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Connecticut district's freshmen will be first graduating class under mastery-based approach
The move was controversial among parents, who fretted over how the change could disrupt students’ college chances, but test scores among high-need students in the district have improved.
By Pat Donachie • April 24, 2017 -
Trump's budget could result in cuts for school districts, tech capabilities
If austere spending cuts for education lead to lower ed tech spending on the part of schools, it may be more incumbent on private industry to help plug gaps.
By Pat Donachie • April 24, 2017 -
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Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.
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Lesson plan sales and accreditation databases: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on $8 million in OER investment alongside New York's tuition plan and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • April 21, 2017 -
Deep DiveNorth Carolina district commits to social-emotional learning and assessment
Buncombe County Schools has identified evidence-based strategies to teach social-emotional skills and started measuring the impact of targeted interventions.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 21, 2017 -
Texas Senate votes in favor of ban on special ed cap
The legislation follows a 2016 investigation by the Houston Chronicle into a decision by the Texas Education Agency in 2004 to deny services to thousands of students with disabilities.
By Pat Donachie • April 21, 2017 -
Variety of approaches covered in first 12 ESSA accountability plans
Two states, Massachusetts and Maine, have thus far been told by the U.S. Department of Education that their plans are incomplete.
By Pat Donachie • April 21, 2017 -
Psychiatrists suggest administrators address students' underlying perceptions in discipline
Understanding how a student's situation, thoughts, physiology and behaviors impact their situational responses can help keep them from leaving a principal's office more upset than when they arrived.
By Roger Riddell • April 21, 2017 -
Colorado superintendent shares secrets to blended learning success
Acclimating students to the model early on so they develop the necessary level of agency is key, says Colorado District 49 iConnect Zone Superintendent Andy Franko.
By Roger Riddell • April 21, 2017 -
New York charters don't cherry-pick students, report claims
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Marcus Winters argues his report should curb critics who claim that charter schools "cream-skim."
By Pat Donachie • April 20, 2017 -
Program provides 3-D printing peer learning opportunities for educators
The creators of MakerBot Educators boast that there have been more than 100 applications from educators with varying levels of 3-D printing familiarity.
By Pat Donachie • April 20, 2017 -
North Carolina law would let K-12 fill vacancies with college professors
Higher ed faculty could only work up to 20 hours per week, or for only six months if working full-time, according to the proposed bill.
By Pat Donachie • April 20, 2017 -
Report: Sharing ed tech prices could save schools $3B annually
Some districts paid as much as $90 more for identical Chromebook models and as much as $115 more for iPads.
By Roger Riddell • April 20, 2017 -
VR filmmaking projects offer potential for powerful lessons in empathy
Increasingly affordable virtual reality technology is making it even easier for students to put viewers in their shoes.
By Roger Riddell • April 20, 2017 -
California to reconsider 'interim' exam based on educator feedback
The assessment was designed to give educators data that would help them improve student performance on state-mandated exams but fell short of expectations.
By Roger Riddell • April 19, 2017 -
Latino students start school particularly behind in math
A 2017 study from nonprofit research organization Child Trends found that Latino students tend to begin kindergarten three months behind their white peers on math.
By Roger Riddell • April 19, 2017 -
'Deeper learning' takes greater hold in K-12 education
The concept of deeper learning expands upon the push to incorporate social-emotional learning throughout K-12 curricula.
By Pat Donachie • April 19, 2017 -
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 -
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
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