Union leaders have framed the LAUSD educator strike as a fight for the future of public education. But for teachers on the ground, it's about getting day-to-day help so they might be able to pay more individual attention to their students.
Illinois education officials may propose creating more scholarships or making more student data available to public universities, in an effort to stanch the flow of freshmen choosing to attend colleges outside the state.
Starting in the 2020-21 school year, Washington County Technical High School students will have access to advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and cloud computing programs. Leaders at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts will expand course offerings to cover computer game development, animation and digital communications.
Shaming students is keeping schools from teaching them. It actually works very well, but it runs the great risk of alienating students, moving the problem underground, and away from the supports a student needs to thrive.
Innovation in education can range from adding makerspaces to using artificial intelligence tutors. Education technology solutions abound. That's why taking the right approach to innovation is important, and has implications not just for student outcomes, but also for tactical purchasing decisions and student, teacher and leader development.
Peek inside your average classroom these days, and you'll likely see teachers using apps, websites and software, which borrow elements from video games, to connect with students living technology-infused lives. By all accounts, they're fun to use, and studies have found that some can be effective. But there is also skepticism. Are students who use them better educated, or just better entertained?
Illustrative Mathematics is partnering with Kendall Hunt Publishing Company to be its exclusive distributor of its IM Certified digital curriculum. Kendall Hunt customers will have access to IM 6-8 Math as an open educational resource along with high school curriculum such as Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 Math courses.
The five new models provide between 3700 and 4000 lumens and offer XGA, WXGA or WUXGA resolution. These models offer increased brightness, better connectivity, network capability and longer lamp life.
The Digital Citizenship Curriculum for grades 6-8, available for free to all schools through the Common Sense Education platform, takes on the authentic concerns that students face in their lives, giving them the skills they need to succeed as digital learners and leaders. The concerns include sexting, tech addiction, cyberbullying and more.
A new South Carolina bill could require high school students to pass a personal finance class to graduate. The bill would require students to take a half-credit personal finance course with an end-of-year test to pass.
A bill making its way through the Florida legislature would make it mandatory for schools to offer classes on religion. The bill would require schools to offer the courses as an elective, and they would cover topics such as the New and Old Testaments of the Bible and Hebrew scriptures.
Nearly 5,500 students who received scholarships last year through Illinois' taxpayer-funded private school scholarship program will have to apply again as the program enters its second year, program officials said.
The Arizona governor announced he will again ask lawmakers to approve his school safety plan, including a controversial provision to allow judges to take guns away from people considered dangerous.
In his State of the State speech, Gov. Eric Holcomb talked about making teacher pay competitive with surrounding states. He proposed having the state pay off a pension liability that schools currently pay. He also announced the creation of a Teacher Pay Commission to develop a plan in time for the 2021 legislative session.
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