State would reimburse schools for meal costs
The Education Committee heard testimony Feb. 13 on a bill intended to ensure that Nebraska public schools serve free meals to all students.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Feb. 13 on a bill intended to ensure that Nebraska public schools serve free meals to all students.
Read MoreThe state would pay public school districts $1,500 in foundation aid per student each year under a bill heard Feb. 7 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Jan. 31 on a bill intended, in part, to ensure parental access to learning materials and curriculum in public schools.
Read MoreA new loan program would require graduates of the state’s teacher education programs to teach in Nebraska public schools under a bill heard Jan. 30 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreNebraska would offer $5,000 grants to recruit and retain new teachers under a bill heard Jan. 30 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Jan. 24 on a bill intended to ensure that voters must approve certain bonds issued to pay for the construction of school buildings.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Jan. 24 on a bill intended to maximize participation in a federal program that allows school districts with high poverty rates to serve free breakfast and lunch to all of their students.
Read MoreQualifying veterans would receive a temporary certificate to teach full-time in Nebraska under a bill heard Jan. 23 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreParents of children with disabilities could apply for state scholarship funds they could use at private and parochial schools under a bill heard Feb. 28 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Feb. 22 on a bill intended to improve access to mental and behavioral health services for public school students.
Read MoreThe commissioner of education would withhold state aid from school districts that fail to make learning materials available to the public under a bill heard Feb. 15 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Feb. 14 on a bill that intends to ensure that the University of Nebraska, state colleges and community colleges could not deny a benefit to a student group based on its beliefs.
Read MoreSchool boards would require children to be screened for autism spectrum disorder under a bill heard Feb. 8 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Feb. 1 on two proposals intended to address Nebraska’s teacher shortage.
Read MoreTeaching candidates no longer would be required to pass a standardized test to demonstrate proficiency in basic reading, writing and math under three bills heard Jan. 31 by the Education Committee.
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