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Houston ISD going all-in on wraparound services
The district's whole-child program will put 300 staff members in place by 2022 to assist students struggling with issues like hunger, homelessness and deportation fears.
By Shawna De La Rosa • June 19, 2019 -
Tech boosts developmental delay screening in Colorado
The $320,000 Meeting Milestones Initiative is helping connect students who are behind in early childhood with interventions to reduce special education needs.
By Amelia Harper • June 19, 2019 -
The need to protect student data continues even after graduation
Experts suggest districts take a good look at vendor contracts to understand who controls the data and that it’s not shared with third parties.
By Shawna De La Rosa • June 18, 2019 -
Study: Socioeconomic-based integration changes 'schooling contexts' for black students
The analysis focuses on a North Carolina district that used magnet and year-round schools to draw more affluent families to majority-minority and low-income neighborhood schools.
By Linda Jacobson • June 18, 2019 -
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By Sucheta Kamath, Founder and CEO, ExQ® • June 18, 2019 -
Unpaid meals create dilemma for school administrators
Meal debt in one Oregon district grew, for example, from $1,200 in 2016-17 to $104,000 this year after the state passed an anti-lunch-shaming bill.
By Amelia Harper • June 18, 2019 -
Kids Count: No growth in pre-K enrollment, 8th-grade math proficiency
Leaders of the Casey Foundation, which has produced the report for 30 years, stress that counting all children in next year’s census is important for having accurate data to guide policymakers.
By Linda Jacobson • June 17, 2019 -
State official finds flaws in New York City school safety plans
The comptroller's review focused on the extent to which schools were complying with a law put in place after the shooting at Columbine High School 20 years ago.
By Shawna De La Rosa • June 17, 2019 -
Kansas high school to save estimated $30K annually using solar energy
Maize High School's 720-solar-panel, 240-kilowatt system went live last week and is one of the largest in the state.
By Amelia Harper • June 17, 2019 -
Column
Pre-to-3: Providing child care is a 'twofer' for schools
The Bipartisan Policy Center's Linda Smith says child care at school not only supports the needs of the local workforce but also increases children's readiness.
By Linda Jacobson • June 14, 2019 -
Improvements in school culture can increase student attendance
Experts say addressing both in-school and out-of-school factors that keep students from wanting to be in class are necessary to increase attendance.
By Amelia Harper • June 14, 2019 -
As their roles expand, ed tech directors wear multiple hats
Chief technology officers say they are valuable assets because they speak both tech and education languages.
By Shawna De La Rosa • June 14, 2019 -
Researchers: Ed Dept's 'blanket approval' of ESSA plans signals shift in federal-state relationships
In crafting their plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act, states sometimes ignored the department’s guidance — but will that defiance lead to higher student achievement?
By Linda Jacobson • June 13, 2019 -
Opinion
In teaching philosophy to preschoolers, college students aim to mend breakdown in civic discourse
Erik Kenyon, Sharon Carnahan and Diane Terorde-Doyle of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, discuss how "engaging in useful dialogue" with 4-year-olds can inspire undergraduates to become problem-solvers.
By Erik Kenyon, Sharon Carnahan and Diane Terorde-Doyle • June 13, 2019 -
Lack of funding may turn page on 'Read to be Ready' initiative
Just four years after a promising early-grades reading initiative took effect in Tennessee, lawmakers are looking to direct the funds to other priorities.
By Amelia Harper • June 13, 2019 -
Las Vegas district to cut administrative positions to address budget shortfall
The elimination of 170 deans, who are responsible for school safety, would increase administrator-to-student ratios in the Clark County School District and comes as the teachers union is threatening a strike next school year.
By Shawna De La Rosa • June 13, 2019 -
Q&A
Curricular Counsel: District CAO says becoming 'curriculum snobs' part of team's success
By forgoing retrofitted resources for new standards, Sunnyside Unified School District's Pam Betten is keeping student agency and identity front-and-center in approaches to 1:1 devices, SEL and more.
By Roger Riddell • June 12, 2019 -
NWEA, Khan Academy partner to give students targeted resources based on test results
A new program being piloted in four districts across California and Nevada will link student test results to suggestions for additional learning material.
By Lauren Barack • June 12, 2019 -
Burnout remains a concern when rolling out new programs
Pacing is key to keeping teacher stress at manageable levels and ensuring success in the transition from traditional to more active learning models.
By Lauren Barack • June 12, 2019 -
When adopting ed tech tools, keep accessibility a top priority
An administrator from Massachusetts' Perkins School for the Blind stresses the importance of resources that weigh the full spectrum of students' abilities.
By Lauren Barack • June 12, 2019 -
Dance provides another avenue for cross-curricular lessons
One educator has used the principles of dance, namely choreography, to demonstrate how programming is also built through a series of steps.
By Lauren Barack • June 12, 2019 -
Can friendlier, clearer parent letters curb absenteeism?
Changing the tone and appearance of letters addressed to parents has helped reduce chronic absenteeism by 15% in California's San Mateo County and 11% in Chicago and Philadelphia.
By Amelia Harper • June 12, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Teacher attrition demands new approaches to leadership, preparation
Experts say demanding rigorous preparation, building a career ladder, and facilitating teacher collaboration are some ways to address ongoing shortages and high turnover rates.
By Naaz Modan • June 12, 2019 -
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As limits on preschool expulsions grow, report shows implementation challenges
Early-childhood program leaders appear to be the most uneasy about the process of transitioning a child from one program to another, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
By Linda Jacobson • June 12, 2019 -
Report: Arts a vehicle for teaching SEL skills
Self-management, self-discipline and relationship skills are among social-emotional competencies students can practice through the arts, according to the Consortium on School Research at the University of Chicago and Ingenuity.
By Linda Jacobson • June 11, 2019
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