The gap between girls and boys in math performance is far smaller than many believe, even at the high school and college level where girls perform similarly to boys, according to research. Elementary schools are introducing their students to engineering principles, hoping to inspire a life-long interest in STEM fields. But it seems to be girls' confidence about their abilities in math and their interest in pursuing STEM careers that drops after middle school.
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen joined lawmakers in support of a bill saying students cannot give consent for sexual relationships with school employees. It would prohibit any elementary or secondary school student from giving consent to a school employee, contractor or volunteer.
Amplify has launched a new mCLASS early literacy suite that includes both teacher-led and adaptive student-driven instruction, as well as the mobile version of the DIBELS 8th Edition assessment developed by the Center on Teaching and Learning at the University of Oregon's College of Education.
Johnson Controls will address aging infrastructure as part of a $3 million project to provide updates to schools within Trenton Special School District in Tennessee. The updates include intelligent LED lighting fixtures, an energy management control system, a Pathways HVAC Technology Learning Center and a STEM-focused curriculum to create energy and operational savings.
Journalists are not strangers to censorship, especially when it comes to student journalism. Students are often subjected to it when their stories are unflattering towards school administration or address controversial topics. But a new bill being proposed to the Virginia General Assembly could change everything for student journalists. protecting them from censorship.
DreamBox Learning signed a five-year agreement with the Austin ISD to deliver its online K8 math platform to the 83 elementary and 18 middle schools in the Texas district. For teachers, DreamBox provides ways to personalize lessons, monitor student growth and receive job-embedded professional development.
One state legislator is proposing that every public school in Virginia give parents at least 24 hours' notice before deploying the lockdown drill training. The time would give parents the ability to have a discussion with their children about lockdowns if they want to.
The two words, “these kids,” frustrate Superintendent Carla Santorno more than any other phrase. It's used by some educators as a kind of secret code and a flimsy excuse for academic failure among marginalized students, she says.
Peter Hannigan, currently assistant superintendent for human resources at Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54, will be the next superintendent in Hawthorn Elementary District 73. The district in 2018-19 has been led by two interim superintendents after former Superintendent Nick Brown took a position in Indiana.
Many school districts have morphed from education centers into community centers, providing medical care, housing assistance, free meals and other social services.
