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Construction Watch: Connecticut governor proposes cutting back on bonding to manage debt

  Gov. Ned Lamont’s target is to save Connecticut $2 billion over the next 10 years. He wants to cut bond authorizations by $600 million per year. That should put […]

FETC Voices in Technology: Monitoring for signs of harm

How technology provides districts with information about potential signs of self-harm or cyberbullying.

ICYMI: Charging and storage platforms for K12 education

How schools are keeping devices running and saving instruction time.

A year after Parkland, urgency for new gun restrictions declines, poll shows

One year after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., the urgency for new gun restrictions has declined, but roughly half the country is concerned a mass shooting could happen at a school in their community, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

Partnering to deliver a holistic view of student learning

Edmentum and Reflection Sciences, Inc. are partnering to deliver a full integration of Reflection Science’s Minnesota Executive Function Scale assessment into Exact Path’s individualized learning program.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Arizona Senate panel OKs new school voucher bill

Rejecting claims it was ignoring the will of voters, a Senate panel voted to alter the rules governing the use of vouchers of state dollars by parents to send their children to private and parochial schools. One senator, however, insisted the legislation does not expand who is eligible for a voucher but simply clarifies who can and cannot get one.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Comprehensive sexual health courses could become school standard

Washington public schools would be required to teach comprehensive sexual health education courses that emphasize relations free from violence and coercion as well as the importance of consent, under a proposal being considered by a Senate committee.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Kansas City Public Schools links schools and nonprofits

Social Solutions Global, in partnership with Ballmer Group, announced that Kansas City Public Schools joined their national initiative to allow districts and local nonprofit organizations to share data for increased program integration, collaboration and support for students.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Red Clay School District elects Dorrell Green

Dorrell Green has been selected as the next superintendent for the Delaware school district. She is the former director of the Office of Innovation and Improvement for the Delaware Department of Education.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Senate committee kills bill to make Election Day a school holiday in Virginia

Schools will continue to operate in Virginia on Election Day. The Senate Education and Health Committee killed a bill that would have required all public schools in the state to treat Election Day in November as a school holiday.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Behind the teachers strikes

Protest signs hoisted by more than 2,600 Denver teachers would have you think this week’s school strike was “for the kids” or simply about higher wages. But the standoffs in Denver and elsewhere in recent months are also about something else: unions rejecting accountability for student performance.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

32nd year for the National Superintendent of the Year program

First Student is honored to partner with AASA, an organization dedicated to raising the voices of our school system leaders and supporting the creation of world-class learning environments.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

10 ways to keep students safer with end-to-end security

By integrating endpoint, network and physical security, Cisco Meraki creates a safe environment for students and teachers. Read 10 ways to provide the safest learning environment for schools.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Acquisition focuses on Apple edtech solution

Jamf acquired ZuluDesk, a provider of Apple education technology solutions built for teachers and parents. As a result, Jamf now helps 14,000 schools worldwide manage over nine million Apple devices.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Denver Public Schools, union reach tentative agreement

Denver’s first teachers strike in 25 years is coming to an end. The new deal sees Denver Public Schools putting forward an additional $23.1 million toward teacher compensation, giving average raises of 11.7 percent next year, and establishing a new salary schedule that starts at $45,800 a year and tops out at $100,000 annually.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

New leader chosen for Idaho school system

The Bonneville School District has named its assistant superintendent, Scott Woolstenhulme, as the new superintendent. He will replace outgoing Superintendent Chuck Shackett. Woolstenhulme has been with Bonneville since 2011.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Virginia district turns to Essex County for next superintendent

The Amelia County School Board approved Lorena Harper as the school district's next superintendent. She is currently the assistant superintendent for instruction and federal programs in Essex County. Harper will take over for interim superintendent David Smith.

Fri Feb 15th, 2019

Extra arts education boosts students’ writing scores—and their compassion, study finds

A puppeteer’s show was part of an effort to expand arts education in Houston elementary and middle schools. Now, a new study shows that the initiative helped students in a few ways: boosting students’ compassion for their classmates, lowering discipline rates and improving students’ scores on writing tests.
Fri Feb 15th, 2019

How to develop phenomena-based science lessons

Phenomena-based science curricula must include all three learning dimensions working together simultaneously.
Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Do’s and don’ts of phenomena-based science

Educators and groups such as the National Science Teachers Association offer tips for teaching phenomena-based science lessons.
Thu Feb 14th, 2019