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MN Near Bottom In On-time Graduation For Students of color

By Tim Post source: Minnesota Public Radio For the third year in a row, Minnesota lags the rest of the country in on-time graduation for students of color. Fewer than 60 percent of the state’s black and Hispanic students graduate in four years, according to an MPR News analysis of the most recent federal data Read more…


Long-awaited Discipline Policy Changes Further Restrict Suspensions, Restraints

Plan falls short of what some groups wanted, but de Blasio signals he’s not done making changes By Geoff Decker and Stephanie Snyder source: Chalkbeat Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced long-awaited revisions to school discipline policies on Friday, including new suspension procedures and restrictions on school-based police officers. Click Here For Read more…



Don’t Forget Southeast Asian Students

By Quyen Dinh & Brenda Shum source: Education Week At a time when our leaders preach the need for all students to be college- and career-ready, when many say postsecondary education is essential for life success, too many students still face barriers that prevent them from pursuing the American dream. This is particularly true for Read more…


Tax Credit Could Drain Education

By Lori Bezahler source: The Times Union Gov. Andrew Cuomo provoked strong reactions with his proposals to reform education, particularly teacher evaluation. But what escaped notice was his reference in the State of the State speech to passing the education tax credit, or ETC, a term unfamiliar to most New Yorkers. We would all do Read more…