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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 -
Trendline
Curriculum
Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
BrightBytes raises $33M in latest funding round
The company helps roughly 20% of US schools make technology spending decisions.
By Kate Schimel • July 22, 2015 -
Ed school dean calls for more diverse teaching force
A new book from Howard University's Leslie Fenwick details the history of how schools pushed out minority teachers and have failed to draw them back.
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 -
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 -
Deep Dive
Private dollars just a fraction of charter school budgets
A new U of Arkansas study finds charters may rely on private funding less than previously believed.
By Kate Schimel • July 22, 2015 -
Blackboard unveils LMS redesign
The New Learning Experience unites all of the ed tech giant’s tools and services in a single platform.
By Tara García Mathewson • July 22, 2015 -
Computer science tests found lacking
A new study from the Computer Science Teachers Association finds that a dearth of valid assessments remains a hurdle to high-quality instruction.
By Kate Schimel • July 21, 2015 -
Ed Dept rejects, delays ELL accountability waivers
Just one state has received additional flexibility, and three others have had proposals tossed out entirely.
By Kate Schimel • July 21, 2015 -
Arkansas spends $65M to boost school Internet 40-fold
The upgrade will increase speeds from an average of 5 Kbps to 200 Kbps and will go into effect in some schools as soon as this fall.
By Kate Schimel • July 21, 2015 -
Students Matter backs teacher eval suit against 13 California districts
The organization, which also backed a 2014 case that abolished teacher tenure in the state, cites a failure to tie student test data to teacher evaluations.
By Kate Schimel • July 21, 2015 -
Bluestem invests $1M in Montessorium
The new funds will support the development of more apps based on Montessori principles.
By Kate Schimel • July 21, 2015
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