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EduClips: TX Gov. Abbott Wants to Put More Counselors in Schools; IL Bans Guns at Schools, but Teachers Are Training to Use Them Anyway — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

By Andrew Brownstein

June 12, 2018

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TRANSGENDER STUDENTS —The Indiana teacher who says he was coerced to resign after a clash against the school district’s policy that required he call transgender students by their preferred names has had his resignation approved, according to local news reports.

John Kluge, who taught orchestra at Brownsburg High School outside of Indianapolis, had taken to calling students by their last names to sidestep the issue, according to WTHR. Kluge said that it was against his religious convictions as a Christian to “encourage” transgender identity and also a matter of his First Amendment rights.

Kluge, 28, said he had submitted a letter of resignation at the end of May only because district officials had threatened to fire him after telling him that he had to start calling students by their first names, WTHR and the Indianapolis Star reported. ()

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TEACHER TENURE — Justices Decline to Take Up State’s Defense of Indiana Teacher-Tenure Limits ()

TEACHER’S UNIONS — With all eyes on Janus, a similar case in California meets quiet defeat — for now ()

SCIENCE STANDARDS — Educators Scramble for Texts to Match Science Standards ()

SOUTH CAROLINA — South Carolina Poor People’s Campaign Focuses on Education ()

CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE — House Votes to Cut Children’s Health Insurance Funding as Advocates Keep Watch ()

District and State News

TEXAS — After Santa Fe shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott wants to put more counselors in schools. Educators say that’s not enough. ()

ILLINOIS — Illinois Prohibits Guns on Campuses. Teachers Are Training to Use Them Anyway. ()

CALIFORNIA — LAUSD board to vote on tougher graduation requirements, ways to improve lowest-performing schools ()

TEXAS — As Restorative Justice Debate Rolls On, One Texas School District Sees Value in Building Relationships, Rewarding Positive Behavior ()

FLORIDA — Broward, Miami-Dade schools working to meet new security requirements ()

CALIFORNIA — Charter schools regroup after big California election loss ()

NEW YORK — Assistant principal who filled in exam answers: ‘I just thought it was unfair’ kids couldn’t finish ()

ILLINOIS — Protesters block Loop traffic demanding rent control, elected school board ()

FLORIDA — Children’s Trust to give $84 million to family groups, after-school programs ()

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SCHOOL DISCIPLINE — Investigation: In NYC School Where a Teenager Was Killed, Students & Educators Say Lax Discipline Led to Bullying, Chaos, and Death (Read at The74Million.org)

VIOLENCE — Study Shows ‘Collateral Damage’ Tied to Neighborhood Violence ()

MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS — New Study: Multilingual Students Have Made Huge Progress on NAEP Since 2003 (Read at The74Million.org)

DEVOS — Betsy DeVos’ smoking gun of ignorance ()

TEST SCORES — What Do Test Scores Really Mean for the Economy? ()

MERGERS — Merger madness? The last days of Chelsea High School ()

TEACHER RETENTION — Teachers Village: One City’s Innovative Solution to the Problem of Teacher Retention ()

Quote of the Day

“I’m being compelled to encourage students in what I believe is something that’s a dangerous lifestyle. I’m fine to teach students with other beliefs, but the fact that teachers are being compelled to speak a certain way is the scary thing.” —John Kluge, an orchestra teacher at Brownsburg High School outside Indianapolis, who said he was coerced to resign after he refused to call transgender students by their preferred names. ()

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                <h2>EduClips: TX Gov. Abbott Wants to Put More Counselors in Schools; IL Bans Guns at Schools, but Teachers Are Training to Use Them Anyway — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts</h2>

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                <p class="sans">By <a rel="author" href="/contributor/andrew-brownstein/">Andrew Brownstein</a></p>

