ot Two More Statewide Teacher Protests Are on the Horizon By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers in North Carolina and Oregon plan to walk out of their classrooms in protest in May. Full Article Oregon
ot Rapid Deployment of Remote Learning: Lessons From 4 Districts By www.edweek.org 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 Oregon
ot North Dakota Moves Forward on Law Barring Felons From School Boards By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 North Dakota's Senate has endorsed legislation that would bar felons from serving on school boards. Full Article North_Dakota
ot North Dakota Drops Out of PARCC, Commits to Smarter Balanced By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The state decided that the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium offers it a chance to share assessment goals with neighboring states. Full Article North_Dakota
ot North Dakota Gets on the Preschool Train By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, a Republican, signed a bill into law providing $3 million in state grants to preschool programs for students from low-income families. Full Article North_Dakota
ot North Dakota Districts to Switch to Four-Day Week By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 12 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Two rural North Dakota school districts will switch to a four-day school week to save costs and improve student and teacher morale. Full Article North_Dakota
ot North Dakota Superintendent Calls for American Indian Curriculum By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 The new curriculum would teach all students about tribes and Indian culture in North Dakota. Full Article North_Dakota
ot North Dakota, Wyoming Move Away From Smarter Balanced Tests By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 03 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 North Dakota and Wyoming state superintendents said this week that they will soon hire new testing vendors. Full Article North_Dakota
ot Educational Opportunities and Performance in North Dakota 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 North_Dakota
ot North Dakota Introduces Native American History By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000 North Dakota is the latest state to make a push for integrating Native American or other ethnic studies into school curricula. Full Article North_Dakota
ot North Dakota the Latest State to Win ESSA-Plan Approval By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000 With the plan's approval, North Dakota's educators will experience some of the nation's most dramatic changes under the Every Student Succeeds Act this fall. Full Article North_Dakota
ot North Dakota Bill Targets Common Core in Both Substance and Name By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 North Dakota lawmakers fended off an effort to ensure that the state's new standards, and any tests that might be used with them, won't mirror the common core. Full Article North_Dakota
ot Educational Opportunities and Performance in North Dakota 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 North_Dakota
ot North Dakota starts free rapid COVID-19 testing for teachers By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article North_Dakota
ot ECOT Looms Over Ohio Gubernatorial Candidates' Education Plans By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Any discussion in politics of the future of education in Ohio inevitably turns to the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow. Full Article Ohio
ot Bill Protecting Ohio E-School Heads to Governor By www.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A bill shielding what is now Ohio's largest online school and its sponsor from the negative consequences of accepting thousands of former Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow students is headed to Gov. John Kasich for his signature. Full Article Ohio
ot How Statewide LMS Options Could Help Schools Strengthen Remote Learning By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Several states already offer a state-sanctioned LMS option to their schools, with some encouraging results in their efforts to cut costs and improve technical capabilities. Full Article Wyoming
ot Lucille Bridges, Mother of Activist Ruby Bridges, Dies at 86 By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-11T04:57:00-05:00 Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black student at her all-white New Orleans elementary school, has died at the age of 86. Full Article Education
ot Washington state teachers protest school return in Monroe By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-10T13:23:30-05:00 Full Article Education
ot How Hybrid Learning Is (and Is Not) Working During COVID-19: 6 Case Studies By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-11T16:59:00-05:00 The mix of hybrid learning approaches is dizzying, but schools are learning valuable lessons about what is worth replicating. Full Article Education
ot In-class teaching continues in Reno; Las Vegas vote Thursday By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-12T01:25:49-05:00 Full Article Education
ot As virus spreads, NYC parents choose: Live or remote school? By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-13T05:05:14-05:00 Full Article Education
ot As Election 2020 Grinds On, Young Voters Stay Hooked By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-13T13:51:00-05:00 In states like Georgia, the push to empower the youth vote comes to fruition at a time when “every vote counts” is more than just a slogan. Full Article Education
ot Minnesota schools struggle with staffing as virus surges By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-13T22:01:13-05:00 Full Article Education
ot Populous suburban Philly county orders schools to go remote By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-13T21:41:52-05:00 Full Article Education
ot Clark County school board delays vote on reopening plan By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-13T16:15:22-05:00 Full Article Education
