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Illinois districts skirt borrowing limits with help from the legislature
A small school district north of Chicago is lobbying legislators to approve a bill that would allow them to go over debt limits to build a new school, issuing bonds voters have already approved.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 2017 -
Teacher housing as recruitment, retention initiative comes with its challenges
Santa Clara Unified School District has had a teacher housing program for 15 years, offering below-market rent to new employees for up to seven years, but replicating that success across the state proves difficult.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 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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A fake superintendent requested W-2 information in recent phishing scam
The tax information of all 1,300 Groton (CT) Public Schools employees was compromised this week and a few days later 1,600 employees in nearby Glastonbury Public Schools were targeted.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 2017 -
Resolution to transgender bathroom case won't come this term
The U.S. Supreme Court has sent the case back to a lower court, asking it to make a decision based on federal law, rather than the Obama administration’s interpretation of it.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 7, 2017 -
Sponsored by Waterford
2 New Longitudinal Studies Bolster the Case for Pre-K
Research shows implementing early education for disadvantaged children can exponentially increase lifetime earnings and graduation rate.
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Deep Dive
Can this Montessori's AltSchool partnership help scale the model?
Northern Virginia's Berthold Academy is looking to modernize its 100-year-old model — and, perhaps, find ways for traditional schools to benefit as well.
By Roger Riddell • March 6, 2017 -
New book outlines how autism is reshaping special education
School districts have long been asked to create appropriate curricula, but now there is a call for additional approaches that lead to success.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017 -
Study finds more than half of Boston public schools have inadequate ventilation
Poor air quality in classrooms and stuffy rooms may trigger asthma attacks, and researchers also found a number of schools have leaky roofs that lead to mold.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017 -
Language barriers prevent special education students from being served in Dallas
An external review of the Dallas Independent School District found Latino students were underserved by special education programs because of communication problems.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017 -
Michigan schools slated for closure may stay open with new partnerships
38 schools at risk of being closed because of enduring poor performance received a letter last week outlining a public-private hybrid model that could save the schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017 -
KY state legislators consider bill that would resegregate Louisville schools
Jefferson County’s school system has remained more economically and racially integrated than many urban districts across the nation, even after being released from court-ordered desegregation, but that might change.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2017 -
HBCUs, women in STEM, and ELLs: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on textbook industry woes, Ohio's potential public higher ed savings and more here.
By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2017 -
Can NaNoWriMo challenges boost project-based learning and literacy efforts?
California English teacher Laura Bradley's eighth-graders are pushing their writing skills farther as part of National Novel Writing Month, with several already developing completed novels.
By Stephen Noonoo • March 3, 2017 -
Educators are on the front lines in battle for tighter gun laws
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has been a rallying cry for both sides of the gun control debate, and educators are providing perspective about what's best in schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
Kansas Supreme Court says state isn't spending enough on ed
In a ruling that brings a close to a case filed by four school districts in 2010, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled the system of financing public schools is inadequate.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
Student privacy before Ohio Supreme Court in backpack search case
A school security guard at Whetstone High School in Columbus found a gun in an 18-year-old’s backpack, but two lower courts have already ruled the search was unconstitutional.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
Districts can improve services using data they already have
Many districts are starting to use new tools that collect data and help inform decision-making, but sometimes it is simply a matter of using data that is already being collected anyway.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Denver Center for Family Opportunity takes 'two-gen' approach to combatting poverty
The Center for Family Opportunity, funded by the Mile High United Way and run by Denver Public Schools, aims to break the cycle of poverty with classes and supports for whole families.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
How will ESSA shape education research?
Thomas Kane, a professor of education and economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, outlines a vision for state and local studies to determine program impact.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 3, 2017 -
South Carolina reflects on worst-in-the-nation ed system ranking
The latest U.S. News & World Report ranking determines the quality of all 50 states on a range of metrics, including education.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017 -
Micro-credentials show promise for revitalizing teacher PD
Credentials proving mastery of narrow skills have become a phenomenon in higher ed, and K-12 systems could adapt them to professional development in schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017 -
Video conference tech connects students and professionals
As districts try to expand career experiences for students in middle and high school, digital tech has become an important way to keep costs down and still have an impact.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017 -
Predictive ed tech poses concern for some students
Predictive programs are meant to stop students before they fail, but worries persist about students being pigeon-holed and falling through the cracks.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017 -
Healthcare overhaul's impact could reach deep into schools
The Affordable Care Act increased the number of children covered by health insurance, and Medicaid expansion meant more money for school districts to serve students.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Report highlights path forward for ELL success
English-learners make up the fastest-growing population of U.S. students, and in addition to language, they often face other barriers to learning like poverty and stressful home environments.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2017
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