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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Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.

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Football stadiums a boon for some high schools

A handful of school districts nationwide have pro-style stadiums that seat more than 10,000 fans and generate advertising revenue, community pride and serve as a communal resource.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 16, 2016

Is writing instruction too dependent on 'paint-by-numbers' approach?

Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews expresses dismay at an Education Trust review of middle school assignments, but sees reason to hope for better writing instruction in certain schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 16, 2016

Ohio auditor suggests performance-based funding for virtual schools

The state’s largest online charter school, ECOT, currently is paid based on enrollment like other charters, but Auditor Dave Yost wants to change that.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 16, 2016

Flipped classrooms can reshape student learning metrics

Flipped classrooms can set the stage for personalized learning, assessments based on competency mastery and a shift toward standards-based grading.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 16, 2016

Five fun ways to introduce electronics into your classroom

Teaching abstract electronics concepts to students can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be.

Aug. 16, 2016

Schools try range of strategies to achieve equity

Districts nationwide are turning to community organizations to support the nonacademic needs of students, offering school choice, incorporating blended learning and addressing bias. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 15, 2016

Opt-out activists also oppose test-based evals, privatization

A study out of Teachers College at Columbia University examines the demographics of the opt-out movement and the motivations of its activism.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 15, 2016

Study highlights limitations of Ohio's virtual school

Research from NYU professor June Ahn, published by the Fordham Institute, argues Ohio's statewide virtual school cannot serve as an alternative to traditional schooling.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 15, 2016

Texas high school finances STEM wing via Office Depot partnership

The office supply store chain helped design and fund the 28,000-square-foot addition with 12 classrooms, two engineering labs, five computer labs and an incubator space. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 15, 2016

Alabama appoints non-educator state superintendent

Michael Sentance started his career as a lawyer and went on to work in various state government positions in Massachusetts before joining the Alabama Department of Education.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 15, 2016

Principals should be literacy leaders in their schools

Strong leadership improves teacher quality and supports a continued focus on literacy as the gateway to every other academic subject.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 12, 2016

Poverty, MOOCs and resignations: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on how MOOCs are being used as tools for equity in underserved high schools and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 12, 2016

Arts educators look to tests for sense of legitimacy in schools

The nation’s schools have focused on reading and math to the exclusion of other subjects as standardized tests have dominated accountability, but what about art?

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 12, 2016

Blended learning contributed to culture shift in DC schools

Public schools in the nation's capital are four years into an initiative that has changed the way educators teach and even think about organizing their classrooms.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 12, 2016

Safety precautions a must when students take devices home

Google's built-in protections, combined with teacher-administered browser limits and additional software, can keep students and devices safe after school.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 12, 2016

Students with extended school years are already back to class

Boston-area charter schools with 192-day school years have reopened weeks ahead of their neighbors in hopes of using the extra time to better prepare students for college and life. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 12, 2016

Melinda Gates wants foundation to be 'neutral broker' in ed reform

The Gates Foundation has been a loud voice in education policy throughout the Obama administration,

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 12, 2016

Education has part to play in police-community relations

Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, teachers in Illinois will be required to set aside instruction time to teach students the do’s and don’ts of interacting with police, but is that enough?

By Autumn A. Arnett • Aug. 11, 2016

World Ocean School takes experiential learning to sea

Aboard the 137-foot schooner Roseway, students learn about environmental education, math concepts, science, poetry and, perhaps above all, teamwork.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 11, 2016

Denmark schools train students in empathy as early as preschool

National programs help kids recognize emotions, talk about them and develop empathy for others, including those with different strengths and weaknesses. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 11, 2016

Facebook-backed LMS gives students more lesson plan power

The Summit Personalized Learning Platform, created by charter network Summit Public Schools with Facebook funding, shows students a year’s worth of lessons and lets them choose.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 11, 2016

Los Angeles credit recovery boosts grad rate to record high

LAUSD posted a 75% graduation rate last year, in part because of credit recovery options some question as being too easy for students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 11, 2016

Schools may look to ISPs for help closing digital divide

Some internet service providers have taken steps to offer students without access to internet at home low-cost services, devices and training that help entire families.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 11, 2016