My experiences as a student cemented my commitment to personalized learning

Berthold Academy co-founder Garrett Wilhelm shares how his father's death showed him some of the education system's most glaring flaws.

By Garrett Wilhelm • Feb. 6, 2017

Personalized learning isn't just for math — it boosts literacy, too

From selecting the right technology to designing the best classroom layout, bringing an individual focus into the classroom has proven benefits for learning. 

By Autumn A. Arnett • Feb. 6, 2017

School libraries can serve as personalized learning hotspots

Librarians can track student data, providing extra information for teachers to use for personalized learning, and they can capitalize on individual student interests and host makerspaces.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017

NYC schools' lead problem more widespread than originally thought

New York City changed its practice of running water through faucets and drinking fountains for two hours the night before a test and found far more cases of dangerously high lead levels.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017

New Orleans sees significant administrative spending increase in charter shift

A recent study analyzed the changes in school spending before and after Hurricane Katrina prompted a shift in the city's public school system to majority-charter.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017

On principal training, are colleges failing secondary ed?

Some argue that collegiate training programs are not giving potential school leaders the tools to manage in 21st century secondary education, but others believe state laws are the biggest obstacle to sector reform. 

By Jarrett Carter • Feb. 6, 2017

Will 2017 see artificial intelligence find a larger role in education?

Dee Kanejiya, founder and CEO of AI ed tech provider Cognii, expects artificial intelligence to take on a bigger role in grading written answers, answering student questions, tutoring and more this year.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017

E-Rate Trends Report highlights school bandwidth needs

The 2016 E-Rate Trends Report, prepared by consulting group Funds for Learning, found more than 24,000 applicants applied for $2.3 billion to support data and internet service.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017

Leveraging ed tech to better serve ELLs and students with disabilities

The UP Education Network in Massachusetts has been particularly strategic about using technology to serve a particularly difficult student population.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017

DeVos, Foxx and administrator tech: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on the cost of remedial courses and more right here.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 3, 2017

DeVos nomination approved on 52-48 party-line vote

Betsy DeVos is one step closer to becoming the U.S. Secretary of Education, with a final confirmation vote expected next week.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017

Virginia principal says poverty can't be ignored on way to equity

Pamela Davis Smith says her school addresses students’ physical, social, mental health and nutritional needs as contributors to academic success.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017

Michigan public high school courts Chinese students and their tuition dollars

Oxford High School, north of Detroit, started building a pipeline between Michigan and China in 2010 under then-Superintendent William Skilling.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017

Study finds online algebra credit recovery outcomes lacking

Online credit recovery courses studied focus exclusively on second-semester algebra and the content follows a more conventional sequence, but students don’t perform as well.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017

Illinois district redesigns learning spaces to meet 21st century learning needs

District leaders identified an end goal and their barriers to getting there, toured other districts that had already transformed their learning spaces, and phased in reconfigured classrooms.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017

Tax credits — more than vouchers — could hold key to Catholic school growth

Catholic Schools Week provides an opportunity to reflect on the competition charter schools have represented for Catholic schools and where tax credits and vouchers fit in.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017

27% of 15-year-old girls experienced 'major depressive episode' in 2015

Analyzing data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s annual survey on drug use and health, Project Know discovered troubling statistics about school-aged youth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017

California Supreme Court ruling to impact charter school boundaries

A growing number of the state's charters operate outside of traditional brick-and-mortar settings, giving them the ability to serve students in adjacent districts.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017

Portion of teachers with 1:1 classrooms up 10%

The 2017 Technology in the Classroom survey by Front Row Education finds more than half of teachers lead classrooms where every student has a device.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017

NJ teacher's maker ed approach includes taking students through patent process

Kevin Jarrett, a middle school technology, engineering and design instructor, has developed a close relationship with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017

NCTQ report challenges impact of new teacher evaluations

The National Council on Teacher Quality’s latest report criticizes the lax or absent use of student growth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017

Encouraging students to seek truth in an era of 'alternative facts'

High school history, government and journalism teacher David Cutler writes for Edutopia that it has been a struggle to convince students there is still value in seeking the truth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017

DeVos gets committee approval, accused of plagiarism before full Senate vote

U.S. Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos advanced out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on a party-line vote.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017

Teacher training hamstrings California Common Core implementation

Many educators and experts believe implementation of the standards adopted in 2010 has been limited by a lack of access to teacher prep.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017

Feds could spur better public-private partnerships for students

Public-private partnerships offer a way to extend the reach of education organizations and prepare students for long-term success.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017