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Alaska school district grows fresh food and supports local employment

Steven Blackburn | October 25, 2018

At a few remote Alaska schools, produce ranging from tomatoes and squash to bok choy and cilantro is grown in greenhouses heated by wood-fired boilers. This provides fresh greens and vegetables for the school lunch program in communities where some residents have to drive two hours, one way, to the nearest grocery store. Southeast Island […]

K-12 learning spaces

Steven Blackburn | October 25, 2018

Today, virtual reality devices transport classrooms to the moon and back. On Earth, students complete quizzes while lying on floor mats and build robots at customizable workbenches.

K12 learning: Keeping Students Safe Every Day

Ray Bendici | October 25, 2018

Keeping Students Safe Every Day: How to Prepare for and Respond to School Violence, Natural Disasters, and Other Hazards ASCD This guide provides insight on creating emergency operations plans that follow government guidelines and best practices, such as ways to decentralize authority and responsibility during a crisis. Keeping Students Safe Every Day teaches school leadership […]

Policy considerations

October 24, 2018

When considering medical marijuana use on school grounds: Be prepared for debate and discussion. "The medicinal use of cannabis is a controversial subject that inspires strong feelings all around" says Darcy Kriha, founding partner at Kriha Law LLC, which is located near Chicago. "The policy should be written in a manner that is clear and […]

Medical marijuana pushes boundaries in school district policies

October 24, 2018

As parents increasingly turn to marijuana to treat children, school district administrators have had to establish rules for the drug's use on school grounds.

District policies target teachers' second jobs

Adam Rogers | October 24, 2018

With starting salaries for teachers hovering around an average of $38,600, educators are tapping the rising gig economy for second jobs. This has led districts to consider new policies to prevent disruptions or distractions. With starting salaries for teachers hovering around an average of $38,600, educators are tapping the rising gig economy for second jobs […]

Higher ed tech developers give K12 teachers new insights

Matt Zalaznick | October 24, 2018

One of the most fertile areas for collaborative problem-solving between colleges and their K12 counterparts may be the mission they share: education. When edtech developers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania asked K12 teachers to wish for a superpower, the teachers imagined student data hovering in midair before their very eyes. Wish granted. Lumilo, the […]

Georgia superintendent wins top educator award for improved student achievement

Steven Blackburn | October 24, 2018

Noris Price received the Georgia School Superintendents Association's President Award for her work on student achievement, improvements to Baldwin County School District buildings, and the launch of a Montessori Academy. Superintendent Noris Price of Baldwin County School District has overseen a 10 percent increase in student scores on the College and Career Performance Index and three straight years of […]

Cultivating a Positive Assessment Culture

Adam Galvan | October 23, 2018

Most current assessment systems rely on generating data in order to identify, sort and label students, as well as educators. But this approach is at odds with what has always been the true purpose of effective assessment, which should instead be to build hope, efficacy and achievement for both learners and educators. In this web […]

Creating a Data-Driven District