Multiage classrooms are, by design, more focused on projects and interdisciplinary learning than traditional, teacher-focused classrooms. For that reason, they usually look different than traditional classrooms full of desks. Furnishing a multiage classroom focuses on these priorities: Flexibility. Tables and chairs, rather than individual student desks, are the norm—and they’re regularly rearranged to accommodate the […]
Years ago, it was easy for districts to ignore what high average daily-attendance numbers can conceal: kids, sometimes lots of them, who miss weeks of school every year. The 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act has changed that calculus. For the first time, the law requires states to report chronic-absenteeism rates, and more than two-thirds of […]
Greene County Career Center (Ohio) Initiative: A truancy interventionist helps students cope with life challenges such as daycare for their children, homelessness and driving parents to chemotherapy appointments. Result: Truancy court referrals fell from 24 to one in just two years. Meriden Public Schools (Conn.) Initiative: District leaders asked school-based behavioral teams to monitor attendance. […]
YONKERS, N.Y.—Brian Schulder, the security and safety director at Yonkers Public Schools, considers himself an educator, first and foremost. He’s not some hardened, former city beat cop or detective—he’s spent a majority of his 20-plus years in this large urban district teaching and coaching. “I think being an educator lets me see things from a perspective […]
Currently, there is a push in the U.S. to incorporate internet information classes into primary and secondary school curriculum. The movement aims to make fact-checking seem like second nature to individuals at an early age so they will be less vulnerable to agenda-driven information sources throughout their life
The second largest school referendum in Wisconsin on the Nov. 6 ballot was approved. Wauwatosa School District's construction will include four new elementary buildings. The other 10 aging buildings will undergo safety and security upgrades, HVAC improvements, and installation of flexible classrooms.
The Texas district's voters approved a $138.7 million construction bond request by a wide margin. The bond will cover three new Abilene ISD elementary buildings.
Noris Price received the Georgia School Superintendents Association’s President Award for her work on student achievement, improvements to Baldwin County School District buildings, and the launch of a Montessori Academy. Superintendent Noris Price of Baldwin County School District has overseen a 10 percent increase in student scores on the College and Career Performance Index and three straight years of […]
With starting salaries for teachers hovering around an average of $38,600, educators are tapping the rising gig economy for second jobs. This has led districts to consider new policies to prevent disruptions or distractions. With starting salaries for teachers hovering around an average of $38,600, educators are tapping the rising gig economy for second jobs […]
There are a variety of steps that administrators can take to create a data-driven district culture that will help teachers use the right data in the right way to address the diverse learning needs of students and lead powerful learning outcomes across schools. This web seminar focused on ways to create a data-driven culture. The […]
