Minn. adopts Common Core in reading only, keeps own math standards

The state's existing math standards, adopted in 2008, are more rigorous than the Common Core's.

By Roger Riddell • June 7, 2013

Online education start-up Knewton partners with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The partnership will create a digital companion for the publishing giant's traditional textbooks.

By Roger Riddell • June 6, 2013

President Obama to push for faster Internet in schools

The push for better Internet service is part of a larger initiative to encourage digital learning.

By Roger Riddell • June 6, 2013

Okla. governor says schools won't be required to add storm shelters

Debate over whether or not storm shelters should be a requirement arose in the aftermath of last month's devastating tornado in Moore, Okla.

By Roger Riddell • June 5, 2013

Miss. governor ties America's public education woes to working moms

The comments at a Washington Post education forum inevitably drew fire after being picked up by national media.

By Roger Riddell • June 5, 2013

LMS start-up Instructure raises $30M, teases IPO

A public offering could come "in the next few years."

By Roger Riddell • June 5, 2013

New York City increases public education budget to record $24.8B

The budget increase will help fund new programs.

By Roger Riddell • June 5, 2013

Discovery Education makes STEM camp materials available for free

The company hopes that offering the materials for free will help to bridge the equality gap.

By Roger Riddell • June 4, 2013

Can eduClipper become education's Pinterest?

The new social curation platform was inspired by Pinterest, but can it amass the same following among educators and students?

By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013

N.Y. state officials to unveil educator evaluation system for NYC

A lack of agreement between teachers unions and city officials led to the state's intervention.

By Roger Riddell • May 31, 2013

Can Tea Party backlash kill the Common Core?

Tea Party activists are successfully pressuring lawmakers in several states to rethink their participation in the initiative.

By Roger Riddell • May 31, 2013

Third lawsuit filed to stop Chicago school closings

on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 10:37am The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and a group of Chicago parents are asking a circuit court to block the school board from shutting down ten of the city’s schools. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, the plaintiffs claim that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) violated...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) school board appoints new superintendent

on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 10:03am In choosing a top administrator from a school district in St. Louis as the next Poughkeepsie superintendent, the board hopes to boost student achievement. The Poughkeepsie City School District Board of Education on Wednesday night appointed Nicole Williams superint...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

Minneapolis superintendent's efforts deserve support

Minneapolis superintendent's efforts deserve support on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:31am A new plan by Minneapolis Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson (“Johnson gets blunt with Minneapolis teachers,” May 28) will help remedy some of the worst educational inequities in the nation and raise...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

Michigan board gives superintendent a 53.9 percent evaluation score

on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:17am The Buena Vista School District Board of Education isn't satisfied with Superintendent Deborah Hunter-Harvill's job performance. About Us District Administration is the most widely received, most regularly read publication for K12 district-level school leade...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

The need to chart a new course in school discipline

on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:49am School officials across the country responded to a surge in juvenile crime during the 1980s and the Columbine High School shootings a decade later by tightening disciplinary policies and increasing the number of police patrolling public schools. One unfortunate resu...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

Could Weiner win on education? Maybe if he tried.

on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:00am With the introduction of Anthony Weiner into the New York City mayoral race, things in the Big Apple have definitely become more interesting (and that’s not just in the form of suggestive New York Post headlines). As Jonathan mentioned last week, the race for ...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

Sioux Falls Schools superintendent's salary going up 4.87 percent

Sioux Falls Schools superintendent's salary going up 4.87 percent on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:11am Sioux Falls School District Superintendent Pam Homan has agreed to a 4.87 percent salary increase next school year, passing up an additional $6,592 increase tied to the new teacher agreement. The ...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

Buena Vista (Mich.) school board gives superintendent a 53.9 percent evaluation score

on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:17am The Buena Vista School District Board of Education isn't satisfied with Superintendent Deborah Hunter-Harvill's job performance. About Us District Administration is the most widely received, most regularly read publication for K12 district-level school leade...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

Jeb Bush praises charters, slams public schools and teachers unions in speech

The former governor of Florida delivered a keynote at Michigan's Mackinac Policy Conference Wednesday.

By Roger Riddell • May 30, 2013

Amplify to deploy over 21,000 tablets to N.C. school district

The deployment is one of the K-12 sector's largest.

By Roger Riddell • May 29, 2013

Teacher mental health training approved

Texas school teachers would receive training to identify mental illness in their classrooms under a measure that has cleared the Texas Legislature, the Associated Press reports. Lawmakers sent the bill to the governor on Sunday. It would add the training to the requirements for a teaching cert...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Editorial: Tablets alone won't trigger education revolution

We like our technological gizmos here in Corvallis, so it's a brave thing when a public official in a public setting dares to utter even a well-reasoned word of caution, the Corvallis Gazette-Times reports. In that light, we were intrigued by a small note in a story you might have noticed ...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Ann Ware

Ann Ware is the project director for Closing the Gap, a joint project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. District Administration, May 2013 Latest Jobs 5/24/2013 About Us District Administration is the most widely received, most regularly read publication for K12 district-level ...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Fostering a data-rich culture

Wed, 05/29/2013 - 12:57pm Fostering a data-rich culture K12 districts and decision makers recognize the importance of leveraging educational data to make informed decisions that support student academic success. Congressional leaders regularly request educational data to apprise them on statew...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013