Make learning easy to enter but rich enough to reward persistence. Build classrooms where failure is viewed as feedback, goals are clear, and mastery is something students strive for.
Today's educators must prioritize student voice and reward proficiency over seat time, says Nicki Slaugh, a principal of Weber School District's Innovation High in Utah.
Strategic cooperative purchasing can provide districts with data insights into contract details and spend across the entire organization, turning what was once a reactive process into a proactive approach.
Texas lawmakers approved a plan to replace the STAAR test with three shorter exams throughout the school year. But parents, educators and experts worry the change could actually increase testing pressure, since the end-of-year exam will still weigh heavily in school accountability ratings.
Date & Time: Thursday, October 16 12 p.m. ET <br><br> This timely podcast revisits and expands upon critical school safety strategies from the "5 P's" methodology (Planning, Process, Protocol, Practice, Prevention), a comprehensive framework for school safety preparedness that transforms theoretical safety plans into life-saving action.
A national report shows 12th-grade reading and math scores have dropped to their lowest levels in decades. Educators cite absenteeism and smartphones as key concerns behind the decline.
