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Voters nix measures to raise ed funds in two states

Oregon and Oklahoma voters rejected ballot measures that would have provided extra funding for public schools and teachers.

Charter-backed effort to oust Wash. state judges fails

Three incumbent Supreme Court justices in Washington state won re-election on Nov. 8, surviving a $1.4 million onslaught by charter-school advocates and other conservative groups intent on unseating them

School-takeover amendment defeated in Georgia

Georgia voters rejected a proposal, known as Amendment 1, which would have allowed the state to temporarily take over the lowest-performing schools.

Multilingual education to return in California

Voters in California approved a ballot measure granting the state’s public schools more power to develop their own bilingual and multilingual education programs.

Massachusetts voters reject charter school expansion

A Massachusetts ballot question that would have lifted the state’s charter school cap was overwhelmingly defeated on Election Day. Sixty-two percent of voters rejected the proposal, known as Question 2.

Delegates show resolve as they share election-loss fears

The Nov. 9 Delegate Assembly, coming on the day after Election Day, was suffering from a collective election-results hangover of, well, Trumpian proportions.

SHIP 2017 premium notices

The Supplemental Health Insurance Program’s 2017 premium notices will be sent in early January to retirees who have not elected to pay premiums via automatic pension deduction.

Upcoming changes to HIP VIP

The Supplemental Health Insurance Program’s 2017 premium notices will be sent in early January to retirees who have not elected to pay premiums via automatic pension deduction.

Financial security still a labor priority

Nearly half of all families in this nation have not saved for retirement.

Grants, Awards & Freebies — Dec. 1, 2016

Grants for classroom technology, a manual for teachers of stuents with autism, playground makeovers and more.