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California high schools see more dual enrollment interest
A growing number of the state's high schoolers are choosing to work toward an associate degree while finishing their secondary education.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 6, 2016 -
Vast majority of educators, admins say districts need more ed tech training
While 86% of respondents in a recent survey said their districts need more ed tech training, 75% said this type of professional development would be a priority this year.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 6, 2016 -
Pro-charter group: NYC forcing charter schools to be overcrowded
A Families for Excellent Schools analysis of classroom space in New York found more than half of charter schools in public school buildings are overcrowded.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 6, 2016 -
Microcredentials create individualized learning opportunities for teachers
The growing popularity of short-term credentials give teachers a platform to master specific skills in more engaging environments than traditional PD.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 6, 2016 -
Des Plaines CTO offers tips on helping teachers embrace innovation
Innovation requires risk-taking and some teachers are hesitant or even opposed to that, but administrators can employ five key strategies to get teachers on board.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 6, 2016 -
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Deep DiveDistrict tech chiefs share 4 device deployment pitfalls [ISTE 2016]
A panel of California K-12 IT administrators talked about their own experiences with 1:1 device rollouts, suggesting a number of solutions for their peers.
By Roger Riddell • July 5, 2016 -
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 -
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
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