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Toronto high school students from the Caribbean, Central or South America and East Africa are twice as likely to drop out of school than are teens from China, Korea, and Japan, new district data reveal. The collection of such data is part of the diverse district's push to use demographics to pinpoint where school reform is needed. The Toronto Star (6/23) 
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| Miami school board warned of trouble over book ban
The Miami-Dade School Board may have a tough time winning an American Civil Liberties Union-filed lawsuit over the removal of a controversial book series from school libraries after the district's attorney had warned members earlier that a ban could violate board rules and legal precedents. The board decided last week that "Vamos a Cuba" and 23 other titles in the series did not accurately depict real life in those countries. The Miami Herald (free registration) (6/23)
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| Philly to replace seven principals of underperforming schools
Philadelphia schools chief Paul Vallas is firing the principals of seven low-performing schools and sending replacements who will first undergo special training at the University of Virginia next month. The district has also lengthened the principal's job at these and seven other failing schools to a full year to allow more time to make academic improvements. The Philadelphia Inquirer (6/23)
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| |  | New Charlotte-Mecklenburg school leader seeks wisdom of Philly peer: Incoming Charlotte-Mecklenburg Superintendent Peter Gorman and its Chamber of Commerce members toured Philadelphia on Thursday and tapped local schools chief CEO Paul Vallas for advice on school reform. The Charlotte Observer (N.C.) (6/23)
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| States under pressure to fix teacher-quality gap
Several states are trying to ease the disparity in teacher quality between poor, largely minority schools and wealthier, predominantly white counterparts. Researcher Scott Emerick argues that rather than treat the problem as a "supply and demand" issue fixable through incentives and targeted recruiting, states should instead aim to retain more educators through better working conditions and support. Stateline.org (6/23)
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| Software lets schools manage assets better
The average district loses about $250,000 a year in assets, with computer and audiovisual gear most at risk, a new study by market research firm Quality Education Data concludes. One asset management software maker says his product lets schools track gear in more sophisticated ways than manual inventories, basic spreadsheets or simple database programs can. eSchool News (free registration) (6/22)
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| Bill to ban ID chips for students advances in California
California's Assembly Education Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would place a three-year ban on the use of radio chips to track student movement or attendance. Although most parents at the hearing favored the technology as way of keeping students safer, bill sponsor Joe Simitian calls it "the educational equivalent of an ankle bracelet." San Francisco Chronicle (6/22)
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