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• Last year, Emma Andre from Cranford High School, Mia Mia Jones from University High School, Bruno Mendez
• from Science Park High School, and Chris Tucker from Science Park High School and Demetrius Williams
• Washington High School a few years earlier.
• Washington High School a few years earlier.
• Washington High School a few years earlier.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And then home-to-school transportation, the state changed, the ASES program.
• It doesn't tell you that this nonprofit is at every school site and is doing a robust program.
• So every school gets 20% more funding than all of the high-need schools.
• spending, the after-school ELOP programming, the universal TK.
• community schools program.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on coherence in California’s education planning and reporting systems, especially the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and related grant plans. Committee chairs and members described widespread frustration with duplicative, lengthy, and sometimes conflicting reporting requirements, while emphasizing that the goal was not to reduce accountability but to make planning more useful, stable, and student-centered. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond also previewed the Governor’s education budget priorities, including expanded learning, community schools, universal transitional kindergarten, literacy supports, and concerns about the proposed Prop. 98 deferral. Panelists from the State Board of Education, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office said the LCAP was intended to balance local flexibility with statewide transparency, but has become overloaded by repeated revisions and additional requirements. They argued for fewer core reporting elements, more stability over time, better alignment of planning cycles, and integrated systems that reduce duplication. Fresno County staff described a multi-year calendar and support tools that help districts manage timelines, but said these tools only ease the burden rather than solve the underlying problem. The LAO noted that some newer plans, such as expanded learning and transportation plans, are narrative-heavy and often less informative than separate reporting requirements. Local district leaders and county officials described the practical effects of the current system: staff time diverted from instruction, multiple portals and forms, audit risk aversion, and planning documents that can exceed 100 pages. Several superintendents said coherent systems work best when districts have clear priorities, stable governance, and aligned budgets, and when state requirements are predictable and tied to outcomes like literacy, attendance, and student achievement. The California Federation of Teachers added that coherence also depends on meaningful collaboration with educators, classified staff, parents, and communities. Committee members repeatedly asked whether the state should streamline reporting, create a uniform portal, or develop a more unified grant-reporting structure, and Thurmond said the department was piloting a simplified common form and was willing to work with the Legislature and districts on broader solutions.

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• will Statewide High School sport we will Statewide High School sport we will mitigate<00:18:06.400
• there approved as a high school sport uh there approved as a high school sport uh there was<00:20
• High School lifeguards this 200 young High School lifeguards this year<00:26:15.640> because<00
• had left whitea High had left whitea High School School School um<00:55:02.839> I<00:55:03.000
• The James Campbell High School, they utilize a HOLO program to use the city bus program to get the school

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• We’ve had another 102 graduate from high school.
• We've had another 120, 102 graduate from high school.
• We’ve had another 102 graduate from high school. It’s a little—we are a school district.
• That's actually a K-12 program where schools set up alternative learning environments.
• Stacey mentions only 10% of those drop out of Arkansas or do not complete high school.

Summary: The Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth approved the December 10 minutes and confirmed Representative Mary Bentley to the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee. The committee then heard the annual Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review report, which said the state reviewed 148 of 170 non-natural child deaths in 2023; the reviewed deaths included 69 accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 undetermined causes. Members asked about how the report’s recommendations could be used, grant opportunities tied to prevention work, and whether the data could be broken down by age; presenters said the report is intended as a prevention tool for agencies and nonprofits and that some age detail is available in later pages of the report. The committee next took up HCR 1010 and then a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Senator Missy Irvin, judges, and Administrative Office of the Courts staff described Arkansas’s use of validated risk assessments, including SAVRY, the Ohio Youth Assessment Tool, MAYSI, and substance-abuse screening, as part of a long-running effort to reduce juvenile incarceration and tailor services to individual youth and families. They said the reforms have contributed to fewer delinquency filings, fewer DYS commitments, and more diversions, while also emphasizing that mental health, substance abuse, school issues, and trauma often drive juvenile court involvement. Several members raised concerns about data gaps, school collaboration, and whether community-based services are sufficient, and presenters said more shared data and stronger school use of safety dashboards could help intervene earlier. Division of Youth Services Director Michael Crump then presented custody, education, recidivism, and cost data. He said DYS commitments rose after the pandemic, secure residential populations remain high, and detention-center use increased when intake beds filled; he also noted that DYS pays about $320 per day for secure custody and that detention beds cost roughly $90 to $100 per day. Crump said most youth in custody are older teens, about 80 percent are male, and many have behavioral-health needs or educational deficits; he reported 222 GEDs and 102 high school diplomas over six years. He also said about 15 to 19 percent of youth return to DYS within three years and that a larger share later enter the Department of Corrections, while members pressed him on how assessments relate to commitments, how low-risk cases are handled, and how to improve mental health and substance-abuse services statewide.

