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External organizations fill demand for extracurricular learning
Nonprofits and other companies are offering after-school activities that provide science education to elementary students and filling other gaps in standard curricula.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 5, 2016 -
DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to step down
After five years at the helm of one of the nation’s most troubled districts, Henderson will resign as chancellor Oct. 1.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 5, 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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Wealthy Californians exposed for donations to fight unions and schools tax
Activists with the California Hedge Clippers have released a list of 76 people they say made donations of undisclosed amounts in 2012 to fight a tax on high-income earners.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 5, 2016 -
Meeting student needs takes more than in-school broadband
Schools are expanding Wi-Fi connection points, giving students access to the school network on their buses or even in their homes, using E-Rate funding and addressing the equity gap.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 5, 2016 -
Teacher expectations top list of effects on student achievement
Australian education researcher John Hattie's ranking, using 1,200 meta analyses, finds teacher estimates of achievement at the top.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 5, 2016 -
Focus on vocational training forsakes girls
A resurgence in vocational training for blue-collar jobs in some schools may leave female students behind when they enter the workforce, according to research out of Cornell.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 1, 2016 -
Teacher survey gets at professional learning preferences
The 2016 Vision K-20 Professional Learning Survey Report from the Education Technology Industry Network of SIIA focuses on online professional learning for teachers.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 1, 2016 -
How to determine whether ed tech is effective
With education technology purchases way up in schools, teachers and administrators have to consider when the purchases are a waste of money or truly helping students learn.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 1, 2016 -
Education suffers when teachers are easy scapegoats
Education reformers are trying to take away teacher tenure and seniority protections, as well as mandatory union dues in states like California, but that strategy starts with blaming teachers.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 1, 2016 -
Research shows the benefits of early childhood education on math, reading
A new report by American Institutes for Research looks at math and reading scores of students who were home with their parents or other relatives, attended daycare, and went to preschool before kindergarten.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 1, 2016 -
Where competency-based education helps students
A study of schools that had adopted CBE policies and those that hadn’t found unequal implementation in classrooms but important lessons in where CBE strategies help.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 30, 2016 -
Research is limited on the systemic impact of restorative justice
Reform efforts in school discipline that focus on helping students think about their actions and remain part of the school community, like restorative justice, are still relatively untested.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 30, 2016 -
Demands on school CTOs are changing
Technology evolution and the modern needs of students and teachers has changed the traditional role of the chief technology officer in important ways.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 30, 2016 -
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4 states getting preschool right
The Learning Policy Institute's "The Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Lessons from the States" highlights work being done in early childhood in Michigan, West Virginia, Washington and North Carolina.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 30, 2016 -
Report: Even with high graduation rates, NYC schools fail students
45 of the city’s schools had higher-than-average graduation rates, but fewer than 20% of students were college ready.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 30, 2016 -
Architect of first charter school law describes a path forward for education
Ted Kolderie, who helped write a 1991 law that created charter schools in Minnesota, has a new book “The Split Screen Strategy: Innovation and Improvement.”
By Tara García Mathewson • June 29, 2016 -
Clinton unveils education plans in technology and innovation agenda
Proposals include a goal of training 50,000 new computer science teachers in the next decade and allocating additional federal dollars to promoting STEM classes in high schools.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 29, 2016 -
Ed. Dept. pushes charters to change approach to discipline
The U.S. secretary of education founded a charter school that became known for its strict discipline policy, but he is now calling for charter leaders to stop relying on suspensions.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 29, 2016 -
Detroit public school sector has choice, but perhaps too much competition
The rapid rise of charter schools in Detroit has created a competitive environment in which schools must fight for students, who often switch schools multiple times.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 29, 2016 -
International group of experts say exercise is critical to learning
A new consensus statement in the British Journal of Sports Medicine argues physical activity throughout the day helps students academically by supporting positive brain functioning.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 29, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Tuesday at ISTE 2016: 21st Century administrators and 1:1 best practices
While the announcements slowed, the day still saw new cloud adoption research from CDW-G, new stats on professional learning from SIIA and more.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2016 -
Opinion
The lost city of gold: Funding to support computer science in your school
A former director of educational technology shares ways to attract public and private money to fund the growing discipline.
By Bryan Miller • June 28, 2016 -
Does the new SAT have gender bias in its passages?
A number of test-prep industry representatives who took the new SAT in May were startled by a passage in the verbal section and a scenario presented in the math section.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 28, 2016 -
Study shows behavior problems have greater long-term impact on boys
Even when boys and girls display the same types of behavior problems, research shows boys end up paying more for it, perhaps because teachers punish them more harshly.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 28, 2016 -
Amazon, Google unveil new education tools
The newly-released Amazon Inspire allows teachers to create, peer-review and share resources, while Google EDU now offers apps for virtual reality, screencasting and quizzes.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 28, 2016
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