Chiefline 5.15.13

Education Newsbriefs

Baesler Says North Dakota Needs More STEM Education

North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler says more STEM schools and a strategy to integrate STEM into high schools are needed in the state. more

Missouri Revising Standards for Early Childhood Education

Missouri is pushing to promote early childhood education by revising its early learning standards to clarify the expectations for programs serving students under age 5. more

Assembly Committee Approves New Testing System

Legislation sponsored by California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson was approved by the Assembly Education Committee and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for consideration. Assembly Bill 484 would establish the California Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress for the 21st Century to replace the Standardized Testing and Reporting system. more

Louisiana School Head John White Calls for Federal Streamlining

Louisiana Education Superintendent John White testified during a U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee hearing and said that states must be held accountable for how their school systems perform, but they also need greater flexibility to design the best programs for students. more

More Hawaii Public School Students Gearing Up for College?

Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education and the State Department of Education have issued College and Career Readiness Indicators reports that show improvements among public school students throughout the college-readiness pipeline. more

Georgia Leaves No Child Left Behind

Georgia Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Barge recently unveiled the state's new accountability system, the Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which will replace No Child Left Behind's Adequate Yearly Progress measurement. more

Vocational Training on the Rise But Can't Keep Up With Demand

While more Arizona high school students are receiving training for technical jobs, ranging from culinary arts to health occupations, growth is not happening quickly enough to fill jobs at some businesses. more