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Incentives, ongoing support key to attracting and retaining teachers of color
Once hired, leaders shouldn't pigeonhole these educators into disciplinary roles, working as language translators or teaching only remedial classes.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 24, 2019 -
Advance planning keeps outdoor trips educational, fun and safe
Lessons in nature serve as valuable parts of curriculum, but educators must plan for factors ranging from accessibility to risks of allergies or injury.
By Lauren Barack • Jan. 23, 2019 -
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Curriculum
Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.
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Crafting flexible curriculum requires thinking beyond out-of-the-box approaches
One-size-fits-all products and programs ignore the intricacies of the areas schools serve, necessitating thought into whether materials allow shifts when needed.
By Lauren Barack • Jan. 23, 2019 -
Online curricula helps teachers tackle AI in the classroom
While some schools use some form of artificial intelligence to teach, hardly any have curricula designed to teach students how it works and how to use it. A number of organizations are stepping up to help.
By Lauren Barack • Jan. 23, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Vaping's rise necessitates rethinking of nicotine education
Data shows 11.7% of high-schoolers and 3.3% of middle-schoolers say they tried e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, and sparking student-led conversations is key in prevention.
By Lauren Barack • Jan. 23, 2019 -
Rural schools seek creative solutions for declining enrollment, staff shortages
Colorado, where more than 80% of districts are rural, created dual-role administrative positions where superintendents also serve as principals.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 23, 2019 -
AFT, Harvard launch online course to help educators battle student opioid misuse
The course aims to enable school staff to better grasp the epidemic's scope and how to respond, including how to administer an overdose-reversing drug.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 23, 2019 -
Empowering bus drivers revs up declines in disciplinary referrals
A New Jersey district found that simply letting bus drivers assign seats dropped bus-related student disciplinary referrals by 60%.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Jan. 23, 2019 -
LA teacher strike over, students back to school
The tentative agreement, which came after a six-day strike, includes a total 6% raise for teachers, smaller class sizes and a nurse in every school.
By Linda Jacobson • Updated Jan. 23, 2019 -
Community model's rise continues as schools embrace wraparound services
Mental health care, nutritional programs and medical clinics are among the supports offered in the increasingly popular school model.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 22, 2019 -
Lack of funding limits North Carolina pre-K initiative's impact
Only 47% of eligible children in the state attend the program, and the National Institute for Early Education Research says the state should aim for 75%.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 22, 2019 -
Study links longer-distance moves to lower student performance
While the research focuses on New York City, where 85% of public school students live in rental housing, the authors note the findings would likely be similar in other large urban districts.
By Linda Jacobson • Jan. 22, 2019 -
Deep Dive
6 K-12 school districts to watch in 2019
Decisions surrounding charters, school safety and online learning make these school systems worth noting.
By Jessica Campisi • Jan. 22, 2019 -
Courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action.
District builds talent pipeline with alternative credentialing program
Under a recent state law, Arizona's Vail School District trains and issues teaching credentials to non-certified staff and college-educated volunteers.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 22, 2019 -
Repairing Puerto Rico's schools post-Maria will cost $11B, take 7 years
The money the territory is counting on could be diverted to fund the U.S.-Mexico border wall if President Trump does declare a national emergency.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 18, 2019 -
Retrieved from US Department of Education / Flickr.
Ed Dept to review schools' restraint, seclusion in vow to 'protect students with disabilities'
The department will launch a three-part initiative to help schools address these students' behavioral needs and understand the scope of federal policy.
By Jessica Campisi • Jan. 18, 2019 -
National School Climate Center study highlights school culture improvement efforts
A review of six districts showed student and teacher involvement, SEL integration and the development of peer-to-peer support structures are key to improving school climate.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 18, 2019 -
CREDO City Studies Project to enable apples-to-apples ed comparisons for 10 US cities
The first report, on Indianapolis, finds reading growth for the city's students on par with the state average in 2014-15, but weaker in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Jan. 18, 2019 -
LAUSD weighs 'duty to provide' ed, other factors in strike closure decisions
In support of teachers, many Los Angeles parents kept their children out of school this week and coped with making other arrangements.
By Linda Jacobson • Jan. 18, 2019 -
Survey: 'Very alarming' increase in vaping among students
Roughly a fifth of high school seniors in the 2018 Monitoring the Future survey's 44,000-student sample reported vaping in the previous month, highlighting the growing need for education campaigns in schools.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 18, 2019 -
Flexible mentorship models create better-prepped teachers
With a one-on-one coaching approach, new teachers can get individualized support, and veteran educators can share what they've learned.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Report: 60% of teachers, principals report setting SEL goals
The RAND Corp.'s survey also found that urban school and district leaders are more likely to set these goals than their nonurban counterparts.
By Jessica Campisi • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Striking LA teachers draw support from celebrities, ed leaders
As the two sides return to the bargaining table, other teachers unions nationwide may look to the United Teachers Los Angeles strike for motivation.
By Linda Jacobson • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Which states made the grade in this year's Quality Counts?
For a fifth year in a row, Massachusetts' ed system scored the highest in the nation, earning an A- in Education Week's annual report. New Mexico received the lowest score.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Educators can level up student learning using tech for classroom play
A Tufts University child study and human development professor says creating digital learning "playgrounds" promotes student creativity and choice.
By Lauren Barack • Jan. 16, 2019
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