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• We currently have two high school students participating in an unpaid internship program.
• We currently have two high school students participating in an unpaid internship program.
• <00:52:21.319> not<00:52:21.480> only high school appren ship program not only high
• site our high school page program<01:01:30.480> wouldn't<01:01:31.359> um<01:01:31.520

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I filed this bill on behalf of a high school student at Goffstown High School.
• school student at Gofftown High School. school student at Gofftown High School.
• professional at Gand High School. professional at Gand High School.
• Um, school rep and a high school rep.
• other schools that are not high schools? other schools that are not high schools?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , a student from Windham High School.
• as a hobby in high school so it's people as a hobby in high school so it's people who<00:35:42.560
• require school Voucher Program doesn't require school Voucher Program doesn't require annual<
• You need to know that I taught high school human sexuality, the portion of the high school curriculum
• You need to know that I taught high school human sexuality, the portion of the high school curriculum

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• But the long as John this to counties, urban high school principal, we have one up.
• You can be a well-run high-schooler, well-run, middle school or elementary school, the district office
• African-american graduation rates are high school last year was not a 2%.
• program school.
• So some of those programs when a person commits school.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• possess a high school diploma. possess a high school diploma.
• > 28 2300 high school students from 28 2300 high school students from 28 different<00:59:25.200
• high schools which are different charter high schools which are located<00:59:45.599> on<00:59
• Program for 15 students who had aged out of the local public high school.
• It's a program that's very exciting, and it's been a real success story in terms of saving our high school

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• <00:13:59.680> school, complete calculus in high school, complete calculus in high school,
• <01:54:03.520> school course within the state high school course within the state high school
• So I I think required in high school.
• Most of are public high school kids.
• be left high and dry right after they started the program.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Joe High School when he fell to the ground during a football game.
• Joe High School when he fell to the ground during a football game.
• activity at the Florida High School Athletic Association's member schools.
• That is the bill. activity at the Florida High School Athletic Association's member schools.
• teachers, and adjusts the Florida School Recognition Program to award bonuses to school personnel who

Summary: The Pre-K-12 Education Committee took up a series of education, school safety, health, and student access bills. SB 754 on International Baccalaureate bonus funds was amended to clarify the theory of knowledge course and then reported favorably. SB 370 would allow routine non-invasive school health screenings, such as vision, hearing, and dental checks, to proceed with written notice and an opt-out process rather than active parental consent; supporters said it would improve participation and access, while opponents argued it was too broad and weakened parental rights. After debate over scope, funding, and consent, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also advanced SB 1070, which would require ECG screenings for student athletes under a phased rollout beginning in 2026, with religious and medical opt-outs. The bill was renamed the Second Chance Act in honor of Chance Gainer. Supporters described it as a life-saving measure to detect hidden cardiac conditions, while some members raised cost and implementation concerns. SB 508, the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill, would require private schools to disclose in writing what accommodations and services they will provide to students with IEPs, 504 plans, or ELL plans before enrollment; it was supported by parents, advocacy groups, and some school representatives and was reported favorably. School safety measures were also considered. SB 1470 would refine campus locking and supervision rules, create clearer exceptions, expand training and security options for school safety personnel, and allow district-employed law enforcement officers to use canines for threat detection. Witnesses from school safety and Parkland-related advocacy groups supported the bill but urged caution on exemptions and implementation details. SB 1472 would extend a public records exemption to certified school security guards, matching the protection already given to school guardians, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 248 would expand participation in FHSAA sports for private school and home education students at public schools when their own schools do not offer the sport, and SB 1618 made broad changes to VPK through grade 12 policy, including reading instruction, financial literacy, school funds restrictions, teacher certification, and advisory council rules; both bills were reported favorably. Several members later recorded votes in support of specific tabs before the committee adjourned.

