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Deep Dive
Will online learning melt snow days?
Indiana thinks so. Last year, the state launched a 'virtual option' for inclement weather.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Oregon's homeless student population increases
The population, which hovered at 18,902 students in the 2013-2014 school year, was up by 737 students from the previous year.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 13, 2014 -
New charter school laws approved by NJ court
Under Wednesday's ruling, the state Board of Education has the power to bend existing charter rules and open new campuses for already existing networks.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Mississippi Board of Ed votes to keep sports in struggling schools
The board voted to let schools continue with athletic and extracurricular programming the first year an accreditation is revoked.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Omaha board votes to eliminate 'learning community' property tax
The board hopes the scrapping of the levy will create a more collaborative environment and diminish the achievement gap.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Want kids to eat healthy? Teach with smell and taste
Nutrition classes benefit from the use of the senses such as taste and smell, says Dr. Ingrid Kohlstadt of Johns Hopkins University.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Report: Colleges are too easy on teachers-to-be
A report, titled "Easy A's," says colleges and universities are giving too many easy A's to teacher candidates and not preparing them properly for real-life teaching.
By Keith Button • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Deep Dive
4 tools for spicing up lectures
In today's increasingly device-saturated learning spaces, instruction demands interaction.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Idaho judge invalidates $60M school broadband contract
4th District Judge Patrick Owen's ruling means the state could be responsible for repaying the federal government money used for the illegal contract.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Official resigns in wake of flawed New Orleans school report
Cowen Institute Executive Director John Ayers resigns after the study on 'vulnerable students' in New Orleans schools was released and later retracted.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Department of Education celebrates 340 Blue Ribbon schools
The 2014 winners, which include 290 public schools and 50 private schools, will be honored today at a luncheon hosted by Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Ohio board members walk out of meeting
The four members were protesting the president's change in the agenda, a move that limited public voice on the proposal to eliminate a "specialty teacher" rule.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Time: Sex ed reverting to old policies in many states
In the last 20 years, there has been a 50% decrease in the number of states that require sex education in all public school classrooms, the magazine reports.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Deep Dive
4 ways to incorporate social media in the classroom
Efforts to police students' social media activity have made headlines recently, but how can these platforms be used to their benefit?
By Allie Gross • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Ohio board considers change in 'specialty teacher' rule
The board has proposed removing a state mandate requiring schools to have a certain number of specialty teachers.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 11, 2014 -
PA districts sue state over alleged funding inadequacies
The lawsuit, filed against Gov. Tom Corbett, state education officials and legislative leaders, alleges that Pennsylvania is in violation of its state constitution by failing to provide adequate education for its students.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 11, 2014 -
GOP senator: NCLB overhaul is top education priority
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-TN, who is posed to become the chairman of the Senate health, education, labor and pensions committee, made the statement in an interview with NPR.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Junyo will keep 360Ed in Orlando
The founders of Junyo, which acquired 360Ed in March, believe Orlando has a burgeoning tech scene.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Chromebooks top K-12 computer sales
Low prices and ease of deployment are listed as reasons for the success.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Michigan court rejects suit blaming district for low student proficiency
The appeals court rejected a lawsuit against Highland Park School District for allegedly failing to provide an adequate education for its students.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 10, 2014 -
NJ gets extension of 'No Child Left Behind' waiver
The Garden State has been granted another waiver by the Department of Education.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 10, 2014 -
Pay for Rochester, NY school board raises questions
Rochester is investigating the pay of Rochester City School Board members -- an oddity given that there are only three districts in New York state that pay their board members.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 10, 2014 -
'Last Week Tonight' skewers lottery-education connection
Host John Oliver zeroed in on North Carolina, which spends less on education now than it did when it started a lottery 10 years ago.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 10, 2014 -
The Atlantic looks at 5 tools changing STEM education
3-D printers, iPads and Legos are amongst the tools making an impact in K-12 science and math classrooms.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 10, 2014 -
Teacher unions gain little from record midterm spending
The American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association spent millions on midterm campaigns but still largely failed to get the results they desired.
By Allie Gross • Nov. 7, 2014
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