Michigan officials debut new initiative for gifted children
July 11, 2019 | Chalkbeat Detroit
Michelle Taylor's first-grader had only been at Chrysler Elementary School for a few months, but already she was bored.
"They didn't have the tools to support my daughter," Taylor said. Unsure where else to turn, she had Madeline professionally tested, revealing that she was gifted.
After meeting with her daughter's teacher and principal, Taylor learned there are no gifted programs at Chrysler or any other school in the Detroit Public Schools Community District. As a result, she transferred her daughter to University Liggett, a suburban private school outside Detroit.
Illinois starts second year of private school scholarships
Nearly 5,500 students who received scholarships last year through Illinois' taxpayer-funded private school scholarship program will have to apply again as the program enters its second year, program officials said.
Colorado state employees pension fund only has half of the money needed
Colorado's pension, which covers most state employees, public school teachers and some local government workers, lost $1.8 billion on its investments in 2018, a new report found. Taxpayers and state employees will need to pay more as new guardrails designed to shore up the system are triggered.
Shorter school year and other W.V. education bills move
West Virginia students could see the number of instructional days they receive each school year reduced from 180 to 170 under one proposed bill. The legislation would also keep the mandate on school boards that workers must have an "employment term" of at least 200 days per school year.