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New laws require update of school sex ed programs
If the data is accurate, many California districts have work to do to comply with two new laws that significantly alter the content and delivery of sex education.
Cabinet Report, by Kimberly Beltran

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Federal officials urged not to step on state’s school reforms
The state board is in the process of designing a school improvement system under parameters that the Legislature set in the 2013 Local Control Funding Formula.
EdSource, by John Fensterwald

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Police investigate threats against schools in six states
Tuesday’s threats of violence, which affected dozens of schools in at least six states, were just the latest in a rash of threats against U.S. schools in recent weeks.
Washington Post, by Emma Brown and T. Rees Shapiro

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To be young, ‘gifted’ and black, it helps to have a black teacher
A national study finds that black students are about half as likely as white students to be put on a “gifted” track — even when they have comparable test scores.
NPR, by Anya Kamenetz

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Teacher protests in Detroit cause schools to close
The district said it has no choice but to close schools when teachers don’t report to work.
Associated Press