Two bills calling for K-12 schools and the CSU to include as part of their graduation requirements a course in ethnic studies, which dive deeper into the histories of different racial and ethnic groups, passed a committee hearing Wednesday.
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Schools have struggled to find funding for provision of health services, even though education leaders realize the importance of having providers on site. Medicaid covers more than 2 in 5 students, so this initiative will have a tremendous impact.
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Update from CA: Two key bills limiting new charters have been sidelined. A third bill won Assembly passage but only after its author "conceded to a rewrite pending the release of the task force’s report." ow.ly/p2TF30oSP0Y
These are all great ideas. Lets not forget to also increase funding for schools to do this well! Policymakers target teacher and security personnel training k-12daily.org/politics-educa…
What often takes lawmakers months or years to achieve, Nevada legislators are attempting to complete in a matter of days:
End of session chore—rewrite 50-year-old funding system bit.ly/2XfKxOT#education#schoolfunding
More coverage via @K12Daily on Oklahoma's recent decision to approve new social studies standards that will give nearly 700,000 students in Oklahoma the opportunity to now accurately learn about the Sikh community. cabinetreport.com/curriculum-ins…