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Administrators' top data priorities? Effective usage, professional development
A survey conducted by the American Productivity and Quality Center finds districts want to use data to monitor student growth, but many seek to make more sense of this information.
By Shawna De La Rosa • May 3, 2019 -
Efficiency, communication key in averting teacher burnout
With end-of-year tasks adding to teachers' plates, a middle school principal says rethinking meetings and hearing from staff are two key pieces of maintaining positive momentum as a school.
By Amelia Harper • May 3, 2019 -
Trendline
Curriculum
Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.
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4 best practices for implementing state longitudinal data systems
Currently in place in 37 states and the District of Columbia, these tools connect data between educational systems — with 16 using them to connect early childhood, K-12, post-secondary and workforce data.
By Jessica Leigh Brown • May 2, 2019 -
Survey: Funding remains top concern for principals nationwide
Attendance, teacher morale, student behavior and teacher professional development are also pressing issues for around 800 principals nationwide in an annual survey from MCH Strategic Data.
By Roger Riddell • May 2, 2019 -
More than half of Americans think teachers ill-equipped to handle disruptive students
Along with releasing survey results, experts gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss the federal government's role in school discipline.
By Linda Jacobson • May 2, 2019 -
Training teachers to be first responders to mental distress can avert tragedies
Some schools in Virginia are offering a mental health first-aid course to help educators — and some students — spot early signs of trouble.
By Amelia Harper • May 2, 2019 -
Searchable database to aid administrators vetting ed tech
As ed tech becomes more prevalent nationwide, the free Check the Privacy initiative will let educators learn about more than 7,000 products and their safety features, reviews and pricing.
By Shawna De La Rosa • May 2, 2019 -
Opinion
Finding a 'recipe' for turning around failing schools
Andrew G. Houlihan, superintendent of the Union County Public Schools in North Carolina, invites other leaders to try his five-part method for raising student performance.
By Andrew G. Houlihan • May 1, 2019 -
Report: Teach STEM using laughter, creative techniques
Besides interjecting laughter, a study by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics found that teachers should make STEM lessons relatable and use more technology in the classroom.
By Lauren Barack • May 1, 2019 -
Allowing students to retake tests mitigates fear of failure
Educators must be careful, however, to put limits in place so students can't use the opportunity to game the system.
By Lauren Barack • May 1, 2019 -
Universal design for learning spices up lessons with options for all
With more choice in how they tackle an assignment, students may be more involved, excited and motivated — and a broader spectrum of abilities are accounted for.
By Lauren Barack • May 1, 2019 -
Social skills, hands-on opportunities take the 'extra' out of 'extracurricular'
Educators may need to rethink the perception of after-school courses and activities as not essential to what a student needs to be successful.
By Lauren Barack • May 1, 2019 -
Financial risk best practices help protect districts from fraud
Rules and protocols in use nationwide include implementing money-handling rules requiring two people to work together when dealing with money or deposits, and designating an internal auditor to monitor compliance.
By Shawna De La Rosa • May 1, 2019 -
Colorado exploring alternative accountability systems
A proposed bill would allow districts, educational cooperatives and charters to experiment with the creation of alternative accountability systems focused on metrics like student engagement and instructional quality.
By Amelia Harper • May 1, 2019 -
Sponsored by Campbellsville University
What is a Montessori teacher?
Learn what the Montessori teaching method is and gain insight about how to become a Montessori teacher.
April 30, 2019 -
Column
50 States of Ed Policy: A continued push for school choice
Between Betsy DeVos campaigning for Education Freedom Scholarships and state legislatures wrestling over voucher proposals, school choice policy made many headlines in April.
By Jessica Campisi • April 30, 2019 -
Shifts in principal supervisors' roles boost retention, support
Data from the Council of the Great City Schools shows these administrators are now supervising about 16 principals, down from 24 in 2012, and average tenure has doubled to six years.
By Shawna De La Rosa • April 30, 2019 -
DC joins districts adopting graduation guides to help students stay on course
The guides — published in English, Spanish and Amharic — are seven-page reports that include an unofficial transcript, progress toward graduation, information on college choices, and personalized career options.
By Amelia Harper • April 30, 2019 -
Deep Dive
US 8th-graders show growth in tech, engineering skills
NAEP results show girls outscoring boys in almost every area but not taking as many STEM classes, while performance gaps persist between students of color and their white peers.
By Linda Jacobson • April 30, 2019 -
Legislative plan provides 'roadmap' for boosting early ed access in California
With California lagging behind other states in early ed, lawmakers are considering bills related to funding and preschool teacher pay.
By Linda Jacobson • April 29, 2019 -
NEA: Latest salary data highlights teacher pay gap as salaries fail to keep pace with inflation
As more teachers prepare to walk out this week, data shows $50,000 is the most many can earn in at least 1,000 U.S. school districts.
By Linda Jacobson • April 29, 2019 -
Courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action
School-university partnerships help fill funding gaps, prepare future teachers
Such agreements give college students considering careers in education access to real-world learning experiences.
By Amelia Harper • April 29, 2019 -
Student lunch debt balloons to median $2,500 per school district
In an effort to reduce lunch-shaming, districts are taking on high lunch debt serving students meals despite negative account balances.
By Shawna De La Rosa • April 29, 2019 -
District implements Digital Awareness Month to promote smart tech use
With device use on the rise in students' school and personal lives, Hilliard City Schools in Columbus, Ohio, sets aside a month to cover topics including online safety, digital citizenship and wellness.
By Shawna De La Rosa • April 26, 2019 -
Detroit invests $9M in attendance agents to fight truancy
Under the initiative, the district has had just two days this school year where attendance dropped below 75%, compared to eight by the same time last year.
By Amelia Harper • April 26, 2019
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