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The Maryland State Department of Education has responded to concerns about Holocaust instruction by announcing plans to enhance and expand how it’s taught, including teaching middle schoolers about anti-Semitism and strengthening Holocaust education for high schoolers.
A first-of-its-kind partnership between Hixson High School and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency allows high school students to lead projects on nearly 80 acres of state-owned land.
In addition to science principles, the Next Generation Science Standards allow schools to build skills such as communication, collaboration and problem-solving.
New Teacher Center’s professional learning program among the new approaches boosting educator preparation.
Cyberattacks on school districts seeking financial compensation in exchange for unlocking infected computer networks have increased dramatically in 2019.
Verbally abusive parents loom large in driving high school sports officials off fields and disrupting athletic schedules.
Principal Moran (top right) and Indiana students support educator on active duty; Superintendent Munn (left) partners with Colorado State U to swap building space for scholarships; and New Jersey Superintendent Cittadino donates contractual salary increase to schools.
Top education officials say they are preparing to implement Tennessee’s newly enacted voucher law a full year ahead of schedule while unveiling key requirements surrounding the program.
By having access to clean clothes, students gain self-confidence and are less likely to be targets of bullying or ridicule.
As hurricane season blows in with Dorian, preparation for natural disaster remains a focus for K-12 schools.
Elevated levels of lead continue to be found in schools across the U.S., requiring district administrators to take action to provide clean drinking water for students.
Attorneys representing children and families in the city of Norwalk have secured an order from the Connecticut State Department of Education ordering local schools to correct deficits in access to special education services.
Twenty states now require sexual abuse prevention education as early as preschool. Educators say it’s up to adults to know the signs and symptoms of abuse — and teach behaviors that could prevent it.
Starting this fall, every school district in New Jersey will be required to include age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness education in their curriculum now that Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill known as “Erin’s Law,” named in honor of Erin Merryn, a survivor of child sexual abuse turned advocate.
The Common Core literacy standards were intended to shift instruction toward building knowledge and away from illusory reading comprehension “skills.” But many teachers have stuck with “skills” and added nonfiction—a losing combination.
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