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A Network for Public Education report found that up to $1 billion in federal funds was wasted on charter schools that never opened, or opened and then closed because of mismanagement and other reasons. The author, Carol Burris, is back with an update. Her conclusion: The waste and fraud may be worse than the original report stated.
Advocates for gifted and talented children have been clamoring for Chicago to comply with a state law that requires districts to have a formal acceleration plan that would allow early entrance to kindergarten and grade skipping. In one of its first decisions, Chicago’s new school board will decide whether the district’s proposal is enough.
When an Ohio House-Senate conference committee meets this week to hammer out a compromise two-year budget, sticking points will include what high school students must do to graduate and what happens to schools that fail to get them there.
Preschool is an important time for children to build pro-social behaviors and learn to get along with other kids in a school setting. Recently, there has been more emphasis on academic preparation in preschool, but just as important, are the social and emotional skills kids will need to succeed when they move into kindergarten.
The state Supreme Court is poised to release a ruling on whether the governor or the state schools superintendent controls Wisconsin school policy. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit with the high court last year arguing then-Superintendent Tony Evers was writing regulations without then-Gov. Scott Walker's approval.
With MimioClarity, the teacher’s voice is captured by a light-weight wireless microphone worn on a lanyard while students have a pass-around handheld microphone. The multichannel, 60-watt amplifier is the microphones’ receiver and can connect to up to four microphones simultaneously.
Ozobot Classroom will offer teachers another way to bring coding into lessons with features that include an educator dashboard, real-time insights into student progress, a curriculum builder and more.
FreshGrade Next is a learning network that combines elements of lesson planners, portfolios, communication systems and gradebooks into a seamless experience.
Colorado’s pension, which covers most state employees, public school teachers and some local government workers, lost $1.8 billion on its investments in 2018, a new report found. Taxpayers and state employees will need to pay more as new guardrails designed to shore up the system are triggered.
Want an idea for a hands-on middle school STEM lesson that’s guaranteed to fuel student engagement? Hand the kids lighters, and tell them to start fires. Even better (and safer): Invite local firefighters to help out.
Paraprofessional training yields big benefits, typically without big costs and schedule disruptions.
Time to Climb is a new game-based activity that allows students to compete across various subjects through interactive visualizations to assess comprehension and increase engagement in the classroom.
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