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Pennsylvania school district finds success flipping PD
With flipped classrooms showing tangible benefits for student learning, the Montour School District decided to do the same for teachers during the 2015-16 school year.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 13, 2016 -
Texas schools kept kids from getting special ed services they need
A Houston Chronicle investigation found Texas is the only state in the nation to set a target for special ed enrollment, creating consequences for schools serving more than 8.5% of students.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 12, 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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Districts offer range of supports for refugee students, families
School districts around the country that receive large numbers of refugee students have created academic and social-emotional support networks to best serve them.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 12, 2016 -
Apple announces teacher program, new ConnectED efforts
Through its Everyone Can Code initiative, the tech giant will distribute iPads, Macs and Apple TVs to 114 schools and, to help teachers develop skills, it is launching a teacher program.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 12, 2016 -
Teacher of the year uses tech to enhance personalized learning
Stephanie Shaw, of North Carolina's Mooresville Intermediate School, uses Google to give kids targeted interventions and let them track their own learning progress.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 12, 2016 -
New York district offers credit for tech-based problem-solving
Last year, the North Colonie school district, near Albany, let students volunteer their tech support skills, and this year, it's giving them credit for an expanded IT program.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 12, 2016 -
ITT and Ed Dept credentialing: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest studies on e-learning, a new series focused on higher ed CIOs and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Schools find ways to make 9/11 relevant for students born after the attacks
The majority of current K-12 students weren't alive on Sept. 11, 2001, but teachers are focusing on heroism, bravery and service to make the 15th anniversary of the attacks relevant.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 9, 2016 -
Trump promises $20B for states promoting school choice
The Republican presidential nominee visited an Ohio charter school Thursday, announcing plans to use existing federal money to support states with charter and school choice laws.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 9, 2016 -
Obama administration announces rubric to guide use of school resource officers
The Department of Justice funds up to 150 school resource officer positions per year through the Community Oriented Policing Services office, and it now has new rules for doing so.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 9, 2016 -
Connecticut judge orders near-complete overhaul of state ed system
While similar lawsuits have prompted mandates to develop new funding formulas that make education systems more equitable, the Connecticut decision will have a much broader impact.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 9, 2016 -
Survey: Teachers dislike smartphones, interactive whiteboards in classroom
THE Journal's Teaching with Technology survey asked teachers about their classroom tech use and device preferences, unearthing an interesting list of most-loved and most-hated tools.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 9, 2016 -
Studies suggest students without disabilities adversely impacted by inclusion
Education Week reports on multiple studies that have found more absences and lower math and reading scores among students learning in classrooms alongside peers with behavioral or emotional disabilities.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 9, 2016 -
Cuomo mandates lead testing in all New York schools
The State Department of Health issued new regulations this week requiring all schools to test drinking fountains for lead contamination by the end of October.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 8, 2016 -
Early language learning linked to childhood depression
A University of Missouri education professor has found that children who are exposed to lower levels of language learning at three years old are more likely to be depressed by third grade.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 8, 2016 -
Researchers find growing outside influence in school board elections
Wealthy donors are increasingly targeting school board races in far-flung districts to achieve school reform goals, often by electing candidates who oppose local teacher unions.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 8, 2016 -
Digital literacy demands rethinking of necessary skills
Students need digital skills to complete homework assignments and participate in classrooms increasingly embedded with technology, as well as to complete social and job-related tasks.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 8, 2016 -
Data analytics' power still tempered by privacy concerns
Classroom analytics can improve teaching and learning in a range of ways, but school administrators must respond to any concerns families and other stakeholders have with the data collection.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 8, 2016 -
Report urges new vision for teaching and learning
The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future has put out a call to action for schools to shift to a new system that gives teachers more agency and creates shared accountability.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 7, 2016 -
Chronic absenteeism plagues more than poor urban districts
Some districts saw more than half of students chronically absent in the 2013-14 school year, according to federal data.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 7, 2016 -
Focusing on teacher improvement over firing could spur greater success
An op-ed for the Los Angeles Times argues the majority of teachers in U.S. schools are good, but not great, and districts would get a greater reward for making them better than firing their colleagues.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 7, 2016 -
Harlem all-girls school created early example of excellence
The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem opened in 1996 and quickly drew a civil rights complaint for its single-gender admission requirement, but it pressed on and set a precedent.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 7, 2016 -
Administrators should consult experts for security guidance
Schools don’t have the internal expertise to develop high-quality security plans, but experts in banking and retail have been protecting businesses for decades and can be good resources.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 7, 2016 -
Clinton would boost pre-K, but hurdles likely
Throughout her career, Hillary Clinton has focused on issues relating to child health and education, her fully formed ideas about what is best could hurt her efforts if elected.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 6, 2016 -
California counties hire juvenile detention transition specialists
These specialists help students get into the right classes and transition successfully to some type of educational placement once they are released, whether that is a traditional or alternative school.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 6, 2016
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