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âKlint W. Willert Superintendent, Brookings School District, South Dakota Topic: Testing & assessment Trend: Student achievement is measured by more than a single assessment score. The trend of moving toward […]
The vast majority of states require student growth and achievement to be factored into teacher and principal evaluations. But most states and districts are now grappling with the practical realities […]
The new year may send familiar education challenges in new directions as administrators grapple with an uncertain testing landscape, staff shortages, the increased push for equity and constantly increasing charter […]
Half of U.S. states fail to provide adequate financial literacy education in high schools, according to a report released by Champlain College’s Center for Financial Literacy, a partnership among several […]
Students three years from now will use two or three mobile devices in the classroom compared to the current ratio of one device to every two students, according to a […]
Cyberattacks on high-profile companies such as Target and The Home Depot have driven a growing number of school CIOs and administrators to purchase cyber insurance policies in attempts to avoid […]
As we head into 2016, teachers and students alike want to focus most on being hands-on and creative with technology. Teachers need to captivate and inspire collaboration with tools that […]
Districts must navigate a larger number of titles and skill sets when hiring qualified literacy specialists to implement new learning standards and to improve students’ reading and writing performance. Traditionally, […]
Resistance and frustration over standardized assessments and learning standards may have reached critical mass. In October 2015, President Obama and the U.S. Department of Education released a testing action plan, […]
The reform movement has been, and perhaps always will be, on-going. We have witnessed the enactment of No Child Left Behind, which had the admirable goal of having all children […]
District Administration presents its second consecutive Year Ahead edition to help K12 educators navigate the new year. This special section offers in-depth stories focused on the future of leadership, smart […]
Social-emotional learning programs improve the grades and behavior of all learnersÑbut special ed students may benefit even more from lessons on mindfulness, self-regulation and cooperation, experts say. Social-emotional learningÑalso known […]
Nearly every week another report comes out about what worksÑor doesn’tÑin education, particularly when it comes to boosting outcomes among the highest-need students. Yet amidst the deluge of (sometimes conflicting) […]
Districts facing rising English language learner populations and teacher shortages have turned to Puerto Rico for quality bilingual teachers who don’t need a visa to work on the U.S. mainland. […]
Teaching students to dream high is one thing. Teaching them how to help others fly safely is something left to ambitious districts. Over 2,500 aviation jobs open each year in […]
An engineering project in a Tennessee high school grew into a compassionate mission to build an innovative dome to grow fresh food for a rural Central American orphanage. The adventure […]
Applying the pedagogy of gifted education to all classrooms can lead to total school improvement. That is the aim of my work, an enrichment-infusion process called the “schoolwide enrichment model,” […]
Since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, there have been an estimated 262 other school and college shooting incidents. Tragic as they are, each incident reveals another piece to the […]
The rapid spread of 1-to-1, BYOD and online lessons in K12 districts has brought the concept of digital citizenshipÑthe norms of appropriate, responsible technology useÑto the forefront for school administrators. […]
A first-of-its-kind Connecticut law allows parents to include their child’s paraprofessional in school planning and placement team meetings that create individualized educational programs. Districts must also inform parents of their […]
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