Malware, cyberbullying increasingly key concerns as students spend more time online

Schools can help keep their students safe by offering lessons in digital citizenship, providing appropriate filters on school-issued devices, and increasing their vigilance over cyberbullying.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 3, 2016

Collaborative leadership can bolster college and career readiness work

Frequently changing political whims make it hard to have consistent education policy, and a new report from the Learning First Alliance urges governors to empower local leaders.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 3, 2016

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Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.

By K-12 Dive staff

Charter school annual enrollment report shows significant growth

Some 53% of students in Detroit and Flint, MI, attend charters, and that number rises to 92% in New Orleans and at least 30% for 14 other districts.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 3, 2016

Survey: Personalized learning helps students improve as independent learners

Nonprofit New Classrooms surveyed 4,000 students using its Teach to One: Math platform and found high levels of support for personalized learning opportunities.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 3, 2016

California considers uses for $200M in discretionary federal funding

The Every Student Succeeds Act sends more power to individual states over the use of federal aid.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 2, 2016

A tale of two approaches to student discipline

The New York City Department of Education announced suspensions and arrests in city schools are down, while AL.com reports zero tolerance policies are alive and well in 18 Alabama districts.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 2, 2016

California district set to save $250K per year with solar energy

The Poway Unified School District is installing solar photovoltaic systems on movable classrooms at 16 schools, a move expected to cut electricity costs by 13% at no out-of-pocket cost to the district.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 2, 2016

Research shows PBL's quantitative and qualitative benefits

Researchers studied project-based learning in second- and fifth-grade classrooms last school year, where one group of teachers incorporated the practice and the other did not.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 2, 2016

Survey: 20% of parents have sought professional help for their child's stress

A Course Hero survey of 2,000 American parents found that another 25% have considered seeking help for their child.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 2, 2016

ESSA reporting requirements will reveal spending disparities within districts

States will soon have to report per-pupil expenditures at the school level, a massive shift in a nation where most districts account for spending districtwide.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

California charter sector's growth aspirations prompt backlash

The state's charters already enroll 10% of the public school population, but the California Charter School Association is pushing to increase that portion to one in six by 2022.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

OER critic: Obama administration may be going too far with #GoOpen support

According to Michael McShane, director of education policy at the Show-Me Institute in Kansas City, MO, there are long-term viability issues with open educational resources.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

Alliance for Excellent Education releases free ESSA toolkits

The national education policy and advocacy organization focuses on the needs of underserved high schoolers, and its toolkits are meant to help schools understand shifts under the new law.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

Should formative assessment be spared from testing resistance?

The amount of time students spend taking tests is a hot topic, but formative assessments can inform daily instruction and show teachers how to best serve student needs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

Shark Tank-style competition asks students how they'd improve their schools

The Social Innovation Series is a partnership between GENYOUth and SAP North America that gives students a chance to win $1,000 to implement their best school improvement strategies.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

Tennessee county recognized for blended learning approach

The Clayton Christensen Institute has identified the rural Putnam County School System with a district-wide Blended Learning Universe distinction, a more common recognition for individual schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Chicago group fights for elementary school merger to decrease segregation

Ogden International Elementary serves some of the city’s wealthiest students just a few blocks away from the Jenner Academy of the Arts, which primarily serves children in public housing.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Your school probably has more gifted students than you think

Researchers found 25-45% of students studied in classrooms across three states performed above grade level in English and math.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Oracle headquarters to open Design Tech High School

The building is still under construction, but d.tech launched in 2014 and has given students an opportunity to use design thinking.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Supreme Court to take on Virginia transgender bathroom case

The court has agreed to hear the appeal of the Gloucester County School Board after a lower court ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm, a transgender student who wants to use the boys’ bathroom.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Higher ed funding, Educause and IT horror stories: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with our round-up of higher ed IT horror stories and more here!

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2016

Just 20% of superintendents are women, proof of a stubborn gender gap

While the vast majority of teachers are women, and at this point, more than half of principals are women, a gender gap remains at the top of the organizational structure in U.S. schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2016

School climate is key to teacher retention, student achievement

A new study argues teacher effectiveness should not be the only focus in efforts to improve student outcomes.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2016

Chronic absenteeism among teachers is startlingly high

More than one in four U.S. teachers is chronically absent, missing more than 10 days of school each year, and some districts had rates as high as 75% in 2014, the latest year of public data.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2016

The crisis in STEM education goes back to 1983

Michael Marder, co-founder and co-director of UTeach, a STEM teacher prep program, argues the teacher shortage is the biggest obstacle to addressing the urgent crisis in these fields.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2016