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Student bus badging improves K-12 transportation security and routing

Ray Bendici | December 19, 2018

Student bus badging—in which students swipe ID badges while getting on and off school buses—is helping districts better manage security and track ridership, say administrators who have adopted the tool.

Assessing for Learning: Unlocking Mathematical Thinking

December 19, 2018

In this web seminar, the mathematics coordinator from the Waukegan Community Unit School District #60 in Illinois discussed how the district improves assessment, instruction and learning.

One easy way to increase diversity on college campuses

msdc | December 13, 2018

America’s inequality problem is bigger than Harvard, the University of Michigan or the SAT. But there are steps universities can take to ease the application process for low-income students. A new study suggests that low-income high school students are more likely to apply to selective colleges if they’re aware that they can receive financial aid. […]

Later school start time pays off for Seattle teens

msdc | December 12, 2018

Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, the Seattle district moved the official start times for middle and high schools nearly an hour later. The bottom line goal was met. Researchers found that the teenagers used the extra time to sleep in. Many American teenagers try to put in a full day of school, homework, after-school […]

To ensure our future, focus on desired outcomes

Adam Galvan | December 11, 2018

Our system of education is a national tragedy and is at the root of all our nation’s challenges. That millions of our nation’s children suffer irreparable harm makes the American education process a disaster of unprecedented scope and scale. Children in charter, parochial and public schools are failing throughout the U.S., and each failure has […]

K12 artificial intelligence curriculum debuted

msdc | December 11, 2018

Designed for users of all experience levels and abilities, each AI-in-a-Box provides curriculum, hardware and software for schools and teachers to provide 10 hours of STEAM and project-based education. It teaches six key concepts of artificial intelligence, including visual recognition, facial recognition and more. ReadyAI, the first teacher-friendly K12 Artificial Intelligence (AI) education company, announced […]

N.C. STEM high school to launch new AI program

msdc | December 10, 2018

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a public residential and online high school, has received $2 million in donations to its foundation to create The Ryden Program for Innovation and Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. The program will combine an artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum with a fabrication space. The North Carolina School of Science […]

Designer's process for solving problems takes root in districts

msdc | December 07, 2018

An increasing number of educators use elements of the design-thinking process—empathize, define, ideate, prototype and test—to find solutions to and think analytically about problems around them. Michael Cohen, printmaking and design expert turned educator, says district leaders can use design thinking to address systemic educational issues such as high dropout rates and poor student engagement.

New curriculum on the Holocaust

msdc | December 06, 2018

A new curriculum for teachers, developed by the nonprofit organization Journeys in Film, in partnership with the USC Rossier School of Education’s Center for Engagement-Driven Global Education, will give educators more resources to help students make sense of prejudice and hatred, drawing on the life of Oskar Schindler as an entry point. With anti-Semitism on […]

How schools are forced to close as rural populations dwindle

msdc | December 03, 2018

Across the country, rural schools are being forced to shut down as more families move to urban areas and funding sources dry up. The closures can cause logistical challenges, emotional fallout and community divisions. Across the country, rural schools are being forced to shut down as more families move to urban areas and funding sources […]

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