ot Teaching's 'New Normal'? There's Nothing Normal About the Constant Threat of Death By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 As the bizarre becomes ordinary, don't forget what's at stake for America's teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Justin Minkel. Full Article Education
ot Virus worries latest hurdle in Florida school shooting case By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-17T15:11:12-05:00 Full Article Education
ot Vegas school district to stick with remote learning for now By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-17T13:25:43-05:00 Full Article Education
ot Grady High students will vote for new school name this week By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-17T12:27:22-05:00 Full Article Education
ot Denver public schools go remote for rest of semester By www.teachermagazine.org Published On :: 2020-11-18T22:34:04-05:00 Full Article Education
ot Across the Nation, More Teachers Are Protesting With a Broader Set of Demands By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Even when schools remain open, teachers across the country are speaking out for an investment in public education and protesting school-choice measures. Full Article Maryland
ot Audit: Maryland Dept. Did Not Properly Store Data for 1.4 Million Students By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The Maryland State Department of Education "inappropriately stored" personal information of 1.4 million students and more than 230,000 teachers, leaving them vulnerable to potential bad actors, according to an audit published earlier this month. Full Article Maryland
ot Rapid Deployment of Remote Learning: Lessons From 4 Districts By www.edweek.org 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
ot Teachers Without Internet Work in Parking Lots, Empty School Buildings During COVID-19 By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 While most teachers have online access at home, internet service for many educators in rural areas is spotty, expensive, or nonexistent. Full Article Maryland
ot Who's Afraid of Math? Turns Out, Lots of Students By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A program in Howard County, Md., is built on the insight that children can have strong emotions around academics, and those emotions can sabotage learning. Full Article Maryland
ot The Success of Social-Emotional Learning Hinges on Teachers By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Too often, teachers are asked to use SEL practices without enough training and ongoing support, tanking the effectiveness. Full Article Massachusetts
ot Coronavirus Squeezes Supply of Chromebooks, iPads, and Other Digital Learning Devices By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 School districts are competing against each other for purchases of digital devices as remote learning expands to schools across the country. Full Article Massachusetts
ot Massachusetts Gets Green Light to Pilot Innovative Science Assessment By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Massachusetts is the fifth state to join the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority created through the Every Student Succeeds Act, which allows states to experiment with new forms of testing. Full Article Massachusetts
ot DeVos Visits Kentucky School Recovering From Shooting By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Wednesday visited a Kentucky high school that is recovering from a 2018 shooting to award additional grant money meant to aid its recovery efforts. Full Article Kentucky
ot Education Is on the Ballot in These Governors' Races By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Voters in three southern states will head to the polls for governors races that have shined a spotlight on educator activism, school funding, and teacher pay. Full Article Kentucky
ot Can a Lottery Diversify America's Top High School? By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Controversy over a proposal to admit students by lottery to a highly selective school in Virginia echoes a nationwide debate over how to include more Blacks, Latinos, and low-income students in advanced academic programs. Full Article Virginia
ot At Pivotal Moment, Nevada State Education Chief, Deputies Resign By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 State Superintendent Steve Canavero resigned just two weeks before the state's legislative session was to begin, with more than 80 education-related proposals, including a new funding formula, is on the agenda. Full Article Nevada
ot In-class teaching continues in Reno; Las Vegas vote Thursday By www.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Nevada
ot Clark County school board delays vote on reopening plan By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Nevada
ot Vegas school district to stick with remote learning for now By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Nevada
ot Online Charter Schools in North Carolina Petition to Go From Pilot to Permanent By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The state's two virtual charter schools have earned poor marks from the state's accountability system in the few years they've been operating. Full Article North_Carolina
ot North Carolina Teachers Turn Out in Droves for Daylong Protest By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A sea of red-clad teachers took to the streets around North Carolina's legislative building in Raleigh to fight for higher pay and more school funding. See photos from the event. Full Article North_Carolina
ot How States and Schools Are Working to Grow Young Voters By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 States are tweaking voter registration laws for teenage voters and schools are busing students to the polls. Will these efforts help young people get in the habit of voting? Full Article North_Carolina
ot A RedForEd Wave: Teachers in North and South Carolina Leave Classrooms in Protest By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A sea of red swept the capitals of North and South Carolina on Wednesday, as thousands of teachers turned out to demand higher pay and more school funding. Full Article North_Carolina