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Pennsylvania virtual charter shutters one week after laying off staff
A reported 540 students in grades K-8 have been left in the lurch by the closure of six connected learning centers.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
California going beyond ed for low-income students with community schools
The Hayward Unified School District helps students obtain basic social services in addition to education, with the help of the local community.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
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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Is taking it slow the best approach to digital rollouts?
Instead of going all-in with blended learning, some classrooms are adopting a once-a-week approach to ease the transition.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
Maryland district's personalized PD model encourages educators to 'PLAY'
The exploration-based professional development technique catches with help from various PD tech options.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
Culatta stepping down as Ed Dept's director of ed tech
Richard Culatta is heading back to Rhode Island, leaving a legacy that includes the Future Ready superintendent network and increased federal support for OER.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 3, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Is Google spying on students?
An FTC complaint from the Electronic Frontier Foundation alleges student privacy violations, but Google says it remains in compliance with the law.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
Georgia competency-based program highlighted as model of success
One middle school's program is being upheld as a possible model for the state, while winning millions from the Gates Foundation.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
Five years after Zuckerberg's Newark donation, a new $12.5M plan
Over the next few years, funds from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million donation will aid two new educational initiatives in one of New Jersey's poorest cities.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
Report finds success in California Kindergarten Readiness Act's wake
The report, released by the American Institutes for Research, showed that kids attending preschool performed better in language, literacy, and math skills.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
Berkeley study finds underfunded California schools literally falling apart
The schools are being forced to spend money on maintenance that would otherwise go toward learning programs.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
Supreme Court may hear Kansas parents' funding suit
If 10 parents from the Shawnee Mission School District have their way, the nation’s highest court will decide whether caps on property taxes used for education are constitutional.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 3, 2015 -
NCLB no more: House passes Every Student Succeeds Act
The House of Representatives was seen as the last real hurdle in passing the rewrite of No Child Left Behind.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 2, 2015 -
Survey examines barriers to evaluating, purchasing ed tech
A new study from nonprofit Digital Promise measured the success of ed tech pilots in classrooms.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 2, 2015 -
Alabama district considers abandoning textbooks with all-digital plan
If the plan wins over the Decatur City school board, textbook-based lessons could be eliminated from the district's classrooms by 2018.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 2, 2015 -
North Carolina districts put pressure on test-based school rankings
Five school boards have asked state lawmakers to repeal a law that ranks schools based on student performance.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 2, 2015 -
With 29 shootings in 2015, districts consider increased safety measures
Along with tighter security measures, some are taking a preventative approach to avoid the 'militarization' of schools.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 2, 2015 -
Bond ratings downgrades for Michigan schools expected to bring higher lending costs
While 41 districts did show improvement from previous deficits, a whopping 22% were newly downgraded.
By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 2, 2015 -
Fierce competition for enrollment, retention sees district turn to customer service
It’s timeless, classic, and proven: Good customer service goes a long way, even in today’s public schools — and even farther when combined with smart technology.
By Erin McIntyre • Nov. 30, 2015 -
Survey: Tech use up significantly in K-8 classrooms
A stunning 80% of teachers surveyed in the new report said that they plan to increase their use of tech in the classroom next year.
By Erin McIntyre • Nov. 30, 2015 -
Denver's novel district-charter collaboration benefits special ed students
Inside Denver's top charters, special centers act as learning hubs for severely disabled students, whose experiences and educations are fully funded by the district.
By Erin McIntyre • Nov. 30, 2015 -
Indiana's proposed grad requirements could harm special ed students
New requirements under consideration in Indiana aim to make high school more challenging, but wouldn't exempt special education students.
By Erin McIntyre • Nov. 30, 2015 -
Washington to cut off public funding for charters next week
Though the state Supreme Court ruled the funding is unconstitutional in September, it will continue until Dec. 9.
By Erin McIntyre • Nov. 30, 2015 -
Deep Dive
New measurements promote efficacy of personalized learning
PLPs are gaining the interest of parties ranging from the Gates Foundation to Facebook.
By Erin McIntyre • Nov. 30, 2015 -
Asset management software helps districts save time, money
New asset management processes can eliminate antiquated processes and provide a more accurate view of what a district has on hand.
By Erin McIntyre • Nov. 29, 2015 -
ASCD resource to provide monthly PD packs
The organization's new myTeachSource service is available for free to all ASCD members, and $29 annually for non-members.
By Erin McIntyre • Nov. 29, 2015
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