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School boards, educators struggle with accuracy amid textbook bias awareness
Social studies publication Studies Weekly recently conducted an internal review after a homework assignment asked a student to write from the viewpoint of a Southern plantation owner in support of slavery.
By Naaz Modan • June 19, 2019 -
3 ways educators nationwide are working to disrupt dyslexia
A number of states and districts are embracing more research- and science-based approaches to literacy instruction amid growing recognition of the reading disability.
By Lauren Barack • June 19, 2019 -
RAND Corp identifies summer programs that meet ESSA guidelines
Researchers find that while programs can contribute to positive academic and non-academic outcomes, most can't accomplish multiple goals.
By Lauren Barack • June 19, 2019 -
STEM students: Arts improved our soft skills
Students speaking recently at an Amazon Web Services event in Washington, D.C., said the humanities improved their communication skills, understanding of ethics and more.
By Lauren Barack • June 19, 2019 -
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 -
Survey: Despite long working hours, US teachers satisfied with jobs
The latest Teaching and Learning International Survey also shows U.S. teachers are less likely than peers in 48 other educational systems to express a "high need" for professional development.
By Linda Jacobson • 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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