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South Dakota district to bring in local beef to students' lunches

Ariana Fine | January 08, 2019

The Wall School District is making history as the first district in South Dakota to bring in locally raised beef from area ranchers into their school lunch program. If the pilot program continues to go well, the district will bring the program back next fall.

Math Techbook gains approval in South Carolina

Ariana Fine | January 04, 2019

The South Carolina State Board of Education has approved the Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 editions of Discovery Education's Math Techbook for statewide use as a core instructional resource through its state adoption process.

Leading a culture of innovation, creativity and community

Michael Niehoff | January 03, 2019

When I started teaching nearly 30 years ago, my principal, Elizabeth Terronez, challenged both of us. My job was to create an environment where creativity and innovation could thrive, while hers was to find a way to say “yes.” My mission made perfect sense, but hers was beyond me. After becoming a school leader myself, […]

New website to track Wyoming's education report card

Ariana Fine | January 03, 2019

The Wyoming Department of Education recently unveiled WyomingMeasuresUp.com, a new tool for parents to track how well their child's school is measuring in performance and testing standards, among other things.

Setting boundaries for mobile communications

January 03, 2019

With social media and connective technology, news is communicated instantaneously and millions are a few keystrokes from the megaphones of Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. Anytime, anywhere connections mean teachers and students can routinely text about everything from homework to changes in sports schedules to study topics. But cell phone use by students can blur […]

15 hands-on ways to create a culture of innovation

Michael Niehoff | January 03, 2019

Like most things, culture is a mindset. Our institutional mindsets will need to be reprogrammed in order to produce new environments and learning communities that are innovative and creative. Like anything transformational, this has to be a lifestyle and not a bumper sticker. Here are 15 more hands-on ways that we can lead a culture […]