School Models: Page 2

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    Is your classroom culture conducive to cold-calling on students?

    Before engaging students not naturally inclined to speak up, educators should consider whether they’ve cultivated a warm environment, experts say.

    By Ed Finkel • Oct. 15, 2025
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    A side of life skills with your coffee? North Carolina school serves both

    The initiative for students with cognitive disabilities is strengthened by community partnerships, the principal of Charlotte’s Metro School says.

    By Ed Finkel • Oct. 15, 2025
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    STEM

    From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

    By K-12 Dive staff
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    Inside North Carolina’s direct admissions program

    A statewide initiative is offering high school students proactive admission to dozens of public and private colleges, following a pilot last year.

    By Danielle McLean • Oct. 13, 2025
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    Week In Review: H-1B visa concerns continue

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from a Supreme Court ruling resulting in very few curriculum opt-outs to gaps in students’ life skills.

    By • Oct. 13, 2025
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    How districts help students gain real-life skills

    Incorporating 21st century skills into the school day must be intentional, collaborative and student-driven, speakers told attendees at an AASA summit.

    By • Oct. 10, 2025
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    A skills crisis in our classrooms

    Dysregulation is creating a barrier to learning for many students, signifying a need to focus on executive function skills, two experts write.

    By Ellen Galinsky and Barb Wilder-Smith • Oct. 9, 2025
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    Most school leaders report cellphone restrictions, widely seen as beneficial

    Students, teachers and principals view limiting devices as beneficial, but parents have concerns, research shows.

    By • Oct. 9, 2025
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    BY THE NUMBERS

    How are states approaching K-12 open enrollment?

    Best practices for open enrollment in public schools include transparent district reporting, the Reason Foundation says.

    By • Oct. 7, 2025
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    Week In Review: Mental health grants return and FCC rolls back E-rate expansion

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the government shutdown’s impact on schools to differentiated teacher compensation.

    By • Oct. 6, 2025
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    The top K-12 conferences to attend in 2026

    Whether you’re looking to brush up on leadership best practices, school policy or the latest ed tech innovations, these events are a great place to start.

    By K-12 Dive staff • Oct. 1, 2025
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    Week In Review: Unprepared graduates and superintendent stress

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from literacy for students with disabilities to our fifth annual roundup of Rising Leaders.

    By • Sept. 29, 2025
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    STAFFED UP

    Momentum builds in schools for team-based staffing models

    Teacher teams, where multiple educators instruct up to 100 students, are increasingly shaking up how K-12 leaders view classroom instruction.

    By • Sept. 24, 2025
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    4 in 5 hiring managers say high schoolers not prepared for workforce

    A majority of 500 hiring managers surveyed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce say there should be more business courses in high school.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Week in review: Leaders navigate finance, equity challenges as K-12 satisfaction drops

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from improved ransomware response and recovery to the latest school nutrition policy proposals.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Tracker

    Rising Leaders: 10 standout assistant principals and district leaders you should know in 2025-26

    These administrators, nominated by their peers, are going above and beyond on career education, multilingual learning, artificial intelligence and more.

    Sept. 22, 2025
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    McMahon calls for educators to teach and model civil discourse

    In a fireside chat at the RISE conference, the U.S. education secretary also touched on literacy, school choice, CTE and educational innovations.

    By • Sept. 18, 2025
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    Houston ISD asks businesses, nonprofits to ‘adopt’ low-performing schools

    With 64 schools still holding a C or D rating, the community support is meant to be “wind in the sails” as they work toward an A or B.

    By • Sept. 18, 2025
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    How to fix the stubborn decline in math achievement

    States and districts need to set targets for improvement, use innovative interventions and be more transparent about student performance, CRPE said.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Week In Review: NAEP results underwhelm again as lawmakers propose Title I cuts

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the increasingly complex K-12 legal landscape to challenges impacting special education.

    By • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Most students lack school belonging — a bullying deterrent

    Bullying drops when high school students see adults treating students with respect, a behavior minority students were less likely to report.

    By • Updated Sept. 11, 2025
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    Week In Review: Budgets, vaccines and air quality proposals in the spotlight

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from private school choice participation to district insolvency.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
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    California discipline data show widespread disparities despite reforms

    A National Center for Youth Law analysis finds marginalized students lost more school days due to out-of-school suspensions.

    By • Sept. 5, 2025
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    Private school choice jumps 25% in one year

    States like Arkansas, Iowa, West Virginia and Florida are seeing sharp increases in private school choice programs, an analysis by EdChoice says.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    School transportation challenges impacting academics, attendance

    School leaders are centralizing bus stops and improving pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure around schools. But not all parents agree that'll help.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    Column // LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

    How an Indiana district puts a premium on teacher autonomy

    In Eastern Hancock Schools, giving teachers room to make decisions is key to realizing the district’s four strategic promises.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025