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California could require kids to learn how to manage money. Should voters decide curriculum?

CalMatters -
Students would learn about paying for college, online banking, taxes, budgeting, credit, retirement accounts, loans, how the stock market works and other topics.

Special education students in Utah’s largest district must switch schools—and parents are furious

The Salt Lake Tribune -
This fall, the Alpine School District will implement a new “consolidated” special education class structure, forcing about 150 special education students in grades K-6 to transfer to different schools.

Philly’s pilot program for year-round school is starting to take shape

WHYY News -
For the school year starting in the fall of 2025, the calendar will be extended beyond the traditional dates for the 20 pilot schools. Keeping schools open all year will cost more money and will require air conditioning in a district where many schools do not have it.

School districts across Massachusetts weigh teacher and staff cuts

WGBH News -
Massachusetts school districts from Boston to Pittsfield are facing budget deficits and weighing educator layoffs, citing millions in spending shortfalls.

Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families

AP News -
Utah public schools have been rushing to prepare students and teachers as the state starts cracking down on any school found not enforcing new bathroom restrictions for transgender people.

Police fatally shoot student outside Wisconsin middle school while responding to report of person with a gun

NBC News -
The shooting took place outside Mount Horeb Middle School in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. No one else was injured, Wisconsin's attorney general said.

This Tennessee superintendent has ‘no intention’ of creating policy to allow armed teachers

Matt Zalaznick -
New law allows teachers and staff to carry guns in school buildings, but only with the approval of the district superintendent, school principal and a local law enforcement agency.

Education department scrambles to make up for lost time after FAFSA blunders

The New York Times -
Applications for federal financial aid plunged this year, with millions of students navigating delays and glitches caused by the disastrous rollout of the new application form.

How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones

The Washington Post -
When Raymond Dolphin became assistant principal of a middle school in Connecticut two years ago, it was clear to him that the kids were not all right. The problem was cellphones.

Satanist group will participate in Oklahoma public schools chaplaincy program if approved

The Oklahoman -
Senate Bill 36 would authorize public school districts across Oklahoma to welcome faith-based chaplains as hired staff or as volunteers to provide support, services and programs for students.

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