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Top Story
PUERTO RICO 鈥� Puerto Rico鈥檚 government was handed a major victory Friday when the island鈥檚 Supreme Court threw out a teachers-union-backed lawsuit challenging a new school-choice law 鈥� a high priority for the education secretary after Hurricane Maria devastated schools there nearly a year ago.
The news comes just days before the start of the new school year; students return to class on Monday.
The Supreme Court鈥檚 move clears the way for the government to move forward on its plan to open 鈥渆scuelas alianzas,鈥� the island鈥檚 version of charter schools, and to launch a private school voucher program. The lawsuit was filed by the Asociaci贸n de Maestros de Puerto Rico, an American Federation of Teachers affiliate. (Read at The74Million.org)
National News
VOCATIONAL TRAINING 鈥� Vocational Training Is Back as Firms Pair With High Schools to Groom Workers ()
SCHOOL SAFETY 鈥� Back-to-School Shopping for Districts: Armed Guards, Cameras and Metal Detectors ()
ESSA 鈥� What’s the Toughest Part of ESSA for District Leaders? ()
SCHOOL SAFETY 鈥� Back-to-school shopping: Bulletproof backpacks, other protection on the to-buy list ()
ELECTIONS 鈥� In These Few States, Teachers Are Not Allowed to Serve in the State Legislature ()
District and State News
TEXAS 鈥� 鈥淗arvey鈥檚 not over鈥�: School鈥檚 about to start 鈥� but the trauma from Hurricane Harvey lingers ()
NEW YORK 鈥� Texts Offer No Hint Schools Chief Would Back Out of New York Job ()
CALIFORNIA 鈥� Charter schools scramble to become legal as new school year nears ()
ILLINOIS 鈥� Rauner signs bills to improve Illinois’ education ()
NEW YORK 鈥� All city high schools will give warnings for marijuana possession, disorderly conduct ()
FLORIDA 鈥� Florida school districts defying hazy rules on the use of medical marijuana for students ()
CALIFORNIA 鈥� L.A. Unified to consider March election to fill Ref Rodriguez’s school board vacancy ()
FLORIDA 鈥� Public schools in Doral will soon have armed police officers ()
NEVADA 鈥� As Clark County schools reopen, drivers warned to exercise caution ()
ILLINOIS 鈥� New law lets Illinois students take unlimited dual-credit classes ()
NEVADA 鈥� Q+A: New CCSD superintendent prioritizes curriculum, funding for his first year ()
Think Pieces
TEACHERS UNIONS 鈥� Rotherham: What Will Teachers Unions Look Like After the Supreme Court鈥檚 Janus Decision? Expect Them to Be Smaller but More Political & Hard-Core (Read at The74Million.org)
DUNCAN 鈥� OPINION: Arne Duncan, the fallible narrator ()
SPECIAL EDUCATION 鈥� Parkland Suspect Sought Special Ed Help but Was Derailed by Tug-of-War With School. To Parents of Special Needs Kids, It鈥檚 a Familiar Story (Read at The74Million.org)
Quote of the Day
鈥淔or a long time, there was a little bit of a stigma around vocational training, but no matter what neighborhood you鈥檙e from, you deserve a chance to get a job.鈥� 鈥�Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island鈥檚 Democratic governor. ()
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