Los Angeles USD uses range of tools to address suicidal behavior increase

The number of incidents of suicidal behavior reported in the district rose from 255 during the 2010-11 school year to 5,624 last year, and school staff are responding with better supports.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 15, 2016

School conditions can reduce LGBT bullying

Specialized training for teachers, Gay Straight Alliance clubs and enumerated anti-bullying policies that highlight gender identity are among recommendations.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 15, 2016

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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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Where does the maker movement fit into K-12 education?

Dale Dougherty, author of “Free to Make: How the Maker Movement is Changing Our Schools, Our Jobs and Our Minds,” spoke with NPR about takeaways for schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 15, 2016

Schools use blended learning to increase student agency

The Learning Accelerator has identified six schools that exemplify blended teaching and learning practices through strategies that foster ownership, choice and self-direction among students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 15, 2016

ACT to debut new supports for English learners on 2017-18 tests

The new supports are designed to better test students’ content knowledge rather than language skills.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 15, 2016

How are districts measuring progress on SEL?

Districts in California, Illinois and Texas have incorporated social-emotional learning in different ways, but all of them are paying attention to measurement.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 14, 2016

Study: Students less likely to be suspended by same-race teachers

Researchers from American University and the University of California, Davis, studied 1 million students and 50,000 teachers in North Carolina who were in or taught first through fifth grade from 2008-2013.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 14, 2016

Arlington County schools criticized for communication failure in block schedule shift

The high-performing Virginia district has embarked on a shift from period to block scheduling in middle school, but parents feel left out of the decision-making process.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 14, 2016

NYC Ed Dept presses on with school integration plan

Some had worried the department was going to back off of a controversial plan to redraw attendance boundaries on the Upper West Side.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 14, 2016

Paper outlines how blended learning has led to school design changes

A whitepaper from Evergreen Education Group and Fuel Education looks at three schools’ blended programs and the ways environments have been redesigned accordingly.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 14, 2016

Republican control in Iowa expected to impact school choice, teachers unions

Last week’s election elevated Republicans to the majority party in the state's Senate, making many worry about school funding.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 14, 2016

Election 2016, career pathways and Educause: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on what educators might expect from a Trump presidency and more here.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 11, 2016

U of Texas partners with Austin ISD on college prep pilot

The Texas MicroMajor program offers Austin ISD students a pathway to college majors with high school concentrations that have to include dual enrollment and other advanced classes.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2016

What will happen to the Common Core under President Trump?

Trump derided the standards throughout his campaign, and one of the only comments about education on his website was about the need to eliminate them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2016

Trump victory prompts call for better K-12 civics education

Soviet advances with Sputnik prompted a burst of investment in science education, and those who see Trump’s presidency as a threat to democracy say this election should do the same for civics.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2016

New Jersey social studies teacher figured out how to engage students with video

East Brunswick High School's Kelly Grotrian created a twist on the standard document-based question (DBQ) activity, giving students control over their own learning.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2016

Study shows average principal works 60-hour weeks

The average comes from the first nationally representative study of how principals spend their working hours, conducted by the federal Regional Education Laboratory for Northeast and Islands.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2016

Gwinnett County schools focus on teacher tech training to improve instruction

This metro Atlanta district aims to make effective technology use a standard part of teaching and learning for all students through strategic planning and targeted professional development.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2016

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to change magnet admissions policies

The North Carolina district will take socioeconomic status into account, both for the students who are applying and the neighborhoods in which they live, to diversify magnets.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2016

Are today's digital natives stunting their social skills?

A new documentary, "Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age," explores the impact of how much time today’s students spend looking at their phones or other digital devices.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2016

California officials join chorus of opposition to Ed Dept ESSA regs

At the close of the public comment period for the Obama administration’s regulations relating to the distribution of federal Title I dollars, state leaders made their voices heard.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2016

68% of districts have fast internet, up from 19% in 2013

A new report from the Consortium for School Networking shows districts have taken the need for high-speed internet seriously and invested in the technology necessary to bring it to their schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2016

Massachusetts voters deny lift on charter school cap

About 62% of voters cast their ballots against charter school expansion in a deeply personal campaign for families both for and against a lift.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2016

State ballot initiatives rock K-12 policy

Four states voted on referenda that would greatly impact the K-12 landscape.

By Autumn A. Arnett • Nov. 9, 2016

Don't forget Common Core calls for literacy instruction in all subjects

At the end of the English/language arts section of the Common Core State Standards are recommendations for integrating literacy into history, social studies, science and technical subjects.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 9, 2016