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Districts turn to corporate sponsorship for extra funds
Partnerships include everything from ads on back-to-school lists to sponsored pre-prom events.
By Kate Schimel • July 28, 2015 -
Colorado district's new testing system gives instant feedback
The system is part of a wider move toward comprehensive assessment systems that include feedback and teaching tools.
By Kate Schimel • July 28, 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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Dallas principal turnover spiked under outgoing superintendent
In his first year, Mike Miles oversaw the replacement of nearly a third of the district's principals.
By Kate Schimel • July 28, 2015 -
Student test scores invalidated in Harlem cheating scandal
Investigators confirmed that the school’s principal forged student answers.
By Kate Schimel • July 28, 2015 -
Survey: School construction projects focus on Internet, environment
District Administration found that a majority of school personnel surveyed engaged in construction projects last year, ranging from new schools to new science labs.
By Kate Schimel • July 27, 2015 -
Louisiana district expands community college program
An Ascension Parish school district program letting high school students earn an associate’s degree has quintupled enrollment since 2013.
By Kate Schimel • July 27, 2015 -
Punitive school discipline down in NYC
A panel found that suspensions and and arrests declined last year under Mayor Bill de Blasio's new discipline policies.
By Kate Schimel • July 27, 2015 -
North Carolina court rules school vouchers constitutional
The state Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision, giving a contested voucher program the green light.
By Kate Schimel • July 27, 2015 -
Pearson selling investments to focus on education
The company sold its stakes in the Financial Times and is looking to do the same with the Economist Group.
By Kate Schimel • July 27, 2015 -
Deep Dive
3 tips for training teachers in innovation
Changing school models and tech-savvy students demand more training, administrator participation.
By Kate Schimel • July 27, 2015 -
Social-emotional skills and neuroscience: The week's most-read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the shift away from standardized tests in grad school admissions and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • July 24, 2015 -
Is PARCC at a tipping point?
What’s working for and against the testing consortium, from declining state participation to cost effectiveness.
By Kate Schimel • July 24, 2015 -
As policy changes, so do ed tech products
New policies like the current NCLB rewrite could open new ed-tech frontiers but also create new impediments.
By Kate Schimel • July 24, 2015 -
Which states suspend the most students?
Districts in southern states have some of the highest suspension rates, along with those in Arizona, Nevada, and California.
By Kate Schimel • July 24, 2015 -
NCLB waivers extended for 7 states
After months of waiting, all seven states got the extensions they asked for.
By Kate Schimel • July 24, 2015 -
One Iowa school's innovative approach to student data
Most teachers receive little or no time to work with peers on lesson-planning and student progress evaluations, but a middle school principal found a solution for his teachers.
By Kate Schimel • July 24, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How Davidson, edX, and College Board aim to scale AP access
A blended learning project between the three organizations is focused at easing the AP teaching experience just as much as it is at learning.
By Roger Riddell • July 23, 2015 -
N Carolina hearing highlights differing views on ed quality
Local education officials say the state has not developed a concrete plan for fixing its education system.
By Kate Schimel • July 23, 2015 -
Districts reassessing risk management approaches
Outside organizations, increased safety risk, and shifting best practices can pose challenges for districts.
By Kate Schimel • July 23, 2015 -
Nevada drops Measured Progress
After a glitchy launch to online tests this spring, the state has ended its decade-long relationship with the testing vendor.
By Kate Schimel • July 23, 2015 -
Under privacy pressure, districts turning to private cloud storage
Districts have put considerable funds toward upgrading capacity and establishing internal networks, but the upgrades come with cautionary tales.
By Kate Schimel • July 23, 2015 -
Will NCLB rewrite slash testing time?
Provisions in the Senate's version of the bill, the Every Child Achieves Act, would encourage states to cap testing.
By Kate Schimel • July 23, 2015 -
Ohio ed official steps down after charter accountability scandal
The fallout from the scandal includes calls for the ouster of Ohio State Superintendent Richard Ross.
By Kate Schimel • July 22, 2015 -
Ohio nonprofit boosting school, home Internet access
OneCommunity has been connecting public institutions like libraries and museums to high quality fiber optic cables since 2003.
By Kate Schimel • July 22, 2015 -
What's next for the ESEA rewrite?
The law's first reauthorization since the maligned No Child Left Behind is now in the hands of a bipartisan group of Congressional representatives.
By Kate Schimel • July 22, 2015
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