Aggressive recruitment helped California's largest districts avoid teacher shortage

The state’s 25 largest districts filled almost all open teacher positions this year thanks to bonuses, relocation support, salary cap lifts, and national and international recruiting.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

Maryland high schoolers rig mini-cars to help disabled preschoolers

Students in Howard County Public Schools’ allied health and engineering academies customized the battery-powered cars to improve younger peers’ mobility.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

Students shaped teacher PD in California district

Creekside Middle School, east of San Francisco, purchased Chromebooks for classroom use, and students organized a Tech Boost Conference so teachers could better learn how to use them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

For schools to embrace ed tech, infrastructure must be ready

The 2016 Horizon Report highlights online learning and virtual reality among key education trends for the next five years, meaning schools will need to prepare with bandwidth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

For special needs students, focus on SEL critical

Interventions that would benefit all students are particularly necessary to promote the academic success of special needs students, experts say.

By Autumn A. Arnett • Oct. 1, 2016

For-profit woes and 1:1 deployments: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on Elon University's 'visual experiential transcript' and more here!

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2016

DC Public Schools notches record-high graduation rates

A full 69% of the district's seniors in the class of 2016 graduated on time, a 5% increase from the prior year and just six points shy of a 2017 goal set by the chancellor.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

KIPP teachers automate personalized Khan Academy playlists for students

Bay Area teachers in the charter network use NWEA Measures of Academic Progress assessment data to gauge student proficiency and then assign them Khan work at the right level.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

On-site inspections offer a deep dive into school quality

Education Week reports a Vermont pilot program is sending teams of reviewers to visit schools and collect evidence for a report that offers recommendations for improvement.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

Michigan arts platform standardizes assessment of student work

The Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment Project has developed lessons in dance, music, theater and visual arts, as well as assessments to go along with them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

Supreme Court could decide proper level of special ed services

The court will hear a case that demands a definition for what kind of education the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires schools to provide to students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

Northern California elementary district prioritizes PE in 'whole child' approach

The Robla School District has taken advantage of local funding control to hire new physical education teachers, send kids on daily walks, and improve the quality of their food.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2016

IBM's Watson to advise third-grade math teachers

The question-answering computer has been trained to help teachers build personalized lesson plans, and though it started with third-grade math, it will add subjects and grades over time.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2016

Chicago-area district's turnaround overcomes challenges posed by gangs, poverty

A high school district in a predominantly Latino community southwest of Chicago has increased its graduation rate, student test scores and AP course participation.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2016

AIR: Math PD boosted teacher knowledge, instruction — but not student achievement

A study by the American Institutes for Research assessed a three-part, content-intensive professional development program, finding educators' gains weren't passed on to students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2016

Yale study: Students face racial bias as early as preschool

Teacher participants were more likely to watch black children when told to expect bad behavior, even if there wasn’t any.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2016

San Jose public school uses project-based learning to engage students

The focus on project-based learning has contributed to a transformation in the high-poverty Katherine Smith Elementary School as students develop 21st century skills along with content knowledge.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Despite concerns, cloud transitions can improve student data security

While security questions have been central to decisions around moving educational services to the cloud, the right protections can mean increased security for personal data.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Open admission STEM high schools increasingly popular to expand access

The first generation of science and technology high schools generally required students to test into them, but a new wave of schools aims to meet the broad demand for STEM skills.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Indiana school learns from initial individualized learning plan missteps

Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township developed working personalized learning plans for high school students in a blended program, learning from initial setbacks.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Ed Dept guidance covers teacher prep, training and recruitment

The non-regulatory guidance released Tuesday explains how increased flexibility in the Every Student Succeeds Act can apply to schools interested in revising their Title II, Part A spending habits.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Boston's top high school downgraded because of opt-outs

Some 40 white students who missed last year’s state exam pushed that subgroup under the 95% threshold mandated by the state, causing a downgrade for Boston Latin School.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

The modern kindergarten asks more of students, parents

Today’s kindergarten classrooms are much more academic than those that came before, and parents face the pressure to get their children ready for such environments.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 27, 2016

Being a global educator takes more than a virtual field trip

The internet makes international connections possible for students in even the most remote areas of the country, but the best global teachers go beyond lone virtual trips or one-time video chats.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 27, 2016

Los Angeles principal shares strategy for serving students facing violence, poverty

Marcia Reed has been principal of the 186th Street Elementary School for 13 years and earned the National Distinguished Principal award for her impact on students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 27, 2016