DA expert Carol Patton says relying on creativity—rather than busting your district's budget—can do more for building a diverse culture of trust and respect.
Many countries use national benchmarks to assess students and construct tests to gauge understanding of the core curriculum—an original goal of the Common Core—but in the U.S., standardized tests have become more about ranking schools, and even teachers, and states issue their own tests.
About 6 million students (1 out of 7) miss at least 15 days during the school year, according to the Department of Education. Valerie Marsh and Shaun Nelms offer four research-supported practices that have proven to boost attendance in real schools with real students.
To get buy-in and continued support, follow these three strategies from Jon Myers, executive director of instruction and school improvement for Noble Public Schools in Oklahoma.
The only way for teachers, and ultimately their students, to be innovative and creative is by taking risks, questioning the norms, and maybe even breaking a few rules, according to Michael Niehoff, a longtime educator who writes on transformational leadership and professional development.
For your next school event, consider using experiential marketing to strengthen community relationships, says Trish Rubin, a marketing instructor at Baruch College in New York, and the author of BrandED: Tell Your Story, Build Relationships, and Empower Learning.
A group of educators has revived the nondigital adventure game as a fun way to teach students decision-making and critical-thinking skills, while they work collaboratively and creatively.
Student bus badging—in which students swipe ID badges while getting on and off school buses—is helping districts better manage security and track ridership, say administrators who have adopted the tool.
When the North Carolina General Assembly reconvenes on January 9, seventh-grade English teacher Justin Parmenter wants legislators to consider these five ways to improve education in the state this year: Restore teaching assistants, provide trauma-informed training, overhaul school report cards, reinstate the charter cap and pay teachers well.
Gavin Newsom, who's being sworn in as California's 40th governor today, is delivering on campaign promises, proposing nearly $2 billion in spending on early education and childcare programs in his first state budget proposal. An overview plan shared with The Chronicle includes $750 million for schools to implement full-day kindergarten programs and $747 million to subsidize childcare facilities and to help train childcare workers.
As the federal government shutdown heads into its third week, parents in Los Angeles are also bracing for a possible shutdown of the public school system. The school district is hemorrhaging cash and students, but on January 10, the 33,000 members of United Teachers Los Angeles plan to go on strike anyway, writes The Wall Street Journal.
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