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Colorado ed offical alleges protesting students are being misled
The leader of the Jefferson County Board of Education says teachers were upset about a new pay structure and that the curriculum protests are part of a larger union plan.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 28, 2014 -
Do Cristo Rey schools prove poverty can be trumped?
A Forbes contributor argues that the network of 28 Catholic high schools defies the common education argument that poverty holds students back.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 28, 2014 -
Student success, startups, and LMS: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on Instructure's new platform, Blackboard's latest acquisition, and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Common Core support waning among Tennessee teachers
The number of teachers who believe the national standards will improve student learning dropped by 21% from last year.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Report: African-American girls disproportionately penalized in school
A new report from the NAACP and the National Women's Law Center finds that African-American girls are more likely to be held back, suspended, or expelled than their peers.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Investigation of Detroit's EAA finds questionable use of for-profit tech
A Detroit Metro Times investigation found that Agiliix used the Education Achievement Authority to test new software it hoped to then market to other districts
By Allie Gross • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Louisiana ed chief: More class time for ed majors
Superintendent John White's statement follows a statewide survey that revealed most new teachers don't feel adequately prepared for the realities of the classroom.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Education.com rolls out Common Core-aligned Brainzy
The new program for pre-K through first grade aims to make building foundational math and reading skills fun.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Deep Dive
3 ways data is being used in schools — and the accompanying concerns
Parental concerns over student data use have become valuable political currency.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 25, 2014 -
LAUSD wins $13M in federal grants to prepare students for college
The grants to the nation's second-largest school district will target 2,000 students in six schools over the next seven years
By Allie Gross • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Iowa launches STEM mentorship program for young women
Million Women Mentors (MWM)-Iowa aims to partner young women with STEM-inclined mentors over the next four years.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Las Vegas sex ed too much for some parents
The Clark County School Board is considering a sex education curriculum for students as young as kindergarten.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Mississippi's PARCC contract called into question
In a situation being compared by some to Louisiana, state officials are at odds on how to proceed with Common Core assessment.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Denver students walk out in protest of narrowed history curriculum
The school board has proposed focusing history education on themes of citizenship, patriotism, and respect for authority.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 24, 2014 -
New York Ed Dept examining anti-bullying policies statewide
The effort, which also includes the state's Attorney General's Office, is meant to ensure implementation of the 2012 Dignity for All Students Act.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 24, 2014 -
North Carolina begins creating new standards
A dissection of the Common Core is first on the list for a state commission in charge of developing the replacement guidelines.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Massachusetts ed official concerned about over-testing
New chairwoman Margaret McKenna says schools spend as many as 25 days a year in test mode.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Study: Achievement can be predicted by father's ed level
A child is seven and a half times less likely to be successful if the father failed to succeed.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Dell panel hears final day of pitches from ed tech startups
The company's three days of Tech Innovation Day pitches throughout September will culminate in one startup participating in a final pitch at November's Dell World conference.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 startups looking to fill classroom supply closets
Looking for new ways to stock up on, or seek additional funding for, the supplies you'll need for the rest of the year? Look no further!
By Allie Gross • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Racial disparities under investigation in Mississippi district's gifted classes
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights questioned students at the Vicksburg Warren school district in Mississippi about opportunities to enroll in gifted classes.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Missouri struggles to create new state standards
The parent and educator group tasked with creating the standards struggles to agree on how much of the Common Core to drop.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Lean LaunchPad has educators rethink K-12 entrepreneurship teaching
Forbes contributor Steve Blank describes his Lean entrepreneurship seminar as "the Woodstock of K-12 education."
By Allie Gross • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Broad Prize goes to two districts
The prize, which normally only goes to one finalist, is awarded to urban districts with high student achievement.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 23, 2014 -
PA district reaches $2M settlement in pay discrimination suit with 17 teachers
The teachers, hired between 1993 and 2008, claimed their work experience wasn't taken into account with their pay when they were hired.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 22, 2014
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