K-12: Page 311
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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 -
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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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 -
Stats show public education improving despite negative perceptions
NAEP scores are on the rise and dropouts are falling, so what's the problem?
By Allie Gross • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Educational Records Bureau builds cheaper, shorter, engaging iPad exam
The new AABL exam is 25 minutes shorter at a fraction of the cost, and carries a shorter turnaround time.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Wisconsin classrooms highlight disconnect on what Common Core really does
The Fond du Lac Reporter visited classrooms in the state to see how teachers felt about the standards.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Are schools approaching tech the right way?
Forbes contributor Jordan Shapiro warns that implementing tech in the classroom too quickly runs the risk of giving kids the wrong message.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 22, 2014 -
STEM and the University Innovation Alliance: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on the Boston incubator looking for new ed tech startups and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 19, 2014 -
Deep Dive
3 recent books that courted classroom controversy
The issues raised with classroom content today are much the same as when The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn first turned heads.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 19, 2014 -
Professor and TFA liaison dishes on 'no excuses' charters
The University of Pennsylvania's Joan Goodman used her access to schools across the city to investigate the 'no excuse' culture.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 19, 2014
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