Boston area school embraces 'unlearning' strategies for students, teachers

With a brand new Research and Design Center being built at Beaver Country Day School, near Boston, school leaders are considering how to best utilize the unlearning trend.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 24, 2016

Chicago students' food computer demonstrates practical STEM lessons

The project crossed AP environmental and engineering disciplines, giving students an opportunity to brainstorm solutions to global food shortages.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 2016

EdBuild ranks nation's most segregating school district borders

The nonprofit focused on issues of school funding analyzed all of the bordering districts in the country, naming 50 as the most dramatically segregated by poverty rates.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 2016

School takeovers leave parents without a voice

When states swoop in to take over failing schools, they strip local school boards of their power, leaving many parents feeling like they have no reason to be involved.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 2016

Colorado district partnered with medical provider to improve benefits

Colorado Springs School District 11 long had a self-funded healthcare system, but when costs started to get too high, the district sought out other options.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 2016

Where does data fit into the literacy conversation?

Data can help educators target interventions and keep student progress transparent in efforts to boost literacy skills, but compassion is key, says Monticello Community School District Supt. Tammy Mangus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 2016

Federal judge blocks Title IX enforcement in bathroom battle

US District Judge Reed O’Connor of Texas blocked the Obama administration’s directive that schools accommodate transgender students by allowing them to use the bathroom of their choice.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 2016

LAUSD embraces marketing in efforts to compete with charters

Marketing has been a central tool in charter recruitment, but public schools are only now deciding to play the same game in an effort to stem enrollment losses. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 2016

Blended learning's evolution brings classrooms closer to 'School 2.0'

Schools across the country have moved to the next level of blended learning, turning to student-directed, personalized work that matches pupils' needs and abilities. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 23, 2016

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

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

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