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Study: State should increase, overhaul school construction bonds
“California must bolster – not recede from – its role in the state-local funding partnership for K-12 school facilities,” concluded the paper.
EdSource, by John Fensterwald

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Rethinking ‘ultra-safe’ playgrounds
Playgrounds have drastically changed over the years. Most no longer offer the same sensory and motor challenges as the playgrounds of yesteryear.
Washington Post, by Angela Hanscom

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Police: A daily part of school life
People nationwide were disturbed by a video that went viral of a police officer roughly handling a high school student who wouldn’t put away her cellphone in class.
Los Feliz Ledger, by Sheila Lane

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Solving the teacher shortage by keeping graduates home
One rural district has engaged a new strategy to encourage its own graduates to become teachers and return to their hometown to live and work.
Cabinet Report, by Kimberly Beltran

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School advocates look to extend tax hike on wealthy
A voter initiative aimed at extending temporary personal income tax hikes to fund schools was cleared for circulation last week.
Cabinet Report, by Kimberly Beltran

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Same standards, different tests
Could you answer these Common Core test questions?
Hechinger Report, by Sarah Butrymowicz