c Shifting Science Instruction to the Coronavirus: New Activities, Units By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A small group of science teachers in Missouri is using the coronavirus as a teachable moment that's aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Full Article Missouri
c Revamped School Board Starts Search for New Schools Chief for Missouri By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The search for Missouri's next top education official has begun nearly 10 months after the last one was fired. The state board of education began accepting applications last week. Full Article Missouri
c Ferguson-Florissant Schools Open After Two-Week Delay By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 The school district, which serves about 11,200 students, postponed opening because of the protests following the death of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old black teenager who was shot by a white police officer. Full Article Missouri
c High Court Declines Missouri District's Appeal Over At-Large Board Voting By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The justices declined to hear the appeal of the Ferguson-Florissant district over its at-large board elections, which lower courts invalidated as violating the Voting Rights Act. Full Article Missouri
c Missouri's State Board Hasn't Met Since January. With Governor Gone, What Now? By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Gov. Erik Greitens has resigned and the board doesn't have enough governor-appointed members to form a quorum. Important tasks have been piling up. Full Article Missouri
c Missouri Tackles Challenge of Dyslexia Screening, Services By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 New state mandates start next school year aimed at identifying and supporting students with dyslexia. The 2016 law also led to development of training for teachers. Full Article Missouri
c Missouri State School Board Rehires Fired Commissioner By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Former Missouri education Commissioner Margie Vandeven, who was fired by by the state's board of education, has been rehired. Full Article Missouri
c What Principals Learn From Roughing It in the Woods By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 In three days of rock climbing, orienteering, and other challenging outdoor experiences, principals get to examine their own—and others’—strengths and weaknesses as leaders. Full Article Missouri
c Call for Racial Equity Training Leads to Threats to Superintendent, Resistance from Community By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Controversy over an intiative aimed a reducing inequities in Lee's Summit, Mo., schools led the police department to provide security protection for the district's first African-American superintendent. Now the school board has reversed course. Full Article Missouri
c Educational Opportunities and Performance in Missouri By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Missouri
c Educational Opportunities and Performance in Missouri By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Missouri
c 6 Lessons Learned About Better Teaching During the Pandemic By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Educators who work in personalized learning schools are adjusting instruction for remote, hybrid, and in-person learning. Full Article Missouri
c Enrollment in Missouri public schools declines by 3.2% By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Missouri
c Missouri guidance change seeks to reduce school quarantines By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Missouri
c Missouri teachers union latest to urge coronavirus action By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Missouri
c Vote to Dissolve Little Rock, Ark., School Board Results in Lawsuit By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 The three board members, along with a resident, request that the court grant a restraining order and preliminary injunction against the state to reverse the takeover. Full Article Arkansas
c Education Advocates Already Filing to Run in 2018 State Elections By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Already, some educators and prominent education advocates have entered their names into the running for of the many 2018 state races around the country where education policy is likely to be a hot topic. Full Article Arkansas
c Educators, Advocates Chase Political Office in Several States By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In Arkansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin, educators and advocates will be on this year's ballot for governor, a position that will inevitably have an outsized role in shaping education policy. Full Article Arkansas
c Armed Staff Keep Rural Schools Safe When Police Are Far Away, Panel Hears By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Arming some school staff provides a needed safety option for rural districts far from law enforcement, educators told the Federal School Safety Commission during an Arkansas site visit Wednesday. Full Article Arkansas
c Arkansas Earns a C on Chance-for-Success Index, Ranks 44th in Nation By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Arkansas
c Small Arkansas School District Installs Safe Rooms in All Classrooms By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A school district in a small Arkansas city has installed steel safe rooms in every classroom. Full Article Arkansas
c Meet the Principal Who's Never In Her Office (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Bethany Hill, the principal at Central Elementary School in Cabot, Ark., shuns a formal office in favor of roving around classrooms, hallways, the playground, and the cafeteria, where she can be as close as possible to teachers and students all day. Full Article Arkansas
c States to Schools: Teach Reading the Right Way By www.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Worried that far too many students have weak reading skills, states are passing new laws that require aspiring teachers—and, increasingly, teachers who are already in the classroom—to master reading instruction that’s solidly grounded in research. Full Article Arkansas
