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Feds issue warning to school districts to educate English learners
Federal justice and education officials sent school agencies across the nation a stern message on Wednesday. KPCC

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New report details cumbersome procurement practices in big-city districts
District officials from big-city school systems offered blunt criticisms of a slow, cumbersome, and often anxiety-choked procurement process. Education Week

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New laws to improve student health supports
A slew of new laws affecting students’ physical, emotional and behavioral well-being will change how schools operate this year, in ways large and small. Ed Source

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Study finds reading to children of all ages spurs more reading
Fewer children are reading books frequently for fun, according to a new report released Thursday by Scholastic, the children’s book publisher. New York Times

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WME talent agents go from A-list to ABCs in Compton mentors program
For the past four years, a few dozen agents from William Morris Endeavor have been mentoring students from two Compton schools. Los Angeles Times