For special needs students, focus on SEL critical

Interventions that would benefit all students are particularly necessary to promote the academic success of special needs students, experts say.

By Autumn A. Arnett • Oct. 1, 2016

For-profit woes and 1:1 deployments: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on Elon University's 'visual experiential transcript' and more here!

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2016

DC Public Schools notches record-high graduation rates

A full 69% of the district's seniors in the class of 2016 graduated on time, a 5% increase from the prior year and just six points shy of a 2017 goal set by the chancellor.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

On-site inspections offer a deep dive into school quality

Education Week reports a Vermont pilot program is sending teams of reviewers to visit schools and collect evidence for a report that offers recommendations for improvement.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

Supreme Court could decide proper level of special ed services

The court will hear a case that demands a definition for what kind of education the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires schools to provide to students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

Northern California elementary district prioritizes PE in 'whole child' approach

The Robla School District has taken advantage of local funding control to hire new physical education teachers, send kids on daily walks, and improve the quality of their food.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2016

Ed Dept guidance covers teacher prep, training and recruitment

The non-regulatory guidance released Tuesday explains how increased flexibility in the Every Student Succeeds Act can apply to schools interested in revising their Title II, Part A spending habits.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Boston's top high school downgraded because of opt-outs

Some 40 white students who missed last year’s state exam pushed that subgroup under the 95% threshold mandated by the state, causing a downgrade for Boston Latin School.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

The modern kindergarten asks more of students, parents

Today’s kindergarten classrooms are much more academic than those that came before, and parents face the pressure to get their children ready for such environments.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 27, 2016

Ed Dept guidance outlines effective ELL services under ESSA

The guidance is aimed at helping schools, districts and states better serve English language learners and improve outcomes among a fast-growing sub-group of public school students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 27, 2016

Florida may end bonuses for teachers with high ACT/SAT scores

The Best and Brightest bonus distributed an average of $8,500 to eligible teachers with positive evaluations from their schools and their own high SAT and ACT scores.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 26, 2016

California court rules against mandatory test scores in teacher evals

Northern California judge Barry Goode ruled against Students Matter in its effort to force 13 school districts into using standardized test scores to measure teacher performance.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 23, 2016

Mississippi funding mistake limits after-school opportunities for kids in need

The state over-committed its 21st Century Community Learning Center funds, and corrective actions will mean some organizations face the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 23, 2016

Dignity in Schools Campaign wants police out of schools

More than 100 education and community organizations from 27 states recommend removing school resource officers entirely, whether they are there full- or part-time.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 23, 2016

Big changes ahead for federal Head Start program

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made its first comprehensive revision of the rules governing Head Start since 1975, trimming down regulations for a sharper focus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2016

House hears more debate over ESSA funding rule

There is strong opposition to the proposed rule because it might force districts to move teachers from one school to another at the start of the academic year.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2016

New York City pre-K even more segregated than K-12

A new report from the Century Foundation finds the first year of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s championed preschool expansion featured especially homogenous classrooms by race.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2016

Guidance counselor impact limited by massive caseloads

In high-poverty schools where students need the guidance offered by counselors the most, especially when it comes to college decision-making, large caseloads are hard to overcome.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 20, 2016

Sequestered middle school may be detrimental

Researchers from Syracuse University and NYU studied 90,000 students in more than 500 New York City schools and found early teenagers have it easier in K-8 schools than either 6-8 or 6-12.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 20, 2016

8 California districts to share data of 1.7M students

The CORE Data Collaborative, made up of districts in the California Office to Reform Education, plans to compare state-mandated data as well as metrics like school climate and social-emotional skills.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 20, 2016

Texas high schools engage in stadium arms race

The football team in suburban Dallas’ Allen High School competes in a $60-million stadium, but nearby McKinney has plans for a new, nearly $70-million stadium for its three high schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 19, 2016

High-poverty school in DC saw big test score bumps last year

Ketcham Elementary School staff members respond to a range of nonacademic needs of students, all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunches and 14% of whom are homeless.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 19, 2016

No federal mandate for Common Core, but it's likely here to stay

ESSA requires high-quality standards that prepare students for college and career, and while they don’t have to be Common Core, states that have it will probably keep it.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 19, 2016

Literacy, CIOs and teacher evals: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on the cost of campus carry, a new survey detailing educators' tech dislikes and more.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 16, 2016

Racial achievement gaps persist even when controlled for income

An analysis of the Evanston, IL, school system finds white students performing significantly above national averages and black students performing below them — and it’s not just about class.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2016