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• Members, I'm super excited to welcome these amazing student-athletes from Randall High School.
• Washington High School men's basketball team. Booker T.
• Washington High School, located in Houston, Texas, was established in 1893 as Colored High.
• , starting their playoff run with double digit win over Livingston and Lufton Hudson High Schools.
• regarding public school meal programs heard of the Committee on Public Education.

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• Grant program possibly decrease amount of funding or the number of grants received by any of the school
• It is earned its earned an A grade and give students the opportunity to graduate with both a high school
• We can do more outreach to the high schools. We can actually also improve.
• We've also been able to do so collaboration, Swiss a local high schools, get the students involved and
• Having graduated from Boca Raton Community High School in 1995, spend a few years at Florida Atlantic

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• high school principal.
• in high school, but his children did.
• So my wife also was at River Ridge High School and she did, for 10 years, she was the teen parent program
• Owasco, will you—high school principal, folks, what are you seeing at your school?
• I can speak to this on a high school level. So we are a unique school.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met to review Florida’s cell phone and social media literacy law, with Representative Brad Yeager describing the 2023 policy as aimed at removing classroom distractions and teaching students how to use social media responsibly. He said the law was intended to keep phones out of classrooms unless used for instruction, require social media literacy education, and limit access to certain sites on school Wi-Fi and government devices. Yeager said feedback since passage has been mixed: many teachers support it and some have adopted inexpensive shoe-organizer or pouch systems, but implementation varies by school and administrator enforcement. He said he is not currently pursuing a broader statewide mandate. Superintendent Dr. Maria Vazquez and Timber Creek High School Principal Mr. Wasco described Orange County’s approach as bell-to-bell phone restrictions, while Pasco County’s Dr. Zetchy described a similar policy with some flexibility during lunch or passing periods at the high school level. Both districts said the policy was implemented with parent communication, town halls, surveys, and transition periods, and that concerns about emergencies were addressed by allowing phones to be returned at the end of the day and by establishing procedures for parent contact. They reported few theft problems and said discipline issues related to phones have generally been manageable, though some teachers still struggle with enforcement or with students trying to evade the rules. A major portion of the discussion focused on social media literacy instruction. Orange County said it uses counselor-led programs, Canvas courses, resiliency days, and curriculum materials to teach students about cyberbullying, human trafficking, privacy, and the permanence of online posts, with progress tracked through the learning platform. Pasco said it has some resiliency modules but lacks a fully built-out, pre-made social media curriculum and would welcome more guidance from DOE, especially for high school classrooms where instructional time is limited. Members also asked about student anxiety, 504/IEP accommodations, caregiver students, and parent education; the districts said exceptions are handled through school committees and that parent academies and district resources are being used to help families set boundaries and understand the risks and benefits of phones and social media. No votes were taken.

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• I'm a high school counselor in my 13th year at Two Rivers High School in the West Saint Paul Mendota
• > West<00:03:32.040> Saint Two Rivers High School in the West Saint Two Rivers High School
• high school counselor, middle school counselor, grade school counselor.
• Because, again, I would argue that the high school counselor— we've pictured the traditional high school
• after-school programs. after-school programs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• New Hampshire’s dual and concurrent enrollment program across the state enables high school students
• to take courses for dual high school and college credit.
• school having already graduate high school having already earned<00:52:41.720> an<00:52:41.880
• progress graduate high school with some progress graduate high school with some progress made<00
• the<01:40:24.080> older high SCH school students the older high SCH school students the older

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• School nutrition programs development.
• <02:50:56.240> school and I think the average high school and I think the average high school
• in high school.
• Speaker, and I yield back. from Muscleman High School and enlisted from Muscleman High School and enlisted
• He was a student in high school.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Yet no Kentucky high school offers a data science career pathway or intro to data science course.
• And until now, no Kentucky high school has offered an AI course.
• high schools.
• <00:58:34.079> We're high school credit courses. We're high school credit courses.
• You'd be hard-pressed to find students coming out of our high schools that have had the same level of

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP. Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation. Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.

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• existing program as part of a program existing program as part of a program rather<00:47:37.200>
• But I will also say this: when I was a senior at Belmont High School, I had to go to school from 8 to
• . school. school.
• Will big school, a big public school.
• . schools. schools.

