K-12: Page 171
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Teachers benefit from selling lesson plans online, but questions of legality persist
The trend is ballooning, with at least a dozen teachers reportedly becoming millionaires after selling their plans on the site Teachers Pay Teachers.
By Pat Donachie • April 19, 2017 -
District's literacy assessment shift halves number of students below grade level
Since the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, Morgen Owings Elementary School in Chelan, WA, has seen students below grade level in literacy fall from 82% to 40%.
By Roger Riddell • April 19, 2017 -
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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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down lawsuit challenging LGBT policy
The lawsuit challenged the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in Fairfax County Public Schools' nondiscrimination policy.
By Pat Donachie • April 18, 2017 -
Educational funding inequities caused by state and local gaps
Local municipalities primarily depend on property tax revenue to help fund public schools, which virtually guarantees wide revenue ranges between affluent and impoverished areas of states.
By Pat Donachie • April 18, 2017 -
Amid digital transition, districts must prioritize accessibility
Understanding accessibility laws and undergoing audits to ensure compliance are part of guaranteeing the needs of all students are served.
By Roger Riddell • April 18, 2017 -
New partnership looks to bring project-based coding instruction to K-8 students
Students will go through coding challenges, debugging practice, game design and short quizzes to help develop and test their skills in the Python coding language.
By Autumn A. Arnett • April 18, 2017 -
Digital equity a growing concern in K-12
Closing the "homework gap" by ensuring students have home access to broadband was a hot topic of conversation at the recent CoSN annual conference.
By Roger Riddell • April 17, 2017 -
Missouri district weighs teacher mentorship investment
The district could potentially fund 40 mentors who will offer one and a half hours of support each month to new teachers.
By Pat Donachie • April 17, 2017 -
States remain cool to DeVos' suggestion to tout school choice policies
Of the 10 states that have submitted school accountability plans to the U.S. Department of Education so far, few seem to be following the suggestion.
By Pat Donachie • April 17, 2017 -
New Rasmussen facility opens its doors to high school students, adult learners
The center expands upon a partnership between Rasmussen and nonprofit Academy for Urban School Leadership, which currently operates more than 30 schools in the Chicago Public School System.
By Autumn A. Arnett • April 13, 2017 -
Deep Dive
State policy is keeping college- and career-ready standards from being successfully implemented
Using its policy attributes theory, the Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction and Learning found only 20 states are well-placed to implement college- and career-ready standards.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 13, 2017 -
Catholic schools boost personalized learning with blended model
Schools that have adopted the model see it as directly responsible for increases in student performance and enrollment.
By Roger Riddell • April 13, 2017 -
California dashboard shows 45% of schools meeting standards for fewer suspensions
The state's new accountability measures factor suspensions as a school success indicator, furthering a shift away from "zero-tolerance" policies.
By Roger Riddell • April 13, 2017 -
For successful blended learning, encourage ownership by teachers, students
Many programs fail because of a lack of teacher buy-in and student investment, experts say.
By Autumn A. Arnett • April 13, 2017 -
Gen. and Mrs. Colin Powell: Return to soft skills critical to educating students
The founder and chair of America's Promise say learning must include "not only reading and math, but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment, and civic duty."
By Autumn A. Arnett • April 13, 2017 -
Ed access to VR growing as low-cost options expand
Many of the low-cost options are designed to run with either mobile devices or mid-range computers.
By Roger Riddell • April 12, 2017 -
Digital literacy needs make librarians more important than ever
Librarians are now needed to teach a generation of "digital natives" how to evaluate content amid the onslaught of "fake news" and "alternative facts."
By Roger Riddell • April 12, 2017 -
Comprehensive approach to education requires more than wraparound services
Educators and policymakers must begin to "unpack the social determinants of education as being the social determinants of health."
By Autumn A. Arnett • April 12, 2017 -
Deep Dive
3 keys to shifting the K-12 education landscape
Equity, early childhood education and community involvement were top of mind for educators at Tuesday's Education Summit hosted by The Atlantic in Washington, DC.
By Autumn A. Arnett • April 12, 2017 -
Rice U piques teens' STEM interests with summer camps
The camps focus on reaching underrepresented populations interested in STEM and are aiming to host 2,000 students this year.
By Roger Riddell • April 11, 2017 -
Personalized learning, teacher development key for special ed students
The California Charter Schools Association has released a list of guidelines for successful special education programs, based on research on best practices from 10 schools statewide.
By Autumn A. Arnett • April 11, 2017 -
35 New York districts enter contract for 'managed IT' framework
Under a new contract with the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center, the districts will receive training, support and integration assistance from a rotating team of tech and ed specialists.
By Roger Riddell • April 11, 2017 -
With over 4,000 solar systems on schools, ed opportunities accompany savings
The Solar Foundation's "Brighter Future" report shows over 3,700 solar energy systems on U.S. public and private K-12 schools as of 2014, with the total number expected to have doubled since then.
By Roger Riddell • April 11, 2017 -
Professional development at the heart of school success
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten laid out 4 critical considerations for the future of schools during a Tuesday morning panel at The Atlantic's education summit.
By Autumn A. Arnett • April 11, 2017 -
CBE remains more popular with older students — but K-12 trends could change that
Just 10% of undergrads at CBE institutions examined in a recent study were under the age of 25, but initiatives in K-12 could see those demographics shift.
By Roger Riddell • April 10, 2017
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