AESA is seeking presentation proposals for its annual conference. ASBO has a new board of directors. ASCD is honoring its affiliate award winners. AASA is pushing for expanded student health care. And NSBA announced its backing for reauthorization and full funding of IDEA.
The majority of countries begin foreign language education around age six and introduce a second language in later school years. If the United States is to remain a competitor in education and in international business, it is crucial to start language education early.
Science from Scientists has announced the Amgen biotechnology company as a pilot STEMissaries partner. Amgen and its Amgen Foundation will participate in active, long-term partnerships to support the local community and engage elementary and middle school children directly in their classrooms.
Personify, Inc. announced that the National Association of Secondary School Principals is its first client to build its operations strategy with the full Personify Platform including Personify360, Personify Community, Personify Hub, a2z Events and Wild Apricot.
Restorative justice reduced average suspension rates in elementary and middle schools in Pittsburgh, a recent study found. Teachers thought their school climates improved. That was the good news. The bad news was that students reported that teachers become more lax in terms of classroom management. Perhaps more concerning was what researchers found it did to student achievement.
Some 200 unionized educators at four Chicago International Charter School campuses and management announced a tentative deal after a two-week work stoppage. The pending four-year deal includes pay raises, class size limits, one week of paid parental leave and shorter work schedules.
A puppeteer's show was part of an effort to expand arts education in Houston elementary and middle schools. Now, a new study shows that the initiative helped students in a few ways: boosting students' compassion for their classmates, lowering discipline rates and improving students' scores on writing tests.
