School Models


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    Student challenges outside the classroom pose biggest obstacle for educators worldwide

    In the U.S., pre-K-12 teachers say managing students' behaviors and mental health needs are their largest hurdles.

    By April 19, 2024
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    How 2 Tennessee school districts are approaching AI policies

    Administrators share how they’re preparing for a new state law that requires all Tennessee K-12 public schools to adopt an AI use policy by fall.

    By April 10, 2024
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    Equity in Education

    From early learning to high school, the pandemic impacted equity at all levels of K-12, from persistent and widening achievement gaps to uneven access to school meals.

    By K-12 Dive staff
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    Bringing staff and student voices into the school design process

    Education leaders and school architects say knowing what students and staff want in school construction and renovation is vital for planning.

    By April 9, 2024
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    How will ESSER fiscal cliffs drive school district budget cuts?

    Tight budgets will remain into the next school year, but may ease up beginning in the 2025-26 school year, said one education finance expert.

    By April 8, 2024
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    4-day school weeks hurt students’ reading, math achievement

    A recent peer-reviewed study found that students in non-rural districts saw a greater negative impact on their academic performance than in rural districts.

    By April 8, 2024
  • Oklahoma Supreme Court weighs nation’s first religious public charter school

    State justices anticipated that the landmark case questioning the constitutionality of St. Isidore would make it to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

    By April 3, 2024
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    $5.3M Energy Department grant to fund Indianapolis vocational education campus

    Ameresco and charter school operator Matchbook Learning are building a high school and career center powered by renewable energy.

    By Brian Martucci • April 3, 2024
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    How ESSER propelled improvements at school, district and state levels

    From better lunchroom behaviors to statewide literacy initiatives, leaders share the benefits of COVID-19 aid and how they are sustaining that progress.

    By March 27, 2024
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    High-dosage tutoring brings math gains, study finds

    Chicago Public Schools and Georgia's Fulton County Schools' students showed progress after participating in consistent, school-day tutoring programs.

    By March 27, 2024
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    Why do educators stay in the profession? For this principal, it’s a duty to do everything possible for students

    Five days after a bullet flew through Salmone Thomas-EL's office window, he spoke at ASCD’s conference about why he has no plans to leave education.

    By March 26, 2024
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    How are high schools supporting students through FAFSA delays?

    Processing delays for transmitting FAFSA data to colleges have amplified the pressure of the application season. Here’s how schools can help.

    By March 21, 2024
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    Here’s where to start when teaching entrepreneurship

    Tasking students with identifying and solving problems that interest them is key, says one nonprofit leader.

    By Lauren Barack • March 20, 2024
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    We want to hear about your school district’s rising leaders

    Tell us about the innovative leaders in your schools for our fourth annual spotlight on assistant principals and district administrators.

    By March 19, 2024
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    Students to have lower lifetime earnings, graduation rates as a result of lower achievement

    Economists estimate the pandemic’s impact on academic performance could result in a $31 trillion hit to the nation’s economy over the rest of this century.

    By March 14, 2024
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    Learning shouldn’t take a summer break, White House and Ed Dept say

    Districts are being asked to redouble efforts to provide summer learning by using remaining COVID funds and other federal monies.

    By March 14, 2024
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    States ramp up efforts to limit student cellphone use

    Educators and lawmakers cite student mental well-being and academic concerns as reasons to restrict personal devices during school hours.

    By March 11, 2024
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    Can inquiry-based learning transform classrooms and equip students for real-world challenges?

    Turn passive learners into problem-solving stars. IBL transforms science education for success in the classroom and beyond.

    March 11, 2024
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    Florida district agrees to improve discipline practices for students with disabilities

    A Justice Department probe finds Pasco County Schools used discriminatory practices toward students whose disabilities could impact their behaviors.

    By March 7, 2024
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    Texas policy allowing school chaplains spreads to other states

    Similar proposals have been considered in at least 13 other state legislatures and are part of a broader national debate on religion in public schools.

    By March 1, 2024
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    How 2 schools are tackling chronic absenteeism

    Rewarding good attendance, analyzing data and individualizing interventions are strategies being used to improve attendance, say administrators.

    By March 1, 2024
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    Opinion

    Don’t wait until next February to improve the educational experiences of Black students

    A Yale University professor writes that Black students should see themselves reflected in curriculum and instruction beyond Black History Month.

    By Christina Cipriano • Feb. 29, 2024
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    3 ways schools are taking classes outside to expand mindfulness

    Giving students time outside, whether on a school trip or with a container garden to tend, can develop mindset skills that last a lifetime.

    By Lauren Barack • Feb. 28, 2024
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    How do equitable grading practices affect expectations?

    A Thomas B. Fordham Institute report examines how homework bans and penalty prohibitions for late work and cheating impact student accountability.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
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    K-12 learning loss could create headaches for colleges

    Higher ed faces enrollment challenges stemming from less prepared high school graduates and a declining pool of students, a recent report says.

    By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 28, 2024
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    Massachusetts governor rejects request for National Guard to address high school violence

    A district’s leaders requested Guard assistance due to a rise in substance abuse, violence and security incidents in one high school.

    By Feb. 27, 2024