ic Alabama student names NASA's first Mars helicopter By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Alabama
ic Alabama official outlines phased plan to reopen schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Alabama
ic Rapid Deployment of Remote Learning: Lessons From 4 Districts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Chief technology officers are facing an unprecedented test of digital preparedness due to the coronavirus pandemic, struggling with shortfalls of available learning devices and huge Wi-Fi access challenges. Full Article Maryland
ic New York Poised to Revamp Certification Exams By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000 A task force is recommending that the state lowers the score required on the controversial national edTPA exam. Full Article New_York
ic New York Proposes Increased Flexibility to Teacher Certification Process By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000 To give districts more flexibility in the face of teacher shortages, New York's education department is proposing to modify its regulations on teacher certifications. Full Article New_York
ic 'Open Algorithms' Bill Would Jolt New York City Schools, Public Agencies By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The proposed legislation would require the 1.1-million student district to publish the source code behind algorithms used to assign students to high schools, evaluate teachers, and more. Full Article New_York
ic Sharing Services Offers Cost Savings and Better Service, Claims N.Y. Survey By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 New York superintendents who shared services reported more cost savings and improved service quality than improved student achievement, according to a new research brief. Full Article New_York
ic Yonkers, N.Y., District Commits to More Inclusion of Students with Disabilities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 The U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights said that some students were placed in self-contained special education settings without an individualized justification for doing so. Full Article New_York
ic DeVos: State Bans on Public Money to Religious Schools Should Go To 'Ash Heap of History' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos railed against state constitutional prohibitions on public funds going to religious institutions in a speech to the Alfred E. Smith Foundation in New York City. Full Article New_York
ic N.Y. Private Schools Didn't Have to Report Abuse to Police. A New Law Changes That. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Private schools in New York soon will be required to report suspected sexual abuse of students in their schools to law enforcement, bringing the independent schools under the same rules as public schools. Full Article New_York
ic New York City Schools Will Stay Closed for Academic Year, Mayor Says By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed back on the Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement, however, saying "no decision" had been made about reopening schools in New York City or elsewhere in the state. Full Article New_York
ic What Teachers Tell Us About the Connections Between Standards, Curriculum, and Professional Learning By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A statewide survey of educators in Tennessee provides critical insights into connections that exist between standards, curriculum, professional development, and ultimately student success. Full Article Tennessee
ic How Teachers' Insights Inform State Policy in Tennessee By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers in Tennessee have an important voice in shaping state initiatives and policies. Full Article Tennessee
ic Tennessee School District Prohibits Crowdfunding for Class Supplies By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A school district in Tennessee says it no longer wants teachers to use crowdfunding websites to get extra school supplies. Full Article Tennessee
ic Lee encouraging voucher applications despite court order By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Tennessee
ic John Hickenlooper, Who Helped Start a Scholarship Program For Needy High School Students, Announces Presidential Run By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who helped initiate a shakeup of Denver Public Schools, has announced that he's running for president as a Democrat in 2020. Full Article Colorado
ic Virus Outbreaks Lead to Closure of Two Colorado School Districts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 All 46 schools in the Mesa County Valley School District closed last Thursday and Friday after students and staff at more than a dozen schools experienced norovirus-like symptoms. Full Article Colorado
ic San Francisco schools adopt new grading policy amid pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T12:31:58-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Lincoln Public Schools students getting free hotspot service By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T15:02:06-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Food crisis deepens as Puerto Rico school cafeterias shutter By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T15:37:42-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Alabama student names NASA's first Mars helicopter By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-30T08:45:59-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Puerto Rico officials face outrage over school food crisis By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-30T08:46:05-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Washoe County School District names new superintendent By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-30T08:46:28-04:00 Full Article Education
ic District Hard-Hit by COVID-19 Begins 'Tough Work' of Getting On By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-30T16:34:32-04:00 No place in Georgia has suffered a higher rate of coronavirus cases than Dougherty County. And the school system, largely rural and poor, is in the middle of it. Full Article Education
ic American public space, rebooted: What might it feel like? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:41:19-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Alabama official outlines phased plan to reopen schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:41:31-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Vermont school district eliminates 36 teaching assistants By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:41:42-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Missouri teachers virtually educate students about pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:42:16-04:00 Full Article Education
ic No race balance, but desegregation ends for Georgia district By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T08:42:33-04:00 Full Article Education
ic New Jersey schools to stay closed for rest of academic year By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:09:00-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Some 2020 grads will take victory lap at Daytona speedway By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:09:22-04:00 Full Article Education
ic This Pandemic Is No Time to Backtrack on Special Education By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T16:51:32-04:00 It's worth remembering how far we've come on educating students with disabilities, writes Nebraska's education commissioner Matthew L. Blomstedt. Full Article Education
ic Gay teacher ousted from Catholic school after 23 years By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T08:38:08-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Lee encouraging voucher applications despite court order By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T08:43:39-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Public schools, classes at Univ. of SC hope for fall return By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T15:18:38-04:00 Full Article Education
ic The Pandemic Is Causing Widespread Emotional Trauma. Schools Must Be Ready to Help By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T17:32:53-04:00 Students and adults in the school community will all need more support when schools reopen, writes the head of the National Association of School Psychologists. Full Article Education
ic Official: Schools should be flexible with start dates By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T08:45:43-04:00 Full Article Education
ic State offficials to review complaint against Florida sheriff By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T08:45:48-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Trump Administration Shelves Guide to Reopening That Included Advice for Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T11:51:27-04:00 The Trump administration has shelved a document created by the nation’s top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other public places during the still-raging coronavirus outbreak. Full Article Education
ic Audit slams Española Public Schools’ finances By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T08:50:21-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Judge to hear lawsuit on Puerto Rico school food crisis By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T08:50:33-04:00 Full Article Education
ic California doom: Staggering $54 billion budget deficit looms By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T08:50:44-04:00 Full Article Education
ic Official: Nebraska schools should be able to reopen on time By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T11:42:52-04:00 Full Article Education
ic How Principals and District Leaders Are Trying to Boost Lagging Teacher Morale During COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:07:19-04:00 Knowing the shift to remote learning would be tough for teachers, school and district administrators have scrambled to assemble as many kinds of supports as they can. Full Article Education
ic A School District in Fiscal Free-Fall Scrambles to Avoid Crash Landing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving. Full Article Wisconsin
ic Open Enrollment Has Drained One District. It's Looking to Dissolve By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Wisconsin’s Palmyra-Eagle district has lost more than half its students in the last decade, sparking a fiscal crisis. A special board is deciding whether the district should be allowed to dissolve. Full Article Wisconsin
ic Should Schools Have an N-Word Policy? Uproar Over Guard's Firing Forces Hard Questions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The firing of a black staff member for repeating the n-word while telling a black student not to use it underscores how uneasy many districts, schools, and educators are with handling the use of racist language in any context. Full Article Wisconsin
ic Most Wisconsin schools, districts meet expectations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Wisconsin
ic Verdict Looms on Whether Insolvent Wisconsin District Can Dissolve By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Palmyra-Eagle, a mostly rural school district in Southeast Wisconsin, lost more than half its students to surrounding districts and then taxpayers voted to dissolve the district. Full Article Wisconsin
ic Why Don't Struggling K-12 Districts Just Dissolve? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving. Full Article Wisconsin