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What Happened in Your State This November?

During November, eleven policy analysts published reports about聽what occurred in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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Maryland: Cheryl North questions whether the PARCC scores in Maryland truly reflect students鈥 ability to succeed in college and career.

Oklahoma: Claudia Swisher lists the ramifications to students resulting from teacher shortages, the conversion of traditional public schools to charter schools, emergency certificates, and loosening requirements for teachers.

Higher Education

Arkansas: Donna Wake delineated Arkansas鈥檚 new proposed rules and regulations for public comment, including a four-tiered teacher licensure system and teacher residency programs.

California: According to Carol Booth Olson, all University of California campuses have now adopted the First Generation Faculty Initiative in order to have role models for first-generation students.

Florida: Jeffrey Kaplan described the opportunity of Puerto Rican students to attend colleges and schools in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Georgia: Michael Moore noted that higher education budget cuts are a growing burden on low-income students.

Missouri: Sabrina A. Brinson reminded readers that the Missouri statewide travel advisory issued by the NAACP is still in effect.

North Dakota: Karen P. Peirce reported that Governor Doug Burgum 鈥outlined his ideas about the changing shape of higher education in the face of technological advances鈥 to the North Dakota Legislative Higher Education Committee.

Vermont: Jay Petrillo analyzes Vermont鈥檚 initiative to increase college and technical training graduates to 70% by 2025.

West Virginia: Allison E. Carey revealed that West Virginia public colleges and universities incurred penalties for the state鈥檚 failure to file its audit on time three years in a row.

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Wisconsin: Donna Pasternak explored the implications to students, English language arts, and 起点传媒in Wisconsin Establishes 鈥3-Strikes Policy鈥 for Students Disrupting Campus Speakers.