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What Happened in Your State This February?

capitol-building-150x150This past month, twenty policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

ESSA Implementation

Louisiana: Clancy Ratliff posted .

Virginia: In , Mabel Khawaja examined ESSA implementation through the lens of both K–12 and higher education.

Vermont: Anne Slonaker shared .

Ohio: Robin Holland noted that .

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Higher Education

Idaho: In , Karen Uehling noted the formation of a task force by the governor, the governor’s “adult complete” scholarships, and a proposed new community college.

Indiana: Katherine Wills described a between a Fort Wayne high school and East Allen University that endeavors to ensure that refugee students have the same opportunities to succeed in college as their non-refugee classmates.

Washington: Amanda Espinosa-Aguilar shared concerns about .

Connecticut: Stephen Ferruci analyzed with legislators proposing bills reflecting both sides of the debate.

Nebraska: Gretchen Oltman wrote about Governor Ricketts agreeing to from the University of Nebraska’s current budget.

Georgia: Janice Walker shared that Senate Bill 79 would create a , and a portion of revenue generated by casinos would be directed toward scholarships.

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North Dakota: In Ronda Marman reported the following:

  • The governor cut the North Dakota University System by 20%.
  • A regulation proposing to reduce notice of termination to faculty from one year to 90 days generated a lot of comment.
  • A new workforce report was released.

California:  In his , Dan Melzer wrote, “contingent faculty are now the majority of all faculty at U.S. colleges and universities.”

Kentucky: Mary P. Sheridan encouraged faculty and educators in Kentucky to look at the impact of as Kentucky decides whether to allow them.

ʰ-–12

Idaho: Darlene Dyer reported that the State Board of Education will oversee the , and monies are to be allocated to train administrators and supervisors to conduct the evaluations.

Arkansas: Grover Welch shared that the Arkansas Senate Education Committee passed legislation that would of “security incidents, emergency planning and those that [can] ‘reasonably be expected to be detrimental to the public safety’” from FOIA.

Minnesota: Ezra Hyland posted a number of reports:

  • , a 46% increase of teachers leaving
  • The focused on licensure, teacher lay-offs due to budget cuts, accountability, and school choice

New Jersey: Kristen Turner wrote that the New Jersey Board of Education rejected proposed amendments that would give “the authority to grant provisional and standard certificates.”

Pennsylvania: Aileen Hower shared two articles about the following:

  • ;
  • Secretary of Education made clear that there would be no changes regarding .
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ʰ-–12 and Higher Education

Michigan: Leslie Roberts discusses the debate in Michigan regarding the retention of the

South Dakota: Liza Hazlett posted