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Per-student funding doesn't add up in Pennsylvania
Purchase Line receives about $8,700 per student and Curwensville gets about $6,500 per student, despite both districts being similar in wealth and enrollment.
By Deborah Barrington • June 18, 2015 -
Investors pony up $145M in May ed tech funding
Forty-one investors contributed to 18 deals, not counting mergers and acquisitions, to push funding for the month.
By Deborah Barrington • June 18, 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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New competency-based program aims to improve teacher education
Former Teachers College President Arthur Levine has shifted from critiquing teacher ed to launching a new program.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 17, 2015 -
Ohio charter school accused of defrauding taxpayers of $1.2M
While state auditor Dave Yost has closed the Dayton charter school, he says the school also billed the state $1.2 million for students that weren't even attending the school.
By Allie Gross • June 17, 2015 -
College Board to throw out two SAT sections over misprint
Students who took the exam on June 6 were reportedly allotted less time on the sections due to an error.
By Allie Gross • June 17, 2015 -
Collaborative effort taking shape in student data privacy arena
Los Angeles and New York are among 20 districts helping to create a privacy and safety rubric to be applied to education apps.
By Allie Gross • June 17, 2015 -
Study: Green spaces boost kids' memories, attentiveness
The results of the study could influence decisions around school design, particularly in urban settings.
By Allie Gross • June 17, 2015 -
100 Virginia students to pilot virtual high school program
If successful, the fully online alternative would make Virginia the 11th state to offer such an option.
By Roger Riddell • June 16, 2015 -
EdX offers dozens of new courses to combat 'summer slide'
A partnership with the National Summer Learning Association aims to give high school and college students academic opportunities outside of the classroom.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 16, 2015 -
Wisconsin ed profs call for higher teaching standards
A petition from the professors came in response to a proposal from Gov. Scott Walker that would drop a teacher prep certification requirement.
By Allie Gross • June 16, 2015 -
Utah sees jump in perfect ACT scores
This school year, 15 of the state's students scored a perfect 36.
By Allie Gross • June 16, 2015 -
Indiana charter loan program raises concerns
Tucked with the state's recently passed budget is a line which gives charter schools access to $50 million in low-interest state loans.
By Allie Gross • June 16, 2015 -
U-Mich prof: Student data fears miss the point
Susan Dynarski proposes different legislation that will still allow for the collection and use of helpful data.
By Allie Gross • June 16, 2015 -
North Carolina considers giving school choice group control of taxpayer money
The nonprofit Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina is could be given oversight of how $1 million in taxpayer funding is used to launch new charter schools in the state.
By Roger Riddell • June 15, 2015 -
In-class meditation's popularity expected to rise
Quiet Time, developed in DC in the '90s, and mindfulness are seeing increased interest on K-12 campuses.
By Allie Gross • June 15, 2015 -
Digital learning raises questions about the future of teachers
English teacher Michael Godsey writes about digitial education trends and what they say about the future of the teaching profession.
By Allie Gross • June 15, 2015 -
Ohio Virtual Academy off the hook after truancy investigation
The online charter had allegedly collected per pupil dollars for hundreds of chronically truant students it kept on its books.
By Allie Gross • June 15, 2015 -
New Hampshire gov vetoes testing opt-out bill
The bill would have allwed parents to request that their children not take Common Core-associated testing without any consequences.
By Allie Gross • June 15, 2015 -
Arizona Supreme Court: Charters not entitled to same public ed funding
The justices dismissed an appeal on a lower court's ruling that the state's funding formula is not unconstitutional.
By Allie Gross • June 12, 2015 -
Maine board of ed investigates possible cheating scandal
The investigation follows a recent decision to throw out some standardized math test scores at Farrington Elementary School.
By Allie Gross • June 12, 2015 -
Arkansas board of ed rejects request to change test providers
The board has decided to stick with PARCC and not approve a request from the governor and a panel of education advisers to consider other options.
By Allie Gross • June 12, 2015 -
AFT launches $500K tech ed initiative
The effort will fund career and technical education in New York City and four affiliate cities.
By Allie Gross • June 12, 2015 -
Privacy concerns accompany Periscope's classroom appeal
The live-streaming mobile app is gaining traction in some ed circles, but could issues surrounding the appropriateness of its use derail its potential?
By Roger Riddell • June 11, 2015 -
Kentucky cooperative brings affordable tech to 19 Appalachian districts
The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) member districts work together to buy tech that would be cost-prohibitive if purchased independently.
By Allie Gross • June 11, 2015 -
Duolingo lands $45M in round led by Google Capital
The language learning app is currently the most downloaded in the education category on both Google Play and iTunes.
By Allie Gross • June 11, 2015
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