A proposed Atlanta Public Schools and City of Atlanta program would open up schoolyards for use as public parks after school, on weekends and summer breaks.
About 6 percent of students nationwide are “twice exceptional,” or 2e: They have high academic aptitude but struggle with ADHD, mild autism, dyslexia, or other learning and behavioral challenges. Parents say it's often impossible to find schools to educate them. Now some are fighting to change that.
Excelligence Learning Corporation has acquired the Letter People and the DIG comprehensive pre-K curriculum from Abrams Learning Trends. The Abrams products acquired will be incorporated into Frog Street Press, a subsidiary of Excelligence.
The latest K-12 edtech news from the nation's capital, including how more states are now offering edtech training and how educators are preparing to have their voices heard in the next presidential election.
New Energy Equity, Region Five Development Commission and Rural Renewable Energy Alliance have partnered to develop six solar arrays for Pine River-Backus and Pequot Lakes school districts, and Central Lakes College. These three projects will reduce each school's carbon footprint by 1,420 metric tons of C02.
A number of bills made it out of the House education committee, including one that could transform how the Innovative School District (ISD) operates. The legislation creates a three-year phased process for selection into the ISD and requires that districts and school communities be appraised of the situation in the school.
This web seminar addressed how administrators can facilitate discussions about the effective use of data and how to improve teachers' relationship with data. Sponsored content by Istation.
Today's focus on STEM projects seems irrevocably linked to makerspaces. Educators have seen students thrive when they experiment with tools and technology to create various objects.
Family problems, absences and poor grades can drive students to becoming a dropout. But what actually drives many teenagers to quit school, say experts, is a sense that nobody in the building cares about them.
