Students convince Little Rock School Board to adopt new rules on who can ditch exams
by Arkansas Times
Arkansas Times— Board members also voted to pursue grants for a new generation of magnet schools.
Toronto Star—Ontario reveals details of cellphone ban in schools. Here are the new rules for students. On Sunday, the province announced new measures for schools, which also included a crackdown on student vaping.
Charleston City Paper—Weaver says schools should ignore new federal rules to protect LGBTQ students. MORNING NEWSBREAK | S.C. Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver is recommending that state school districts disregard new federal rules that would expanded the definition of sex discrimination under Title IX to protect gay, lesbian and transgender (LGBTQ) students. Weaver wrote in a memo that frames herself as a defender of S.C. schools from “divisive distractions […]
KRQE News 13—Dozens of New Mexico school districts and charter schools sue over 180-day rule. NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More than 50 school districts and charter schools are bringing a lawsuit against the state over a new rule requiring a 180-day school year. The state's Superintendent's Association says more are signing on. The suit claims the requirement of 180 instructional days conflicts with the state's rules allowing districts to opt for []