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Students face long-term disadvantages when teachers cheat
When scores are artificially inflated, students lose access to resources they need.
By Erin McIntyre • April 29, 2016 -
Demand for tablets plummets globally; students prefer desktops, laptops
While the tablet's impact on learning was up for debate, many districts turned to the more affordable Chromebooks.
By Erin McIntyre • April 29, 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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Study: Increased compassion from teachers lowers suspensions
A new study from Stanford shows that teachers who are more empathetic when thinking about misbehaving students suspend them less.
By Erin McIntyre • April 29, 2016 -
Virginia judge rules to release testing data after 2-year battle
A parent fought to identify top performing teachers, but dissenters of the ruling say the data cannot accurately determine teacher effectiveness.
By Erin McIntyre • April 29, 2016 -
Partnerships help schools increase bandwidth
An ethernet-based communications provider, Lightpath, is helping some schools increase bandwidth and Internet connectivity with fiber networks.
By Erin McIntyre • April 29, 2016 -
In Texas, dual enrollment students are losing pre-earned college credits
Texas students who have taken college courses in high school are now finding out some of these courses do not translate into usable credits at colleges.
By Erin McIntyre • April 28, 2016 -
Military families face challenges to K-12 education due to transience
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer published an op-ed in Fox News discussing the importance of military families having strong and consistent K-12 education.
By Erin McIntyre • April 28, 2016 -
Higher focus on career, vocational skills
In the United States, career, vocational and technical education is seeing a surge popularity in high schools.
By Erin McIntyre • April 28, 2016 -
CDC: Most high schools students operating on a sleep deficiency
An early start time for schools has a negative impact on high school students, and a new CDC report finds 40 states start school earlier than 8:30 a.m.
By Erin McIntyre • April 28, 2016 -
Nation's report card: High school students aren't college or career ready
Less than 40% of students scored ready for college or careers, and yet the national average graduation rate is above 80%.
By Erin McIntyre • April 27, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Tips, tricks, and solutions for teaching financial literacy
A recent study shows many teachers are uncomfortable and underprepared when it comes to teaching financial literacy. In honor of Financial Literacy Month, some are trying to help buck the trend.
By Erin McIntyre • April 27, 2016 -
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Study: Maternal care during preschool years impacts later learning
A new study says the way in which children are cared for by their mothers at ages two, three, and four have an impact on brain growth later in life.
By Erin McIntyre • April 27, 2016 -
Rocky road ahead for Kentucky school funding disparities
Although Kentucky has seen success in reducing financial disparities between school districts, progress is unsteady due to property tax discrepancies.
By Erin McIntyre • April 27, 2016 -
New model for STEM teaching rotates instructors, classrooms
A new model helps students engage in projects that have real-world impact, while bringing different kinds of instruction to the classroom.
By Erin McIntyre • April 27, 2016 -
Coalition of tech leaders writes Congress encouraging coding in classrooms
A powerful group of tech leaders issued an open letter to Congress asking for $250 million worth of federal funding to teach coding to all students.
By Erin McIntyre • April 27, 2016 -
PBS releases new interactive series of iBooks for teachers
The network has announced four books will be released this month.
By Erin McIntyre • April 27, 2016 -
Sponsored by ExcelinEd
Student safety & welfare in a digital age
There have been few reports of security lapses in K-12 schools, but that doesn't mean student data privacy should be overlooked by school administrators and parents.
April 26, 2016 -
An influx of funding may or may not help learning in US classrooms
Education experts disagree over whether school quality suffers due to a lack of equity in funding or a lack of equity in how funding is used.
By Erin McIntyre • April 26, 2016 -
$5.7M in new federal grants aim to help at-risk, incarcerated youth
The U.S. Department of Education announced $5.7 million in new grants to help students involved in the criminal justice system.
By Erin McIntyre • April 26, 2016 -
Sen. Lamar Alexander applauds changes to come under ESSA
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) has called for state coalitions of teachers, principals, superintendents and legislators to create accountability guidelines under ESSA.
By Erin McIntyre • April 26, 2016 -
'Time to Act' aims to guide effective data use for student learning
A new set of recommendations released in the "Time to Act" report from the Data Quality Campaign aims to guide how states enact policies.
By Erin McIntyre • April 26, 2016 -
$30M goes to Amazon for K-12 e-book contract
A new contract worth $30 million between Amazon and New York City public schools means that the tech giant will be providing e-books to city students for the next three years.
By Erin McIntyre • April 26, 2016 -
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Deep DiveNashville principal Susan Kessler talks ESSA, discipline and weathering controversy
Hunters Lane High School has seen significant improvement during Kessler's 8-year tenure, though the path to success hasn't always been smooth.
By Roger Riddell • April 25, 2016 -
Pre-K and 'educare' champion Dr. Bettye Caldwell dies at 91
The thought-leader's position on the importance of pre-K education has been proven, and early childhood education programs are on the upswing.
By Erin McIntyre • April 25, 2016 -
Texas teachers union sues to block use of T-TESS
The union hopes to become like other states which do not have a formal policy requiring student performance metrics in teacher evaluations.
By Erin McIntyre • April 25, 2016
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