Success Academy alleged to 'push out' kids with disabilities

According to a new Office of Civil Rights complaint, the New York City charter school network acted with bias against students with disabilities.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 22, 2016

A tale of three tech rollouts: Challenge and success in North Carolina

These districts' device deployments offer takeaways for administrators nationwide.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 22, 2016

Chicago Public Schools faces state takeover threat from Illinois GOP

Republicans have announced a bill that would give the state control over Chicago Public Schools, let the district file for bankruptcy, and enable school board elections.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 22, 2016

States join forces in search for new performance metrics

The 12 states in the Council of Chief State School Officers' Innovation Lab Network are looking to one another for novel ways to measure accountability.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 21, 2016

When redesigning classrooms, consider how interior design, color impact learning

At various public schools, district officials are paying closer attention to classroom environments and the effect they have on student learning. 

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 21, 2016

North Carolina adopts cloud platform for statewide parental feedback

The state will now use K-12 Insight's 'Let's Talk' cloud platform to increase and ease communication between parents and school systems. 

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 21, 2016

South Florida schools experiment with zSpace virtual reality labs

Some South Florida classrooms are now using 3-D glasses and virtual reality software from zSpace to let students play and learn from manipulating 3-D models. 

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 21, 2016

Oklahoma's Common Core replacement standards up for consideration

According to school officials, the new standards are slated for review by the state Board of Education and will help prepare students for college.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 21, 2016

Microsoft announces 'Education Edition' of Minecraft

The tech giant has also purchased MinecraftEdu as it prepares to launch a new ed-oriented version of the popular game this summer. 

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 20, 2016

Franken demands student privacy info from Google

In a new letter, the Minnesota senator formally requests that the tech giant's CEO provide information on its collection and use of student data.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 20, 2016

Study casts doubt on benefit of classroom observations

A new study published in the Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis says that teacher observation for the purpose of evaluation is flawed.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 20, 2016

Bipartisan Senate bill would scale back healthier student lunch standards

The legislation proposes lenience on mandates for lower sodium and increased whole grain intake.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 20, 2016

Will 'teacher transformation centers' offset ESSA's new preparation guidelines?

In order to improve student outcomes by improving teacher quality, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $34.7 million dollars to create five 'teacher transformation centers.'

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 20, 2016

Current teacher shortages may be cyclical

Many states are facing serious teacher shortages, but trend data related to the problem doesn't exist — and it's not clear that the issue is as new as it seems.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 19, 2016

Charter association files new lawsuit against LAUSD

The Los Angeles Unified School District's latest legal woes come from the California Charter School Association.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 19, 2016

A quarter-century brings change for Teach for America

The program is set to undergo substantive changes to update its philosophy about teaching.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 19, 2016

Will Detroit Public Schools be bankrupt by April?

Amid a wave of teacher sickouts and protests, the district's superintendent says it is fast approaching a financial crisis.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 19, 2016

US professional development lags behind other nations

New studies show that professional development for American teachers is largely trailing international peers like China and Canada. 

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 19, 2016

California provides model for measuring schools' performance

The state's CORE districts are being looked to by some because they take into consideration factors like suspensions, school-climate surveys, and social-emotional skills.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 19, 2016

Standardized testing opponents seek to build national movement, state by state

With certain states becoming hotbeds in the growing opt-out movement against testing, momentum is seemingly building for efforts to expand.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 15, 2016

Is flipped learning possible without home Internet access?

California teacher Jess Peterson says a lack of Internet or tech devices in students' home isn't an impediment. 

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 15, 2016

Bronx school moves to eliminate Wi-Fi access from student phones

Though the New York City Education Department rescinded a cellphone ban last year, it is now cracking down on those phones' access to school networks.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 15, 2016

Detroit mayor visits schools, calls for inspections after teacher sickout

The mass sickout by Detroit teachers encouraged Mayor Mike Duggan to visit four area schools, calling for all public schools to be inspected for dangerous and unhealthy conditions. 

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 15, 2016

In Mississippi, a call for all superintendents to be appointed

In Mississippi, two top politicians aim to eliminate voting for school superintendents — a move the State Association of Superintendents has historically opposed.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 15, 2016

Have e-days gained enough traction to usurp the snow day?

Compensating for inclement weather with remote e-learning in traditional classrooms is gaining popularity in some states.

By Erin McIntyre • Jan. 15, 2016