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Texas lawmakers propose major reforms for $44B school endowment

Houston Chronicle

Massachusetts gets failing grade on lead in school drinking waters

Mass Live

Connecticut magnet schools illegally recruit white students to fill facial quotas

The Federalist

Parkland school principal is under investigation in a move that's angering some teachers

CNN

STEM education myths in early grades

Consider these ideas: Some kids are STEM kids and some aren’t. Students need to master science and math basics before moving on to STEM. STEM focuses on jobs, so it should be concentrated in middle and high school. Wrong, wrong and wrong.
STEM

Web Seminars

How an eLearning Repair Certification Program Prepares Students for College and Technical Careers
Broadcast Date: Tue, 03/19/19

Create Meaningful Dialogue about School Data
Broadcast Date: Thu, 02/28/19

Supporting Next-Generation Inventors with STEM Learning
Broadcast Date: Tue, 02/26/19

Launching and Sustaining a K-12 Esports Program
Broadcast Date: Tue, 02/19/19

DA Op-ed: Partnerships help a high poverty school beat the odds

Read how a school underwent a significant transformation from being the lowest performing elementary school—in both the district and the state—to one of the highest performing for high growth/proficiency. In large part, this was due to creating a culture of ownership among staff, parents, and students.
Curriculum and Instruction

7 K-12 thought leaders to follow

On their blogs and Twitter feeds, K-12 thought leaders provide an anytime, anywhere personal learning network that covers everything from #leadership to #diversity to #lessonplanning to #edtech. Here’s a sampling.
Administration and Management

SAT, ACT grades increase when K-12 districts pay for exams

By giving more students access to pre-college exams such as the SAT and ACT, better average scores can result.
Student Success

Construction Watch: Maryland House passes $2.2 billion school construction bill

Funding would be provided to Maryland schools—prioritized by need—by fiscal year 2020.

Industry News

Merger benefits K-12 schools and educators
EdgeMakers

Understanding the use and impact of video coaching
Edthena

Enhanced vape detection sensor unveiled
Soter Technologies

Glynlyon, Inc. acquired by Weld North Education
Glynlyon/Edgenuity/Imagine Learning
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News From DA's FETC

FETC opens call for submissions for 2020 conference

FETC 2019: 3 E’s for inclusive and future-focused STEM Education

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  2. California may ban all smartphones at schools

    CBS

  3. Parkland school principal is under investigation in a move that's angering some teachers

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