Deep Dive: Page 11
Industry insights from our journalists
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Looking for SEL programs? New RAND report has answers
ESSA provides multiple opportunities for implementing social-emotional learning.
Linda Jacobson • Dec. 13, 2017 -
Home work: Atlanta landlord provides after-school support to improve student performance, neighborhood stability
The program is one example of how “housing can be a positive pathway to achieving better school outcomes.”
Linda Jacobson • Dec. 11, 2017 -
Scores of US 4th graders dip on international literacy assessment
Students perform well, however, on a new test of e-reading skills.
Linda Jacobson • Dec. 5, 2017 -
The K-12 Education Dive Awards for 2017
The 2017 Dive Awards for K-12 Education recognize the industry’s top disruptors and innovators. These administrators, districts and trends are transforming the industry and shaping the future.
Roger Riddell and Linda Jacobson • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Policy of the Year: The Every Student Succeeds Act
Ongoing implementation has graduated the nation's primary K-12 law from 2016's Obsession of the Year to 2017's Policy of the Year. And there's a lot to take in.
Roger Riddell • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Most Disruptive Idea: District Cooperatives/Collaboratives
School districts have found strength in numbers, joining forces to leverage their collective resources and buying power amid ongoing budget austerity nationwide.
Roger Riddell • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Administrator of the Year: Richard Gordon IV, Paul Robeson High School
Four years ago, Paul Robeson High School in Philadelphia was slated for closure. Spared at the 11th hour, the high-poverty school now has around 300 students enrolled, and is recognized as the city's most-improved high school.
Roger Riddell • Dec. 4, 2017 -
District of the Year: Long Beach Unified School District
Under longtime Superintendent Chris Steinhauser, the district has structured itself for success and sees continued academic gains.
Linda Jacobson • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Partnership of the Year: Port Richmond Partnership Leadership Academy
Wagner College, a private, liberal arts institution that created the academy in collaboration with the New World Foundation’s Civic Opportunities Initiative Network in 2013, is now expanding opportunities to elementary and middle school students.
Linda Jacobson • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Obsession of the Year: News and Media Literacy
Last year’s election season — and the fake articles masquerading as real, campaign-related news — sent educators scrambling for resources on how to help students critically evaluate the daily onslaught of media messages in their lives.
Linda Jacobson • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Announcing the nominees for the 2017 K-12 Dive Awards
Ahead of the Dec. 4 reveal of this year's winners, take a look at the complete list of this year's nominees.
Roger Riddell and Linda Jacobson • Nov. 28, 2017 -
School redesigns accommodate today's (and tomorrow's) teachers and learners
In open, flexible environments, "it’s the space and the instructional strategies that work together."
Linda Jacobson • Nov. 22, 2017 -
The school that Khan built
In what could be the ultimate example of flipped learning, Khan Lab School students and teachers learn and work downstairs from Khan Academy, the repository of online educational videos founded by educator Salman Khan.
Linda Jacobson • Nov. 21, 2017 -
Paul Robeson HS principal says relationships key to impressive turnaround
An initial sense of disconnectedness was coupled with a sense of purpose and urgency, according to Principal Richard Gordon IV.
Roger Riddell • Nov. 21, 2017 -
Tech and early childhood: Speakers say digital tools should be 'interactive with interaction'
A session at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's annual conference highlighted Fred Rogers' influence on the use of media with the youngest students.
Linda Jacobson • Nov. 20, 2017 -
How can educators blend rigor with early-childhood education practices?
As part of a partnership in New Jersey, researchers examined how children in K-3 are currently spending their day.
Linda Jacobson • Nov. 17, 2017 -
Recess: An ode to the hand turkey
Can this simple assignment be for more than just the birds?
Roger Riddell • Nov. 17, 2017 -
What K12 administrators need to know about student engagement
Check out our 5 must-read stories on getting students' attention and fostering a passion for learning.
Roger Riddell • Nov. 10, 2017 -
All hands on deck: In Dallas, full community approach enacted to boost student outcomes
From the local K-12 administrators to the community college district, a local four-year institution and local corporations, the whole region is investing in student success.
Autumn A. Arnett • Nov. 7, 2017 -
6 administrators share strategies to gain — and maintain — student engagement
From design thinking to relevant lesson planning, these tactics have shown results in a variety of school environments.
Roger Riddell • Nov. 6, 2017 -
5 tech trends influencing student engagement
With distractions on the rise, what's proving most effective at gaining and maintaining students' attention in the classroom?
Jessica Leigh Brown • Nov. 6, 2017 -
Schools creating new structures to encourage student voice
One superintendent says the biggest hurdle is "letting go and allowing kids to lead."
Linda Jacobson • Nov. 6, 2017 -
Tech for ELL students can bridge content and digital learning gaps
English language learners are comprising a larger percentage of the country's student population, and a new white paper has ideas for how to help them succeed.
Pat Donachie • Nov. 6, 2017 -
It's time to address cybersecurity education, say policymakers
A leaky pipeline makes filling critical jobs difficult.
Shalina Chatlani • Nov. 2, 2017 -
School-university partnership helps Staten Island students develop 'college self-esteem'
The project expands into feeder middle and elementary schools.
Linda Jacobson • Oct. 31, 2017
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