Maryland district turns to P3s to tackle $8.5B construction, maintenance backlog

Amid overcrowding, broken air conditioning and aging buildings, Prince George's County Public Schools would reportedly be the nation's first district to hire a private company to build and maintain several schools.

By Kim Slowey , Jessica Campisi • May 9, 2019

Partnerships help schools inject financial literacy into curriculum

Just 17 states mandate a personal finance course for high schoolers. But with organizations underwriting financial literacy programs as part of community partnerships, more schools are getting access to this material.

By Lauren Barack • May 8, 2019

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Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.

By K-12 Dive staff

Report: Low-income, male students less likely to play instruments at home

The data has implications for student comprehension in math, which becomes easier to understand by studying music theory or playing an instrument.

By Lauren Barack • May 8, 2019

Visual, collaborative annotations breathe new life into note-taking

Instead of simply highlighting notable excerpts, a South Carolina English teacher's students draw sketches to illustrate main concepts in a text.

By Lauren Barack • May 8, 2019

High-achieving students increasingly turning to CTE courses

Experts say the gaps could be due to gender norms, the cost of musical instruments and private lessons, or unequal access to school music classes.

By Lauren Barack • May 8, 2019

Report: Industry credentials earned in high school out of step with employer demand

Research on 24 states' career and technical education programs found 10 of the top 15 credentials earned are oversupplied in the job market.

By Linda Jacobson • May 8, 2019

Ed tech storage needs can leave schools, districts scrambling for space

Empty classrooms and computer labs can be good storage options, and upgrading to more powerful hardware in schools' physical tech infrastructure can also free up space while storing more data, one teacher writes.

By Shawna De La Rosa • May 8, 2019

Roundup: Curriculum in state education policy

Sex education and school choice are two of the top subjects up for debate in state legislatures. Education Dive has updates on key proposals.

By Jessica Campisi • May 8, 2019

Ed Dept works to undo educators' TEACH Grant student loans

While nearly 2,300 teachers' requests have been approved since January, thousands more grant recipients, who saw their awarded money unfairly turned to loans, are waiting for the department to correct these issues.

By Amelia Harper • May 8, 2019

Researchers assessing AI's ability to measure student engagement

A partnership with ed tech firm Classcraft will measure the ability of the company's "engagement management system" — in place in over 75,000 classrooms — to improve climate and outcomes.

By Shawna De La Rosa • May 7, 2019

Betsy DeVos blasts teacher activism, calls Obama guidance an 'overreach'

At the Education Writers Association's National Seminar Monday, the education secretary said "it's important that adults have adult disagreements on adult time and not ultimately hurt kids in the process."

By Jessica Campisi • May 7, 2019

Stipends, mentorship programs among Colorado proposals to address rural teacher shortage

Loan forgiveness and a $2,000 stipend for mentors working with student teachers are among the education proposals up for debate in the state legislature this year.

By Amelia Harper • May 7, 2019

Uniform privacy policy could help safeguard student data, promote ed tech expansion

A Colorado district's chief information officer says a standardized national policy would help maximize resources while balancing growth and data protection.

By Shawna De La Rosa • May 6, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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