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The class of 2030 and life-ready learning: The technology imperative

msdc | May 27, 2018

What skills will today's kindergarteners need to be life-ready when they graduate in 2030?

Federal funds could help revive dying languages in schools

JD Solomon | May 24, 2018

Perhaps in an effort to right the wrongs of the past, the Department of Education has begun accepting applications for $2.3 million in grants that will teach Native American languages to a new generation of children. Starting in the 1870s, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs ran boarding schools for Native American children that separated […]

K12 research roundup

Adam Rogers | May 24, 2018

Four-day school weeks lead to jump in student crime Shortening school weeks may cut costs for districts, but the practice also increases student crime rates, according to a June study published in the Economics of Education Review. Researchers analyzed data from 1997 to 2014 in Colorado, where more than half of the state's 178 districts […]

Genres generate renewed enthusiasm for school libraries

Ray Bendici | May 23, 2018

School libraries increasingly use "genrefication"—the reorganization of collections by genre as opposed to the traditional Dewey Decimal System—to boost circulation and to encourage students to help themselves in finding books. Genrefication emulates bookstores, allowing users to find titles easily by browsing by general subject rather than using card catalogues and numeric codes. "Historically, libraries were […]

Classroom audio for K12

msdc | May 23, 2018

The latest technology can fill classrooms with movie theater-quality sound. Among the latest products are audio enhancers for videoconferences and speakers that can mount to various surfaces and generate sound from numerous devices. Students can add some constructive "noise" of their own with throwable microphones and online music platforms. SoundStructure C-Series Polycom This conferencing system […]

School superintendent travels great distances to get to know her district

Steven Blackburn | May 23, 2018

Superintendent Tiffany Anderson, who lives more than 60 miles from her office, arrives at Topeka Public Schools every day at 5:30 a.m. and leaves at 7 p.m., so she can spend more time getting to know the district. This came after convincing the district to change its policy that superintendents must live in the area. […]

E-sports in schools primed to grow 'bigger than the NFL'

Matt Zalaznick | May 21, 2018

Dozens of high schools across the nation are adding competitive video-gaming as it becomes one of the fastest-growing activities in both K12 and higher ed.

School students pass 'go' and collect a free car

Steven Blackburn | May 21, 2018

Students at Clarksville-Montgomery County School System can win a brand-new Toyota Yaris, Hyundai Accent or Kia Rio—or other prizes, such as gift cards—if they score a 3 or higher on exams. Editor's Note: Nuts and Bolts delves into how a school or district developed an innovative program. Each year, the number of high school students in […]

K12 students visit the VR farm

Ariana Fine | May 20, 2018

City students from both coasts have donned headsets to take virtual field trips wherein they learn about the humane treatment of farm animals on a rural sanctuary in upstate New York. Farm Sanctuary provides schools in in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and California with 20 VR headsets. CIO News: Staying healthy in virtual […]

Staying healthy in virtual reality