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Idaho Resolution Would Aim to Lower Voting Threshold to Pass School Bonds
Under restrictive school funding policies, Idaho districts struggle to repair and replace deteriorating buildings. If voters agree, the proposal would, in some elections, reduce the two-thirds threshold needed to pass bonds for school repairs.
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Check Your State: Here Are the Active Shooter Training Requirements for Schools and Law Enforcement
No states mandate annual active shooter training for police officers, according to an analysis by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE. In comparison, at least 37 states require such training in schools, typically on a yearly basis.
Private Schools, Public Money: School Leaders Are Pushing Parents to Exploit Voucher Programs
Voucher expansions have unleashed a flood of additional taxpayer dollars to the benefit of families already enrolled in private schools. In Ohio, some schools are now “strongly encouraging” parents to apply for vouchers, regardless of need or income.
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Idaho Legislature Approves $2 Billion for Schools to Repair and Replace Aging Buildings
The funding was pledged by Gov. Brad Little after an Idaho Statesman and ProPublica investigation showed students learning in poor conditions. Educators say it’s only a start to fixing decades-old problems.
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Liberty University Hit With Record Fines for Failing to Handle Complaints of Sexual Assault, Other Crimes
Spurred by a ProPublica investigation, the federal Department of Education found the evangelical school in Virginia had discouraged students from reporting rape and other crimes.
Idaho Legislature Takes Up Bill to Help School Districts Repair and Replace Buildings
The bill would provide $1.5 billion in new funding in a state where communities have struggled to pass bonds even as some students learn in freezing and overcrowded classrooms with leaky ceilings and discolored drinking water.
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Series
Series: State of Disrepair : Inside Idaho’s Crumbling Schools
Series: Chaos at the School Board : Unraveling America’s School Board Unrest
Series: Unequal Discipline : Native Students Face Harsh Discipline in New Mexico
Series: The Price Kids Pay : How Schools and Police Work Together to Punish Students
Series: The Pandemic and Illinois Schools : A Digital Divide, Vulnerable Students and Hidden Data
Series: Grace : A Failure in Michigan’s Juvenile Justice System
Series: Lessons Lost : How Federal Schools Are Failing Native American Students
Series: Dollars for Profs : The Lucrative World of Academic Moonlighting
Series: The Quiet Rooms : Children Locked Away in Illinois Schools
Series: Campus Complicity : Faculty Sexual Misconduct in Illinois
Series: Financial Aid Loophole : Giving Up Guardianship to Get Aid
Series: The $3 Million Research Breakdown : University of Illinois at Chicago’s Troubling Study
Series: The Failure Track : Alternative Schools and Accountability
Series: Evaluating Charter Schools : Questions About Public Transparency and Private Profits
