AM:

A northern Kentucky parent provided a different perspective on a recent study showing more Kentucky families are turning to non public education for their kids.
 

Small Kanawha charter school, big Berkeley one, apply to state board to open
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Sep 7, 9:55 AM:

West Virginia’s charter school approval board didn’t receive many proposals for new schools by last Wednesday’s application deadline to open next year.

Only one applied to open next fall: the 30-student maximum nursing charter >

N.O. 500 Survey: What’s Working and What Isn’t at NOLA Public Schools?
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Aug 12, 10:03 AM:

As part of her 100-day plan, new NOLA Public Schools Superintendent Avis Williams has been asking members of the community what they think is working in the city’s schools and what needs to change. We posed the question to members >

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