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Big changes ahead for federal Head Start program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made its first comprehensive revision of the rules governing Head Start since 1975, trimming down regulations for a sharper focus.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2016 -
House hears more debate over ESSA funding rule
There is strong opposition to the proposed rule because it might force districts to move teachers from one school to another at the start of the academic year.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 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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Deep DiveCatholic school administrators' inclusivity efforts offer broader lessons for K-12
Only a tiny portion of Catholic school students are Latino, but some school administrators, like their secular colleagues, are trying to create more inclusive school communities.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2016 -
Tiered mental health approach a best-practice for schools
Students can most efficiently receive the support they need via an approach that gives everyone certain supports, with more specialized help available to those who need it.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2016 -
New York City pre-K even more segregated than K-12
A new report from the Century Foundation finds the first year of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s championed preschool expansion featured especially homogenous classrooms by race.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2016 -
As schools move to the cloud, top drivers are instruction-related
Schools now deliver two-thirds of their IT solutions either fully or in part through the cloud, and while infrastructure has been moved, two top drivers of cloud use are in the classroom.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2016 -
Multiple searches recommended in school background checks
Verified Volunteers, a company that provides volunteer screening and background check services to nonprofits and service organizations, offers a list of best practices for schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2016 -
Students, teachers face disconnect in perceptions of respect
While 99% of teachers surveyed by the Quaglia Institute for School Voice and Aspirations said they respect students, only 58% of student respondents said they thought the same was true.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2016 -
Guidance counselor impact limited by massive caseloads
In high-poverty schools where students need the guidance offered by counselors the most, especially when it comes to college decision-making, large caseloads are hard to overcome.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 20, 2016 -
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Early math instruction: A predictor for academic success
Studies prove many successful long-term readers had early math instruction.
Sept. 20, 2016 -
Minnesota school adopts Pokemon Go concept for new student tours
Visitors to Greenwood Elementary School can search for about a dozen eggs hidden throughout the building in augmented reality, using their phones to free the animals inside.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 20, 2016 -
Sequestered middle school may be detrimental
Researchers from Syracuse University and NYU studied 90,000 students in more than 500 New York City schools and found early teenagers have it easier in K-8 schools than either 6-8 or 6-12.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 20, 2016 -
8 California districts to share data of 1.7M students
The CORE Data Collaborative, made up of districts in the California Office to Reform Education, plans to compare state-mandated data as well as metrics like school climate and social-emotional skills.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 20, 2016 -
What should STEM ed look like in 10 years?
The American Institutes for Research's STEM 2026 report for the US Department of Education’s STEM Initiatives Team lays out six interconnected components.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 20, 2016 -
Texas high schools engage in stadium arms race
The football team in suburban Dallas’ Allen High School competes in a $60-million stadium, but nearby McKinney has plans for a new, nearly $70-million stadium for its three high schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 19, 2016 -
High-poverty school in DC saw big test score bumps last year
Ketcham Elementary School staff members respond to a range of nonacademic needs of students, all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunches and 14% of whom are homeless.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Tech success requires rising above organizational silos
CDW-G education strategist Eric Patnoudes writes for Ed Tech Magazine that IT departments are often walled off from the curriculum and district leaders from whom they have to win buy-in.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 19, 2016 -
No federal mandate for Common Core, but it's likely here to stay
ESSA requires high-quality standards that prepare students for college and career, and while they don’t have to be Common Core, states that have it will probably keep it.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Colorado school connects students with peers worldwide
A library technology educator at Fountain Valley School in Colorado created Mystery Skype to let students from two classrooms in different parts of the world ask each other questions to deduce their locations.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Literacy, CIOs and teacher evals: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on the cost of campus carry, a new survey detailing educators' tech dislikes and more.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 16, 2016 -
Racial achievement gaps persist even when controlled for income
An analysis of the Evanston, IL, school system finds white students performing significantly above national averages and black students performing below them — and it’s not just about class.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2016 -
Report: Improve retention to solve the teacher shortage
Two comprehensive reports from the Learning Policy Institute examine the teaching profession, shortages, minority teacher recruitment and retention.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2016 -
Connecticut AG to appeal judge's call for education overhaul
Attorney General George Jepsen is appealing to the state supreme court, arguing Judge Thomas Moukawsher’s sprawling decision is an overreach by an unelected judge.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2016 -
10 high schools receive $100M for rethinking traditional model
The $100 million was awarded to a variety of charter and public schools by the XQ Institute, with funding from Laurene Powell Jobs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2016 -
Power of computer science push in computational thinking, not coding
Stanford University computer science professor Mehran Sahami writes that initiatives to offer the subject to all high schoolers are about much more than filling a skills gap in the economy.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2016
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