2016年3月7日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Oklahoma governor wants to use reserve fund to shore up schools, prisons

Posted: 07 Mar 2016 04:58 PM PST

Fallin speaks at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Oklahoma CityBy Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Monday proposed drawing $72 million from the state's Rainy Day Fund to spare public schools and prisons from severe cutbacks as the oil-rich state grapples with deepening budget cuts linked to the collapse of energy prices. Fallin, a Republican, suggested using $51 million for public schools to prevent a four-day school week and $21 million for the Department of Corrections to head off draconian cuts to prisons. The Rainy Day Fund contains $385 million, of which $144.4 million is available to address the 2016 fiscal year revenue failure, according to Fallin's office.


Microsoft joins Rhode Island in K-12 computer science plan

Posted: 07 Mar 2016 02:45 PM PST

Rhode Island is partnering with Microsoft and other organizations to bring computer science education to all of the state's public schools. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo announced the initiative Monday ...

How can states curb schools' hiring of suspected sex offenders?

Posted: 07 Mar 2016 12:21 PM PST

New federal legislation regarding the hiring of suspected child abusers by schools could help to curb sexual misconduct by school staff, a problem that has been addressed at the national scale only recently. Across the United States education system, in both private and public schools, finding information on which teachers can be entrusted with children can be anything but straightforward. "This practice of passing the trash has created a large pool of mobile molesters that exist in our classrooms right now," Terri Miller, president of the board of directors with the child advocacy group Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and Exploitation (SESAME), told The Christian Science Monitor in an interview.

States seek to stymie hiring suspected sex-predator teachers

Posted: 07 Mar 2016 06:23 AM PST

FILE- In this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, buildings at St. George's School sit on a hill in Middletown, R.I. Dozens of former students at the school said they were raped or molested by employees or schoolmates over the past four decades. Legislation being proposed in nearby Connecticut would bar schools from making secret agreements with teachers accused of sexual misconduct, and require them to disclose such accusations if other schools call for a reference. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — It's called "passing the trash": A school suspects a teacher of sexual misconduct and forces the teacher out to protect the students. But that teacher can still get a new job in a new school, sometimes with a glowing recommendation.


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