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Top Story
#EDLECTION2018 鈥斅�It was only a few years ago that Kansas schools were shortening their academic calendars, cutting sports programs, and eliminating teaching positions to cope with the tax plan of then-Gov. Sam Brownback.
Brownback, who held office from 2011 to 2018, ushered in the largest income tax cuts in state history with the hope of boosting the economy. Instead, economic growth slowed and falling state revenue decimated schools and other state services.
Schools are now recuperating, thanks to a 2017 rollback of Brownback鈥檚 tax program and a state Supreme Court ruling that ordered the legislature to increase spending on education. But the question of whether Kansas can or will continue to better fund its schools looms over the upcoming gubernatorial election between state Sen. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, and Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a Republican. (Read at The74Million.org)
National News
KAVANAUGH 鈥� For some teachers, Kavanaugh’s nomination is a civics lesson for the #MeToo era ()
WASHINGTON STATE 鈥� School Aid Skirmishes Still Flare in Washington State ()
District and State News
PUERTO RICO 鈥� A Year After Hurricane Maria, School Closures Make Trauma Worse for Puerto Rico鈥檚 Children ()
CALIFORNIA 鈥� California has underfunded schools by $22 billion, report says ()
NEW YORK 鈥斅�Investigation: Hefty Fines, Long Suspensions, but Rarely Losing Your State License: Documents Show What Happens to NYC Teachers After They鈥檙e Disciplined (Read at The74Million.org)
TEXAS 鈥� There is a national push for Latino studies. Fort Worth schools are leading the way ()
CALIFORNIA 鈥� California district latest to modernize ‘sexist’ dress code ()
FLORIDA 鈥� More money for public schools? ()
TEXAS 鈥� Texas Education Agency on the Money ()
NEW YORK 鈥� EXCLUSIVE: Schools officials overhaul bus worker checks after Daily News exposes loopholes ()
NEVADA 鈥� Second suit targets Clark County trustee鈥檚 husband, a teacher ()
FLORIDA 鈥� 2 adults, 3 children experience carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms at Carol City Elementary ()
NEVADA 鈥� Looking for solutions to Las Vegas school gun problems ()
Think Pieces
CHARTER-LIKE SCHOOLS 鈥斅�Osborne & Langhorne: Where Politics Make Charters Difficult, 9 Tips for How Urban Districts Can Create Charter-like Schools 鈥� and Improve Their Success (Read at The74Million.org)
HIGH SCHOOL 鈥� What鈥檚 next for the Laurene Powell Jobs鈥揻unded effort to rethink American high schools ()
CENSUS 鈥� OPINION: When a low census count hurts children鈥檚 well-being ()
Quote of the Day
鈥淭his was definitely a robust discussion. We didn鈥檛 talk about anything else for the first half-hour of class.鈥� 鈥�Brandon Cabezas, AP Government teacher at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in downtown Los Angeles, on discussing the nomination of prospective Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh in the #MeToo era. ()
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