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Low-cost incentives can improve teacher attendance rates
School leaders can set a good example by coming in early and staying late.
By Amelia Harper • March 13, 2018 -
Deep Dive
In one California district, dual language immersion is 'a pathway to closing the achievement gap'
Students become "language models" for each other in two-way programs.
By Linda Jacobson • March 12, 2018 -
Trendline
Learning Loss
Our latest K-12 Dive Trendline takes a closer look at how educators are addressing learning loss, as well as achievement trends and developments.
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Deep Dive
Project LIT: How a Nashville educator turned a class project into a nationwide movement
Seeking to address book deserts, English teacher Jarred Amato and his students have inspired the launch of chapters nationwide.
By Roger Riddell • March 12, 2018 -
Deep Dive
These strategies are driving K-3 literacy efforts
There’s a clear shift in curriculum between 3rd and 4th grade — instead of learning to read, students are expected to start reading to learn.
By Jessica Leigh Brown • March 12, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Stephenville ISD digital learning director stresses importance of pedagogy in 1:1
Brianna Hodges also says community partnerships were key to expanding web access in the rural Texas community.
By Roger Riddell • March 12, 2018 -
Schools need additional strategies for addressing students' mental health, educator says
Though the effects of mental illness on school safety is in the news, suicide is a bigger concern.
By Amelia Harper • March 12, 2018 -
Some Oklahoma teachers say a shorter work week makes up for low pay
State schools chief Joy Hofmeister, however, says she’s concerned about the long-term impact on students.
By Linda Jacobson • March 12, 2018 -
Rhode Island social workers driving students in foster care to school
The state is one of several struggling to meet federal requirements that students in foster care be transported to their school of origin.
By Linda Jacobson • March 12, 2018 -
More schools are banning backpacks in aftermath of Parkland shooting
Banning backpacks may offer some measure of security, but how does it affect students?
By Amelia Harper • March 12, 2018 -
Ball State proposed to take over K-12 district oversight
The university is poised to become the managing partner of one of Indiana's most vulnerable school districts.
By Jarrett Carter • March 12, 2018 -
Column
Pre-to-3: 20 years of NJ's Abbott pre-k provides lessons for other states
Leaders look ahead to expansion of the model.
By Linda Jacobson • March 9, 2018 -
Online AP courses offer expanded options to rural schools
Schools in remote areas often struggle with equitable access to higher-level and AP classes, but not all online options are the same.
By Amelia Harper • March 9, 2018 -
Texas nonprofit organization receives grant to increase teacher diversity efforts
As the teacher diversity divide widens, school districts look to non-traditional routes and funding sources to narrow the gap.
By Amelia Harper • March 9, 2018 -
Standards for teacher induction programs released
The role of school leaders is emphasized in supporting new teachers during their first two to three years in the classroom.
By Linda Jacobson • March 8, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Assessments will be disrupted: Is a performance approach the future of testing?
Discussion at SXSWedu 2018 focuses on push for new testing practices that allow multiple ways for students to demonstrate what they know and can do
By Roger Riddell • March 8, 2018 -
Utah lawmakers consider bill that would revise sex education curriculum to include 'refusal skills'
In #MeToo movement, some states are leaving decisions about how to address sexual harassment in the curriculum up to local school boards.
By Amelia Harper • March 8, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Day 3 at SXSWedu 2018: Media literacy not enough, school-to-prison pipeline disruption
Educators discussed learning games and a student-centered approach in Texas on the third day of the conference.
By Roger Riddell • March 7, 2018 -
How schools fail students around financial literacy
Learning fiscal health tips may be as important as physical health.
By Lauren Barack • March 7, 2018 -
Structured Literacy can improve students' decoding skills
While designed for dyslexia, the strategy can applied to learners of all ages.
By Lauren Barack • March 7, 2018 -
Real-world examples help students connect to learning
Students who can’t apply classroom lessons to their lives are in danger of tuning out their education.
By Lauren Barack • March 7, 2018 -
Deep Dive
When teachers have a fear of math, their pupils can absorb the wrong lesson
Helping educators grow more comfortable with math supports students, too.
By Lauren Barack • March 7, 2018 -
Women's history missing from textbooks — and classrooms
Closing the gap in STEM fields is one reason to highlight women's contributions.
By Lauren Barack • March 7, 2018 -
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funds Harvard-MIT effort to screen children for reading problems
Web-based tool will be part of a package of in-school and at-home interventions.
By Linda Jacobson • March 7, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Dance, drama and mariachi — schools use the arts as a 'turnaround' strategy
Students from more than 40 schools will perform at the Kennedy Center.
By Linda Jacobson • March 7, 2018 -
School counseling resources stretched thin at most schools
Most school counselors struggle to meet the needs of hundreds, and even thousands, of children, leaving little time to deal with mental health issues.
By Amelia Harper • March 7, 2018
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