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Curriculum & Instruction

How to keep literacy varied and fun to provide the repetition students need

Elizabeth Greene -
The science of reading encourages a variety of approaches to meet the individual learning needs of all students. Here’s how it works in my classroom.

Superintendent’s Playbook: 5 ways to connect PD to student learning

Matt Zalaznick -
No matter how much teachers demand PD, experts and educators are still looking for effective ways to measure professional development's impact on student achievement.

ACT scores are at a 30-year low. How does this impact K12?

Alcino Donadel -
The graduating class of 2023 has continued a six-year decline in ACT scores, according to new data released by the testing giant.

3 practices leaders should avoid when focusing on student academic recovery

Micah Ward -
In an effort to help educators and district leaders employ best practices surrounding academic recovery, researchers outline what they believe to be the best—and worst—practices for addressing the issue.

Superintendent’s Playbook: How to make more progress with interventions

Matt Zalaznick -
"It forces collaboration between social studies, math, English and science teachers," explains Superintendent John Dignan of Wayne-Westland Community Schools, about embedding interventions into core instruction. "They're working together and our kids are getting the medicine they need—it's not just about remediation, it's about acceleration."

Instructional leader: How one principal leverages a love of teaching reading

Matt Zalaznick -
Principal Angie Krause's background as a reading specialist has come in handy this year as she gets to know each child's academic and social-emotional needs.

How this superintendent is harnessing the power of social media for good

Matt Zalaznick -
"I try to be ever-present," is how Superintendent Brian Nichols describes his effort to stay connected and engaged with his students, staff and community at New Kent County Public Schools in Virginia. "When kids see me, they call me by name—I have 3,500 kids and I'm getting to where I can call them by name."

7 quick tips: Helping the class of 2023 find alternatives to college

Matt Zalaznick -
More than half of the graduating class of 2023 is opting out of the traditional four-year college education, according to a survey released Tuesday. While these numbers are no cause for alarm, leaders should be concerned that nearly one-third of the graduates were not aware of the career and technical education programs that would have given them alternative paths.

5 charts to help us visualize the state of public education right now

Matt Zalaznick -
One in five teachers in states without restrictions on race- and gender-related topics reported narrowing their instructional choices. And all educators remain divided over carrying guns in school.

How Township High School District 214 is embedding entrepreneurship

Lazaro Lopez -
It’s true what they say: a traditional four-year college education isn’t for everyone. But virtually every kid who walks the hallways of Township High School District 214’s six schools will get a job at some point in their lives.

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