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USA TODAY
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Khan Academy launches free early learning educational app for toddlers |
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California-based nonprofit Khan Academy launched a free educational app for ages 2 to 5 years old, focusing on subjects like math, science, reading, social studies and more. The app also offers creative activities like drawing and storytelling. Khan Academy Kids is basically a one-stop shop for all early-learning development needs, founder, CEO and father of three Sal Khan told All the Moms. The Khan Academy Kids app offers all the subjects in one place, and it's designed to adapt to your child's learning process. It's also built to prep your kids for kindergarten. |
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/07/13/khan-academy-kids-early-learning-app/783235002/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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It’s not just school supplies. Some teachers buy their own classroom furniture, too |
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Educators all over the country are flocking to Target this week for a 15 percent discount on school supplies. But it’s too little, too late for some teachers, who have resorted to crowdfunding sites in order to purchase the most basic of classroom essentials: desks and chairs. A quick search on DonorsChoose, a crowdfunding site specifically for educators, shows dozens of campaigns in Fresno asking for both flexible seating options like stools, camp chairs and beanbags, as well as regular, old desks. |
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/article214974010.html |
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EDSOURCE
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One in 3 parents fear for their children's safety at school, survey finds |
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A third of parents surveyed nationally say they fear for their children’s safety at school, but a significant majority — 63 percent — do not support the idea of arming teachers as a way to make schools safer, according to a new poll on attitudes toward public schools.
The poll, released Tuesday, also found that while a high percentage of parents supported armed officers in schools, the public overwhelmingly prefers spending money on mental health services in schools over armed officers — 76 percent to 23 percent.
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https://edsource.org/2018/one-in-three-parents-fear-for-their-childrens-safety-at-school-survey-finds/600219 |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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Opposing sides find agreement on charter transparency |
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It appears a standoff of nearly a decade between charters and traditional public schools over what extent charters are subject to California’s open meeting and disclosure laws may finally be coming to an end. AB 276, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina, D-Riverside, would put charter schools and entities managing charter schools under the Ralph M. Brown Act or Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act–whichever is applicable. |
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https://k-12daily.org/politics-education/opposing-sides-find-agreement-on-charter-transparency |
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CALmatters
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Don’t like your kid’s school district? Transferring could become easier—if they’re being bullied |
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Last year’s bill would have made it easier for all 3.6 million students from low-income families to transfer to another district, by prohibiting the family’s home district from denying the request if the chosen district accepts the student. This year’s version is narrower. It applies only to foster youth, those from migrant families, those currently or recently homeless—about 400,000 students in all—plus one other category with a broader scope: kids who are being bullied. |
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https://calmatters.org/articles/interdistrict-transfers-bullying-california-bill/ |
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