Today’s news includes a Clinton trip to St. Louis and a move to limit personal exemptions to school vaccination rules in California, plus contract talk problems in Chicago:
St. Louis-Area School and Community Leaders Highlight Inequities for Clinton District Dossier: Tiffany Anderson, the superintendent in Jennings, Mo., appeared with other local leaders to talk frankly with the Democratic presidential candidate about racial and socioeconomic issues in their communities.
California Lawmakers Vote To Remove Vaccine Exemptions For Schoolchildren NPR: A similar bill, which eliminates all but medical exemptions, has already passed the state Senate. Gov. Jerry Brown has not said whether he will sign it. See also WSJ.
Panel recommends continuing districts’ waiver from NCLB EdSource Today: An oversight committee is recommending that the U.S. Department of Education again extend a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law to six California school districts, collectively known as CORE.
Senate Committee Approves Bill Cutting Ed. Dept. by $1.7 Billion in FY 2016 PK12: Democrats on the committee unsuccessfully attempted to restore funding for a host of education programs that were eliminated or gutted in the Senate appropriations bill.
Contract talks break down between Chicago teachers and city WBEZ Chicago: CTU President Karen Lewis said the union’s latest proposal was cost neutral—no annual raises, no cost-of-living increases—but did ask the Board to continue picking up 7 percent of the 9 percent employee pension contribution. See also Sun Times.
Lost and Founds Overflow at the End of the School Year NYT: A single shoe. Underwear. By each June, as teachers and students prepare for summer, the detritus of the school year can reach impressive heights.
Guide to Albany’s final deal Chalkbeat: State lawmakers wrapped up last night, passing a bill that included a one-year extension of mayoral control, allows 25 additional charter schools to open in New York City, appoints a commission to review state test questions for grade-level appropriateness, and lets teachers talk about those questions — but only after the questions are released over the summer.
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