Ray Bendici

Comfort and class: School furniture

As teaching has evolved with the increase of educational technology, so has the classroom space itself. Many schools are creating more comfortable, coffee shop-like...

Illinois lawmaker pushes to eliminate zero-tolerance discipline in schools

Illinois Sen. Kimberly Lightford sponsored a new state law that eliminates zero-tolerance discipline policies in schools. Designed to reduce the number of days students are...

Making a model of math

High school math classes focus traditionally on solving equations. The world of mathematical modeling emphasizes creating equations. The nonprofit Association of Computational and Mathematical Modeling...

Product Focus: Student Information Systems

Simplification and integration are the main focus for student information systems (SIS). SIS users are looking for a single sign-on that gives them access to...

STEM saturates all classrooms in Virginia district

Harrisonburg City Public Schools in Virginia incorporates a technical- and engineering-based STEM curriculum starting with kindergarten and continuing right through high school. The nation needs...

Illinois schools to teach students how to speak to police

State Sen. Julie Morrison of Illinois sponsored a law requiring students in all driver's ed classes to receive instruction on how to interact with...

K12 product Focus: Projectors

Although traditional projectors remain popular, many school districts now opt for ultra short-throw, interactive devicesall-in-one solutions that replace the costs and technological support once...

More than a dozen states sue over transgender bathrooms

Twenty-three states have sued the federal government over a directive from the U.S. justice and education departments allowing transgender students to use bathroom facilities...

DeRay Mckesson joins Baltimore City Public Schools

DeRay Mckesson is the interim chief human capital officer for Baltimore City Public Schools in Maryland, managing personnel, staffing, benefits and other related issues....

Keyboarding in today’s classrooms

Many districts teach formal keyboarding instruction as early as second grade—a shift that requires new approaches to a skill that was once taught only...

"Meaningful Making:" and other reading picks for district leaders

Recommended books offer ideas for makerspace activities, insight into online teaching, a behind-the-scenes look at reform and philanthropy, and methods for teaching steam in...

Schools build for the future

Historic schools in Boston, built before World War II, are finally receiving a facelift. On the other side of the country, Carmel USD in California...

Kaya Henderson stepping down as Washington D.C. schools chancellor

Kaya Henderson will step down in September as chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools after serving in the position for more than...

New environmental tool empowers high school scientists

Biology students in 13 Howard County public high schools have a new tool to study the Chesapeake Bay watershed. By using the survey tool, students...

Schools step up social media monitoring

Technology is a vital part of students' lives: 92 percent of teens say they go online daily and 24 percent say they are logged...