Keywords: Education - Room 216, 22 January, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee took up several education-related bills. Senate Bill 2071 would allow school boards to vote on providing health insurance to board members and their dependents using local, not state, funds; it was advanced after Senator Brian objected that it could create an incentive for people to seek school board seats for the insurance benefit. Senate Bill 2072 would move the deadline for teacher supply cards earlier, from August to July, using EF funds, and it was reported. Senate Bill 2103 would require school boards to adopt policies banning or restricting student cell phone use during school and class time, and it was also reported. Senate Bill 21103 would remove a requirement that school counselors follow the National Association of School Counselors’ code of ethics and instead align them with the Mississippi teacher code of ethics; it passed without opposition. Senate Bill 2236 would authorize the use of LifeVac choking devices in schools, with the sponsor saying the devices are inexpensive and could be provided free to districts; it passed as well. The committee then spent most of its time on Senate Bill 2242, the Mississippi Math Act, which would create a statewide math improvement initiative within the Department of Education. The bill would deploy math instructional coaches, require K-5 universal math screeners three times a year, create individual math plans for students below benchmark, support algebra readiness, protect data under FERPA, and establish a fund for grants and other deposits. Senator Boyd said the bill is modeled on efforts in other states, especially Alabama, and is intended to build on Mississippi’s literacy reforms by focusing on support, intervention, and professional development rather than retention or punishment. Members raised concerns about cost, the proposed anti-lapsing language for the fund, and whether the bill should require high-quality instructional materials statewide rather than leaving curriculum choices to local districts. Senator Hopson estimated the program could cost about $3.5 million and suggested the anti-lapsing language might be removed or handled through appropriations. Senators Blunt, Hill, and Wiggins argued that the success of literacy reforms came from requiring standardized, high-quality instructional materials and accountability, not home rule alone. Senator Wiggins offered an amendment to require high-quality instructional materials for math statewide, and Senator Boyd said he was supportive of that as a friendly amendment. The discussion ended with the amendment still being worked through and the bill not yet finally disposed of in the excerpt.

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• And for folks who are watching who don't know, what is the community schools program?
• For the first time in his life, someone asked him, what do you want to do after high school?
• You'll go to high schools and recruit working-class students from high schools that serve mostly working-class
• The middle school and the high school were back to back.
• I then went to three high schools.

Summary: The Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color held its second hearing, focused on cradle-to-college-and-career pipelines and education. Members opened with remarks emphasizing bipartisan support, the need to address opportunity gaps, and the committee’s prior hearing in Los Angeles, which helped generate legislation. The chair framed the day around school safety and discipline, community schools, and college/career pathways, and noted that public comment would be included at the end. In the first panel, witnesses described persistent disparities in school discipline and policing, even as suspension rates have declined statewide. Dr. David Turner cited reductions in suspensions tied to reforms such as bans on willful defiance suspensions, but warned that Black and Native boys remain disproportionately suspended and that “ghost suspensions” and police referrals still push students out of class. Other advocates called for stronger accountability, more restorative and culturally rooted practices, and greater investment in community-based supports. Members asked about the role of state and local policy, rural versus urban differences, and how to measure which interventions work best. The second panel centered on community schools. Advocates from Californians for Justice, Reclaim Our Schools LA, MILE, and the Sierra Health Foundation argued for the governor’s proposed $1 billion ongoing investment in the California Community Schools Partnership Act. They said community schools improve attendance, reduce suspensions, strengthen belonging, and create shared decision-making with families and students. Panelists described the role of community school coordinators, the importance of authentic partnerships, and the need to track informal discipline practices. Committee members pressed for a plain explanation of community schools and heard that the model is intended to be a high-return equity strategy that can save the state money over time. The final panel addressed college and career pathways. Speakers from the California Faculty Association, UC Student Association, Brotherhood Crusade, A Men, and Improve Your Tomorrow highlighted barriers facing Black, Latino, Native, and other boys and men of color in higher education, including financial aid gaps, weak transfer pathways, underinvestment in student support, and low campus belonging. They urged continued funding for community schools, expanded dual enrollment and ELOP access, and support for mentorship and culturally responsive programs. Public commenters echoed support for community schools and youth investment, including calls to redirect prison spending toward education and prevention. The chair closed by thanking the panelists, reflecting on his own school struggles and the role of mentorship, and adjourned the committee.