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03/28/13: New Hampshire Dropout Rate Remains Low

The dropout rate among New Hampshire high school students inched up slightly to 1.26 for the 2011-12 academic year, up from 1.19 percent in 2010-11 and 0.97 percent in 2009-10.

 
04/04/13: Revised Teacher Evaluation Regulations Decrease Test Scores' Weight

New Jersey's tenure law was modified by state education officials to reduce the role of standardized test scores in annual teacher evaluations. Test scores will now count for no more than 35 percent of teacher evaluations, down from up to 50 percent for fourth through eighth grade teachers.

 
04/01/13: Worker Skills Shortage Starts in High School

Career-counseling and shop classes have decreased in Minnesota high schools, contributing to what higher education officials and employers call a skills gap.

 
04/01/13: Education Commissioner Signs Agreement With France to Promote K-12 Educational Opportunities

A memorandum of understanding signed April 1 by Kansas Education Commissioner Diane DeBacker and Académie d’Orléans-Tours Recteur Marie Reynier aims to establish cooperative programs to teach French in K-12 classrooms in Kansas and English in classrooms in the region southwest of Paris, France.

 
03/30/13: Alaska Hopes to Lead in Digitizing Classrooms

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development has proposed the Alaska 1-to-1 Digital Technology Initiative, which would distribute tablet computers to every student over a period of four years.

 
04/02/13: Chiefs to Meet with Chinese Policy Leaders in Boston

Chiefs and state policy makers from 14 states are scheduled to participate in the US-CHINA Policy Leaders Dialogue: Quality and Equity for All, held April 7 - 9, 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts.

 
03/28/13: Virginia Board of Education Approves Graduation Requirements for Special Education Students

The Virginia Board of Education has adopted revised high school graduation standards for students with disabilities so that they can remain on track to earn diplomas, even as the state eliminates the Modified Standard Diploma.

 
03/25/13: New Standardized Test in for 2014-2015

Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist says the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test, which could replace the NECAP exam in the 2014-15 school year as the state's standardized test, will prepare high school students for life after school.

 
03/29/13: 'Hybrid Learning' Ahead, Says Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Tomalis

Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ronald Tomalis says the Internet ultimately will enable schools to tailor education to the individual needs of students.

 
03/26/13: SIG Funds Designated for Buffalo Schools

The New York State Education Department will provide $22.5 million in School Improvement Grants (SIGs) to the Buffalo City School District.