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• Oklahoma governor wants to use reserve fund to shore up schools, prisons
• Microsoft joins Rhode Island in K-12 computer science plan
• How can states curb schools' hiring of suspected sex offenders?
• States seek to stymie hiring suspected sex-predator teachers

Oklahoma governor wants to use reserve fund to shore up schools, prisons Posted: 07 Mar 2016 04:58 PM PST By 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 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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