BAT State News - July
Alabama
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State Administrators - Terri Rector Michal
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Alabama school board members weigh in on plan to replace them
California
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Facebook Administrators: Tina Andres, Karen Wolfe, Jeanne Berrong, Owen Jackman, Sherry Skipper-Spurgeon, Jed Idan, Lisa Palmer, Heather Poland, Paula Meyer, Lance Wren, Virginia Tibbets, Jose del Barrio.
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California California ethnic studies curriculum would be a first in U.S. The state wants feedback.
Florida
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Facebook Administrators - Donna Yates Mace, Lisa Yurkin, Marcus Hochman
Twitter: @FLBATsA
The state is apparently using this report to try to force districts to allow teachers to be armed.
"In its July 19 interim report, the grand jury slammed districts for failing to enact safety measures passed by the Legislature after the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School."
Illinois
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Facebook Administrator - Diane Barrett King Rener and Millisa Libey Jaycox
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CTU Threatens Teachers Strike in a Month if No Contract Completed
Kentucky
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State Administrators - Tiffany Benningfield Dunn and Julia Berner
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Amid Teacher Shortage, Former Kentucky Teachers Explain Why They Quit
Massachusetts
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Facebook Administrator - Amy Wolpin, Sue Doherty
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School funding heads in the right direction, but much more is needed
Missouri
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Facebook Administrator - Anne Pritchett, Bob Minor
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Former Raytown school board president charged with stealing, misusing district card
New Hampshire
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Facebook Administrator: Jena DiPinto
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Public school anti-discrimination bill signed into law
North Carolina
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Facebook Administrators: Angie McLeod Barbour, Melanie Miday-Stern, Jenn Martin
NC will change how elementary and middle schools test students. See what’s coming.
Oregon
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Facebook Administrator: Kathleen Hagans Jeskey, Pete Teller, Anna Riddels, Jennifer Dorsey, and Tricia Snyder.
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Teen activists win excused mental health days for Oregon students
Vermont
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Vermont school test score data nine months overdue
West Virginia
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Facebook Administrator - Greg Cruey
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West Virginia enacts state’s first charter school legislation.
Alaska
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State Administrators - Andy Holleman and Julie Santaella
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Facing a deep funding cut, UA regents move toward merging system into a single accredited university
Colorado
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State Administrators - William Ames Prather
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New Colorado high school graduation requirements are coming. How many students will actually be able to meet them is a mystery.
Georgia
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Facebook Administrators - Lynda Wolfe Smith, Lisa Morgan, Peter Toggerson
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Georgia education leaders started the process of repealing and replacing the state’s K-12 education standards."
Indiana
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Facebook Administrator: Cathy Sutton
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Some Indiana teachers are wondering how the state couldn't find money for raises during the General Assembly's budget session but now has $50 million in cash to pay for a swine barn at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Louisiana
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In the Charter School System, Who Comes First: Students or CEOs?
Michigan
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State Administrators - Linda K. Eastman, Rebecca Lehnert Armstrong, Mary Genger Kieft Bouwense, Carina Hilbert, Jonathan Marceau
Twitter: @MIBATs
New Jersey
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Facebook Administrators - Melissa Tomlinson, Judy Strollo
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Groups demand resignation of Toms River school board member for xenophobic social media posts.
North Dakota
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Facebook Administrators: Marguerite Madeleine
North Dakota creates scholarship, student loan repayment grant to help fill workforce gap
Tennessee
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State Administrators - Lee Ann Pepper Nolan, Tikeila Rucker, Larry Proffitt, Jennifer Navarre, Mary Holden, Jenee Hewlett Peters, Neshellda Johnson, Lu Howard, and April Waltrip Jeffries
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Virginia
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Facebook Administrators: Cheryl Gibbs Binkley, Sue Goncarovs, Erin Rafferty, Justin Kern
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Manufactured teacher shortages lead to legislation that shortens the time span for teacher training while TFA focuses on local elections.
Wisconsin
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Facebook Administrator: Debbie Kadon
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With help from the conservative think tank WILL, challengers are asking the state Supreme Court to block Governor Tony Evers’ partial vetoes in the 2019-21 state budget.
Arizona
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State Administrators - Kathie Wing Larsyn and Lise Spangenthal
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Arizona Arizona teachers turn to social media for help with school supplies
Connecticut
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State Administrators - Jesse Turner and Rose Reyes
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Program aims to reduce the suspension of Connecticut’s youngest students.
Hawaii
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State Administrators - Mireille Christianne Ellsworth
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Personal information for 70,000 Hawaii students potentially compromised
Maine
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Facebook Administrator - Robin Ellen Brooks
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Downeast School Teachers and Staff Distribute Books to Children via Bicycle Library
Nebraska
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Facebook Administrator - Brittany Alexander
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Nebraska Department of Education has hired two consultants for a total of $350,000
New Mexico
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State Administrators - Sara Attleson and Angela Reynolds
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New Mexico’s acting head of public education says she is committed to changes
Ohio
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Facebook Administrators - Brittany Alexander, Kelly Braun, Brianne Kramer, Karen Linch, Mandy Jablonski, Paula Garfield, Beth Egbert, Debra Fedyna, Tracy Diedrick, Amber Clark, Mary Reed and Sherm Koons., Jessica Bosak, Katie Hauer
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Ohio budget makes many education changes, sets a one-year moratorium on state taveovers, completely alters graduation requirements, and more
Rhode Island
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State approves takeover of Providence public schools.
Texas
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State Administrators - Pamela Ehrlich Smith, Gerald Savoy, Idanis Ramos
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With conflicting budget estimates, will Texas teachers get the pay raises they anticipated?
Washington
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Facebook Administrators: Becca Ritchie, Susan DuFresne, Michelle Murphy Ramey, Linda Myrick, Amy Hepburn, Karen Adlum, Sheri Fingeroot Kittay
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With a new strategic plan in place, Seattle school district plans a marketing campaign
Wyoming
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Lander School Board Approves Policy To Arm Some Teachers
Delaware
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The Indian River School District has received $2.2 million from the state of Delaware to help its English Learners and low-income students.
Testimony wraps up in Delaware education funding case
Idaho
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Facebook Administrator - Mary Ollie and Levi Cavaner
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Idaho Charter School Commission accepts Attorney General’s report
Maryland
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Maryland education department faulted for failing to adequately protect student, teacher info
Mississippi
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Facebook Administrator - Amanda Koonlaba
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Teacher pay raises to cost more than first expected.
Nevada
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Facebook Administrator - Lisa Muntean, Phil Sorenson, Stacey Wolff, Chet Miller, Cindy Darden, Sarah Sunnasy, Carmen Andrews, Mary Beth DeNigris-Franzeo, Jennifer Petrie
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New York
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Facebook Administrators - Beth Glazer-Schettino, Terry Kalb, Eric Olsen, Jamy Brice Hyde, Jake Jacobs, Eve Shippens, Rosemary Pearce, Tara Molloy-Grocki, and Dave Greene
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South Carolina
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Facebook Administrator - Melissa Soule
Twitter - Coming soon!
Another plan to expand school choice.
Washington D.C.
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Facebook Administrators - N. Enser, Denisha Jones
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