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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 -
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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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 -
New report details inclusion best practices at 10 California charters
It details 10 special education programs and the policies that make them successes.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Rumors of school hauntings excite some communities
A number of schools around the country are rumored to be haunted, and many of them take pride in the ghost stories or even capitalize on the publicity.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Schools look to E-Rate, Lifeline, OER to meet the demands of the digital age
The demand for personalized learning in schools is high and district leaders are turning to government subsidies and low-cost digital resources to prepare their classrooms for the digital age.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Bilingual education could see a resurgence in CA following ballot question
California voters effectively banned bilingual education in 1998 by approving Proposition 227, but this year’s Proposition 58 could give schools more flexibility to teach students in two languages.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016 -
As graduation rate rises, dropout rate falls, though gaps remain
While 92% of 18- to 24-year-olds had received a high school diploma or equivalent in 2013, up from 86.5% in 2000, significant gaps remain within and across racial and ethnic groups.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Report finds girls' math achievement is limited by teacher expectations
An analysis by researchers at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development found teachers rate girls’ math skills lower than boys who have similar achievement.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016 -
NAEP: 4th, 8th grade science scores are up; 12th grade scores are flat
The National Assessment of Educational Progress scores are out from the 2015 science test, revealing modest progress for fourth and eighth graders and no significant improvement among seniors.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016 -
On K-12 education issues, are you more Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?
Take our quiz to find out which candidate's education platform is closest to your own.
By Autumn A. Arnett • Oct. 26, 2016 -
8% of teachers leave the profession each year – why?
Relatively high attrition rates in the United States have contributed to a teacher shortage and NPR Ed recently found pay, school support and local politics among the top reasons teachers leave.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 26, 2016 -
'Operation Prevention' takes on the opioid crisis with middle and high schoolers
The Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education have teamed up for a national education initiative aimed at teaching middle and high school students about addiction and its impact.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 26, 2016 -
PA career and technical school gets a boost from student video competition
The video competition that connects middle schoolers with area manufacturers to film videos about the cool parts of the industry.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 26, 2016 -
What can other countries teach us about early childhood education?
Researchers from AIR surveyed European efforts to expand center-based care in early childhood, finding four factors to be particularly important to engagement among low-income families.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Arizona legislature debates full-day kindergarten
The state has funded only half-day kindergarten since 2010, five years after then-Gov. Janet Napolitano agreed to a 10% income tax cut in exchange for support from Republicans for full-day funding.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Schools use CRMs to expand fundraising reach
A Catholic school near New York City and a public school in California are among those that have used customer relationship management tools to manage fundraising campaigns.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016 -
End user risk plagues the rise of cloud computing
Experts say there are ways to mitigate risk and still reap the advantages.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016 -
NYC math teacher wants his colleagues to take a stand
José Vilson, author of “This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and the Future of Education,” says teachers don’t have enough say in the profession or education policy at all levels.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016
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