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                <p>This story first appeared at <a href="/">The 74</a>, a nonprofit news site covering education. <a href="/about/newsletters/?utm_source=republish-button&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=republish">Sign up for free newsletters from The 74</a> to get more like this in your inbox.</p>
                <p><em>EduClips is a roundup of the day’s top education headlines from America’s largest school districts, where more than 4 million students across eight states attend class every day. Read </em><a href="/series/educlips/"><em>previous EduClips installments here</em></a><em>. Get the day’s top school and policy news delivered straight to your inbox by signing up for the </em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Top Story</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>TRANSGENDER STUDENTS —</strong>The Indiana teacher who says he was coerced to resign after a clash against the school district’s policy that required he call transgender students by their preferred names has had his resignation approved, according to local news reports.</p>
<p>John Kluge, who taught orchestra at Brownsburg High School outside of Indianapolis, had taken to calling students by their last names to sidestep the issue, according to WTHR. Kluge said that it was against his religious convictions as a Christian to “encourage” transgender identity and also a matter of his First Amendment rights.</p>
<p>Kluge, 28, said he had submitted a letter of resignation at the end of May only because district officials had threatened to fire him after telling him that he had to start calling students by their first names, WTHR and the Indianapolis Star reported. ()</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>National News </strong></span></p>
<p><strong>TEACHER TENURE — </strong>Justices Decline to Take Up State’s Defense of Indiana Teacher-Tenure Limits ()</p>
<p><strong>TEACHER’S UNIONS </strong>— With all eyes on Janus, a similar case in California meets quiet defeat — for now ()</p>
<p><strong>SCIENCE STANDARDS </strong>— Educators Scramble for Texts to Match Science Standards ()</p>
<p><strong>SOUTH CAROLINA — </strong>South Carolina Poor People’s Campaign Focuses on Education ()</p>
<p><strong>CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE —</strong> House Votes to Cut Children’s Health Insurance Funding as Advocates Keep Watch ()</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>District and State News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>TEXAS — </strong>After Santa Fe shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott wants to put more counselors in schools. Educators say that’s not enough. ()</p>
<p><strong>ILLINOIS —</strong> Illinois Prohibits Guns on Campuses. Teachers Are Training to Use Them Anyway. ()</p>
<p><strong>CALIFORNIA —</strong> LAUSD board to vote on tougher graduation requirements, ways to improve lowest-performing schools ()</p>
<p><strong>TEXAS — </strong>As Restorative Justice Debate Rolls On, One Texas School District Sees Value in Building Relationships, Rewarding Positive Behavior ()</p>
<p><strong>FLORIDA — </strong>Broward, Miami-Dade schools working to meet new security requirements ()</p>
<p><strong>CALIFORNIA —</strong> Charter schools regroup after big California election loss ()</p>
<p><strong>NEW YORK — </strong>Assistant principal who filled in exam answers: ‘I just thought it was unfair’ kids couldn’t finish <em>(</em>)</p>
<p><strong>ILLINOIS — </strong>Protesters block Loop traffic demanding rent control, elected school board ()</p>
<p><strong>FLORIDA —</strong> Children’s Trust to give $84 million to family groups, after-school programs (<em>)</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Think Pieces</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>SCHOOL DISCIPLINE — </strong>Investigation: In NYC School Where a Teenager Was Killed, Students & Educators Say Lax Discipline Led to Bullying, Chaos, and Death (<a href="/article/investigation-in-new-york-city-school-where-a-teenager-was-killed-students-educators-say-lax-discipline-led-to-bullying-chaos-and-death/"><em>Read at The74Million.org</em></a>)</p>
<p><strong>VIOLENCE — </strong>Study Shows ‘Collateral Damage’ Tied to Neighborhood Violence ()</p>
<p><strong>MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS — </strong>New Study: Multilingual Students Have Made Huge Progress on NAEP Since 2003 (<a href="/new-study-multilingual-students-have-made-huge-progress-on-naep-since-2003/"><em>Read at The74Million.org</em></a>)</p>
<p><strong>DEVOS —</strong> Betsy DeVos’ smoking gun of ignorance ()</p>
<p><strong>TEST SCORES </strong>— What Do Test Scores Really Mean for the Economy? ()</p>
<p><strong>MERGERS </strong>— Merger madness? The last days of Chelsea High School ()</p>
<p><strong>TEACHER RETENTION — </strong>Teachers Village: One City’s Innovative Solution to the Problem of Teacher Retention ()</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Quote of the Day</strong></span></p>
<p><em>“I’m being compelled to encourage students in what I believe is something that’s a dangerous lifestyle. I’m fine to teach students with other beliefs, but the fact that teachers are being compelled to speak a certain way is the scary thing.” —</em><strong><em>John Kluge</em></strong><em>, an orchestra teacher at Brownsburg High School outside Indianapolis, who said he was coerced to resign after he refused to call transgender students by their preferred names. (</em><em>)</em></p>
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EduClips: TX Gov. Abbott Wants to Put More Counselors in Schools; IL Bans Guns at Schools, but Teachers Are Training to Use Them Anyway — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

Untangle Your Mind!

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With the Opening of a New School, New Orleans Is an All-Charter District No More

New Curriculum Sparks Texas-Sized Controversy Over Christianity in the Classroom

Louisiana Pilot Program Tests New Kind of Reading Exam That Could Be a Model

Study: Kids Receive Up to Two Years More School Depending on Where They Live

Psychologist Warns: Lack of Playtime, Excessive Adult Oversight, Is Hurting Kids

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