Staffing cuts and terminations have become more frequent topics at school board meetings over the past year, according to the Burbio's tracker that has captivated District Administration.
On National AI Literacy Day, a new survey shows that AI may well transform education but fewer than one in five teachers have used the latest technology in the classroom.
School district websites are often the first point of contact for parents, students and the community. With technology advancing so quickly, however, too many of us are still using older sites.
School leaders should work with law enforcement to develop a response plan that starts discreetly, at a lower intensity, and scales up rapidly if a threat becomes credible.
How much IEP progress is enough for a district to show that it provided free appropriate public education? According to one court regarding a middle schooler with a seizure disorder, not hitting annual IEP goals is not enough progress.
"The churn that's happening in classrooms is now affecting everyone. It's affecting the ability of teachers to teach, teachers to set classroom norms, and kids to learn," Attendance Works Executive Director Hedy Chang says on this week's podcast.
At the top of U.S. News and World Report's best schools of education list is a tie between the world-renowned Teachers College, Columbia University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Which other schools round out the top 10?
A key to the mission at Sea Lab is for students to work "as scientists" across disciplines. Recent projects have had students grow lettuce in a hydroponic aquarium and compose music based on the sinking of military ships. "There's a little bit of whimsy science thrown in," teacher facilitator Simone Bourgeois explains. "We do everything from meteorology to zoology to any content science a student might approach in high school or college."
