The intentional death committee meets today at 10 AM in the legislative building and will discuss youth suicide prevention. The State Board of Education meets from 9 AM to 4:30 PM on the seventh floor of the Department of Public Instruction building. Click here for today’s SBE agenda and access to live audio.

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East Asians topped U.S. students again on international tests. But are their schools really better?

The Washington Post | November 30, 2016

Eighth-grade students across the United States showed some improvement in math and science over the past four years, but fourth-graders’ performance was stagnant and students in both groups continued to trail many...... Read the rest

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