c Arkansas Provides K-12 Districts With Volunteer IT Team to Fight Cyber Attacks By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The Arkansas Department of Education will now provide on-site help for schools and districts in the state that are experiencing cybersecurity incidents. Full Article Arkansas
c Educational Opportunities and Performance in Arkansas By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Arkansas
c Knowing How Students and Teachers Use Tech Is Vital By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Data on the usage of educational technology tools can provide districts with a helpful road map for improving student engagement under remote, in-person, or hybrid learning conditions. See how school districts are using such data to make smart, strategic decisions. Full Article Arkansas
c Educational Opportunities and Performance in Arkansas By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Arkansas
c Which States Have the Biggest Home Internet Access Gaps for Students? By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Mississippi, Arkansas, and New Mexico have the highest percentages of students who lack adequate home technology for remote learning. Full Article Arkansas
c Pandemic forcing some Arkansas school districts to adjust By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Arkansas
c Educational Opportunities and Performance in Kansas By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Kansas
c Tension Rises in States Over Who Decides When to Reopen Schools By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 School administrators in some states are caught up in tensions about who gets the final say about when they can reopen their buildings and what precautions they should take to protect their communities. Full Article Kansas
c Kansas counties, biggest school district set new COVID rules By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Kansas
c Kansas hospitals buckle, schools pull back amid virus surge By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Kansas
c Iowa School Leaders Work to Establish Rural Student-Advocacy Group By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Rural Iowa school superintendents and school board members unite to form new rural education advocacy group. Full Article Iowa
c Superintendents on Hot Seat in Executing School Closures By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Many are whipsawed by shutdown recommendations aimed at stemming the coronavirus, and the logistical and financial consequences of those actions. Full Article Iowa
c Educational Opportunities and Performance in Iowa By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Iowa
c Iowa Caucuses Offer Students a Laboratory for Civics Education By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 With their state’s caucuses the first official marker in the 2020 presidential contest, Iowa teenagers are in a unique position to observe and participate. Full Article Iowa
c Schools Losing Out So Far in Court Challenges to Pandemic Orders By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Challengers of state executive orders, to open schools for in-person instruction in some places and keep them closed in others, are having difficulty getting meaningful relief from the courts. Full Article Iowa
c The Iowa Caucuses: a Political Mess, but a Teaching Opportunity? By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Primary season is now upon us. Here are three ideas for teaching in the wake of the Iowa caucus fallout. Full Article Iowa
c Educational Opportunities and Performance in Iowa By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Iowa
c COVID-19 School Reopening Battle Moves to the Courts By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Lawsuits are percolating nationwide as state officials, parents, teachers, and others clash over how and whether school buildings should reopen amid the continuing pandemic. Full Article Iowa
c Districts Struggle to Keep Tabs on COVID-19 Cases By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Confusion reigns when it comes to finding and reporting data on school-related coronavirus infections. That's a problem for school leaders weighing shutdowns. Full Article Iowa
c Iowa posts sixth day of more than 4,000 positive virus cases By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Iowa
c Iowa seeing full hospitals, closed classrooms as virus rages By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Iowa
c Changing course, Iowa governor enacts limited mask mandate By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Iowa
c Achievement Gap Growing in Minnesota Charter Schools, Analysis Finds By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 The Minnesota Star Tribune review found that similar to traditional district schools, the highest performing charters generally served wealthier families. Full Article Minnesota
c Minnesota High School Designed for 'Flexibility' By www.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Alexandria Area High School was created to accommodate changes in education and technology. Full Article Minnesota
c Minnesota Governor-Elect Names AFT National VP to Be State Education Chief By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The state's incoming governor and education commissioner both are former teachers. They face battles over school accountability, funding and the achievement gap between white and minority students. Full Article Minnesota
c Minnesota Education Leaders Grapple with Findings from Early-Ed. Audit By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 07 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 An audit of the early-childhood education offerings in Minnesota finds complexity and fragmentation as well as a lack of data about program effectiveness. Full Article Minnesota
c Minnesota Court Again Rejects Challenge to Teacher Tenure By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The Minnesota court of appeals has again rejected a lawsuit alleging that teacher tenure and seniority rights in public schools saddle students of color with ineffective teachers and therefore violate those students' right to an adequate education. Full Article Minnesota