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Oregon legislature likely to nix Kitzhaber's ed board
Former governor John Kitzhaber created the board four years ago with the goal of streamlining education decisions from pre-K through college.
By Allie Gross • May 22, 2015 -
PARCC cutting 90 minutes from exam
The consortium's board will also require that testing occur during a 30-day window at the end of the school year, as opposed to two testing periods in late and early spring.
By Allie Gross • May 22, 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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'Non-threatening environment' for instructors key to BYOD success
Houston Independent School District's CTIO offered eCampus News several tips for successfully implementing BYOD programs.
By Allie Gross • May 21, 2015 -
LMS increasingly important in K-12 as schools go digital
The programs centralize digital data and simplify the steps necessary to run a classroom.
By Allie Gross • May 21, 2015 -
College Board and Code.org to address diversity in computer science
The duo will create instructional material, training, and funding for schools to add Exploring Computer Science and AP Computer Science Principles courses.
By Allie Gross • May 21, 2015 -
Unapproved calculators cause testing issues in several Florida counties
One of the districts had nearly 800 math tests thrown out because proctors issued the wrong calculators.
By Allie Gross • May 21, 2015 -
UK study finds connection between cell phone bans and higher test scores
The research shows that once cell phones were banned in British schools, test scores increased by 6.4% of a standard deviation.
By Allie Gross • May 21, 2015 -
Pearson loses Texas testing account to ETS after 15-year relationship
The news is a big financial gut-punch to Pearson, especially considering the size of the Lone Star State.
By Allie Gross • May 20, 2015 -
Lawsuit: California district fails to address complex trauma
Four students and three teachers are suing California's Compton Unified School District.
By Allie Gross • May 20, 2015 -
Zaption raises $1.5M in seed funding
The San Fransisco-based instructional video startup has also raised an additional $1 million via the U.S. Department of Education's Small Business Innovation Research grants.
By Allie Gross • May 20, 2015 -
Report: Michigan ed at risk of falling behind
Education Trust-Midwest's annual Michigan Achieves report sees the state dropping into the bottom 10 on student achievement by 2030.
By Allie Gross • May 20, 2015 -
Minnesota's Dayton throws out $17B ed spending bill after pre-K rejection
The governor has pushed for a $343 million universal preschool program, and says he won't call a now-required special session until he gets it.
By Allie Gross • May 20, 2015 -
Report: School bullying on the decline
The reported prevalence of bullying has dropped to 22%, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.
By Allie Gross • May 19, 2015 -
Harvard and nonprofit launch largest library of exceptional K-12 student work
The joint venture between the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Expeditionary Learning aims to help educators raise the bar on student achievement.
By Allie Gross • May 19, 2015 -
Professional development tapping into the power of ed apps
Schools and districts can save travel costs with apps that provide coaching videos and other visual feedback.
By Allie Gross • May 19, 2015 -
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in hard push for voucher bill
Cuomo spent the weekend visiting New York City churches and a yeshiva to gain supporters for a bill that would give $150 million in education tax credits to private schools.
By Allie Gross • May 19, 2015 -
Another student privacy bill introduced in Senate
Sen. David Vitter's bill seeks to place parents and students in full control of data.
By Allie Gross • May 19, 2015 -
Judge rejects Louisiana union claims about $60M charter school spending
The Louisiana Association of Educators had argued that the decision to give $60 million to 33 charter schools was unconstitutional.
By Allie Gross • May 18, 2015 -
Testing opt-out pushes leave administrators in difficult position
District Administration spoke with Frederick Hess the director of education policy studies at American Enterprise Institute to get tips for administrators dealing with the opt-out movement.
By Allie Gross • May 18, 2015 -
Arizona ed chief troubled by ed board's move
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas says the move to the executive tower is 'unlawful.'
By Allie Gross • May 18, 2015 -
Survey reveals STEM and NGSS impact on schools
Educators and administrators detailed their challenges and priorities for the 2015 Business Report: National Survey STEM Education from IESD, Inc. and STEM Market Impact.
By Allie Gross • May 18, 2015 -
6 decades after Brown v. Board, black students still receive unequal ed
High-minority populations are still largely relegated to schools with fewer resources and opportunities.
By Allie Gross • May 18, 2015 -
ITT fraud charges and online course actors: The week's most-read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the importance of human connections in online courses and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • May 15, 2015 -
Walker faces legislative opposition to proposed $127M in K-12 cuts
For at least the second time in as many weeks, members of the Wisconsin governor's own party are opposing his education plans.
By Roger Riddell • May 15, 2015 -
Philly schools consider private nurses over union citing tight budget
The city's school district is mulling over the option of outsourcing health services — a move that would likely mean privatizing a unionized position.
By Allie Gross • May 15, 2015
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