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Ohio has 'alarming shortage' of high school sports officials

Ariana Fine | February 20, 2019

The Ohio High School Athletic Association is down almost 800 officials for its junior high through high school varsity sanctioned sports compared to the 2017-18 school year. The cumulative impact of the shortage prompted the association to send a media release in January saying adult behavior needs to improve.

Wisconsin governor won't seek to phase out school vouchers

Ariana Fine | February 20, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers said he would seek to provide "more accountability and transparency" within the state's private school voucher programs but would not include a proposal to phase out taxpayer-funded school vouchers in his first state budget.

N.C. General Assembly debates competing school construction plans

Ariana Fine | February 20, 2019

The North Carolina House and Senate are running competing plans on the best way to fund school construction and capital needs. Both contain funds around the $2 billion mark, but legislators are debating over whether it is best to have a statewide bond proposal or draw from an existing fund.

Md. district's school board to amend $1.26 billion operating budget

Ariana Fine | February 20, 2019

Anne Arundel County school board members will propose a number of amendments to the superintendent's recommended $1.26 billion operating budget. The budget includes requests to hire 201 teachers, increase substitute teacher pay and expand services for non-native English-speaking students.

Give Wash. schools a better chance to pass construction bonds

Ariana Fine | February 20, 2019

The supermajority requirement of 60 percent sets an unreasonably high bar for passing school bonds. The Legislature should pull the threshold back to a simple majority. Too many school districts struggle to pass a school bond. Crumbling, overcrowded and unsafe buildings do represent an equity issue.

Student success network acquired

Ariana Fine | February 20, 2019

Instructure, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Portfolium, the student success network built to showcase the achievements, projects and competencies of students to potential employers.

IXL approved for adoption across Idaho

Ariana Fine | February 20, 2019

The Idaho State Department of Education has approved IXL Learning's IXL Language Arts for use in K5 classrooms statewide. This adoption makes it easier for Idaho schools to implement IXL's platform to help learners at all levels make strides in literacy.

Opinion

DA op-ed: Improving student achievement every day

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | February 20, 2019

As educators and school leaders, our goal is to help students reach their greatest potential and be prepared for the future. But if data is not driving all education decisions, a school’s efforts will often fall short. In order to make improvements at Arizona Virtual Academy, we revamped our processes to use K12 student data […]

District CIO: Making makerspaces

Ariana Fine | February 20, 2019

School leaders must consider not only the tools and materials that a makerspace contains, but also the purpose, funding and audience for a makerspace.