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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Despite California's strict new law, hundreds of schools still don't have enough vaccinated kids |
Even with a new law that has boosted kindergarten vaccination rates to record highs, hundreds of schools across California still have so many children lacking full immunization that they pose an increased risk of disease outbreaks, according to a Times analysis of state data.
At nearly 750 schools, 90% or fewer kindergartners had been fully vaccinated last year, the analysis found. Experts say the rate should be at least 95% to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases such as measles. |
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-me-kindergarten-vaccination-20170813-htmlstory.html |
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NEW YORK TIMES
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A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry |
A new program is challenging the way teachers and students think about academic accomplishments, and hundreds of schools that have done away with traditional letter grades inside their classrooms. Students are encouraged to focus instead on mastering a set of grade-level skills, like writing a scientific hypothesis or identifying themes in a story, moving to the next set of skills when they have demonstrated that they are ready. There is no failing. The only goal is to learn the material, sooner or later. |
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/nyregion/mastery-based-learning-no-grades.html |
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EDSOURCE
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State superintendent candidates agree teacher shortage must be top priority |
At an education conference Thursday, the two announced candidates for state superintendent of public instruction called for more strategies to counter a teacher shortage they said is gripping the state. The comments by Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond indicate the issue will factor heavily in their campaigns to replace retiring State Superintendent Tom Torlakson next year. |
https://edsource.org/2017/state-superintendent-candidates-agree-teacher-shortage-must-be-top-priority/585920 |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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The promise of alternative pathways may not be delivered |
Researchers at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, an independent policy research center based in Massachusetts, examined various pathway options for prospective teachers to complete the credentialing process faster. While some of the alternative routes were found to be faster, more flexible and less expensive, there was little evidence to suggest that they offered teaching candidates the same quality assurance and success in the workforce as the traditional two- or four-year degree. |
https://www.cabinetreport.com/human-resources/the-promise-of-alternative-pathways-may-not-be-delivered |
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