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Study finds demand for greater district-parent communication during early childhood
The Center for College & Career Readiness partnered with Office Depot’s Committed to Learning initiative to survey thousands of teachers about early childhood preparation.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 2016 -
Tenure protections upheld in Vergara v. California
The state Supreme Court voted not to hear an appeal following a lower court decision that tenure and other job protections for teachers were not to blame for educational inequity.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 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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Los Angeles charter battle could revert El Camino Real to district control
The school has been fairly successful academically but is under the microscope because of alleged financial mismanagement since becoming a charter in 2011.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 22, 2016 -
Digital leadership requires effort from every angle of operations
Administrators should be infusing the demands of digital leadership into job descriptions and evaluation processes, encouraging collaboration and shifting school and district cultures.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 22, 2016 -
Texas district spearheads successful turnaround
The Premont Independent School District was in danger of losing accreditation in 2011, but residents approved a tax hike and a Texas A&M partnership helped boost performance.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 22, 2016 -
Frustrated Oklahoma teachers running for office
Education Week reports a group of educators united by Facebook are running for state office after being active in policy fights from the outside.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 22, 2016 -
Greater use of crowdfunding in K-12 requires increased organization
Teachers have access to a range of crowdfunding platforms, and donors have expectations that make broader school and district policies a must.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 22, 2016 -
Tennessee takeover district plagued by own failures
The body charged with turning around failing schools across the state is the target of a ‘blistering critique’ by state auditors for financial mismanagement.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 19, 2016 -
Former ELL draws from that experience as teacher, principal
Liz Serrato has developed a system of analyzing academic data, tracking student progress and developing targeted interventions to help English language learners succeed.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 19, 2016 -
Make the most of virtual field trips to boost learning
Virtual field trips have opened up the world to classes that can't travel, and eSchool News offers tips on how to maximize their impact.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 19, 2016 -
Virtual counselors aim to help low-income high-schoolers get into college
The nationwide student-to-counselor ratio is double what the American School Counselor Association recommends, and a number of organizations have stepped in to fill the gap virtually.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 19, 2016 -
Study finds little hope for diversifying the teacher ranks
A report from the Brookings Institution and the National Council on Teacher Quality shows the lack of diversity among the nation’s teachers is a systemic, cyclical problem.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Professional learning communities bring benefits for teachers, students
When Florida's Gamble Rogers Middle School developed a PLC, teachers got the benefit of collaboration and student achievement went up.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 18, 2016 -
LAUSD adds more magnets to compete with charters
The Los Angeles Unified School District opened 16 new magnet schools this year, hoping to repeat academic success achieved by others and keep families in the district.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 18, 2016 -
New York provides model for nation in universal pre-K
Since 2013-14, the city has added thousands of new seats for preschool and hired 2,000 teachers in a push to make high-quality pre-K an option for every 4-year-old attending public schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 18, 2016 -
Google Classroom unveils new tools for upcoming school year
New to the Google Classroom tool belt is a communication app to keep parents informed, an annotation tool, new VR “expeditions" and more.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 18, 2016 -
Colorado not bogarting weed tax funds from schools
The state’s sale of recreational marijuana sends up to $40 million per year to the Building Excellent Schools Today program, and grants are starting to flow to schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 18, 2016 -
Growing number of students using summer school to advance faster
Students nationwide have shelled out big bucks for summer school classes that allow them to 'preview' a course they’ll take in the coming school year or get credit now and skip the course later.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 18, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Measuring the impact: Schools struggle from multiple angles with incarceration
Schools face the challenge of educating children with incarcerated parents and reintegrating students after they have entered the juvenile justice system themselves.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 17, 2016 -
Los Angeles schools plan credit recovery changes
After posting the highest graduation rate ever in the nation’s second-largest school district, thanks in part to questionably rigorous credit recovery options, the district is taking a second look.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 17, 2016 -
Texas schools shift to earlier start time after new law
Going beyond requiring a 180-day school year, a new Texas law mandates 75,600 minutes of instruction per academic year, and some schools have responded with earlier starts.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 17, 2016 -
Gamified computer science courses help expand access
Schools that don’t have trained computer science teachers can start with CodeCombat’s game-based platform, which teaches students to code as they progress through a game.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 17, 2016 -
Schools using robots for collaboration, deeper learning
An Oklahoma elementary school won $50,000 for its collaboration with East Central University ed tech instructors, while English teachers are finding unlikely uses for the machines.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 17, 2016 -
Educators could take page from machine learning handbook
While early programmers gave machines specific instructions, today’s engineers teach computers algorithms that help them make sense of new inputs on their own.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 17, 2016 -
Solution for Utah's extreme teacher shortage has other states wary
The Utah State Board of Education unanimously approved a measure that allows schools to hire teachers with no prior training or experience to fill empty spots.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 16, 2016
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