While the LAUSD strike is the latest installment of a trend driven by exasperated educators, various factors make it unique. The city's public-school teachers are predominantly people of color—and a plurality of them are Latino, like most of the students they serve. Numerous teachers say a sense of solidarity with their students is what's driving them to the picket lines.
Destiny 16.5 features enhancements to Destiny Library Manager, Destiny Discover and Destiny Resource Manager, including collection playlists, genrefication improvements and more.
About 33,000 kindergartners and first-graders in New York City will have access to free eyeglasses this year through an expanded partnership with the eyewear firm Warby Parker, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. More than 140,000 kids will get free eye exams from the city's Department of Health.
Esparto USD's superintendent of schools, Diego Ochoa, has given his resignation to accept a similar position in Hollister in California. He also worked previously at Sweetwater School District, Antelope Valley and San Diego USD.
Cleburne ISD teachers will now have full access to Nearpod's premium content—such as digital citizenship, engagement-boosting tools and virtual reality—as well as in-person training, support and professional development resources.
Catapult Learning and the Center on Teaching and Learning (CTL) are establishing the Institute for Scaling Evidence-Based Education. The partnership, which initially calls for Catapult Learning to provide professional development for CTL's Enhanced Core Reading Instruction program, plans to cover CTL's full suite of programs and services.
Transition planning for special education students has evolved so that the activities students participate in now mirror more closely mainstream college- and career-prep programs.
As voice-activated devices transition from homes to classrooms, dozens of teachers now lead spelling practice, present history lessons and interact with their students in new ways.
Today's mentoring programs go beyond the basics of helping new teachers acclimate to the classroom. The one-on-one coaching model can serve as a boot camp for new teachers and a reboot for veterans.
The Here Comes the Bus' more affordable Lite version will be available later this year. Designed to serve smaller school districts that normally don't invest in smart school bus fleet technology. it provides real-time tracking info as well as e-mails and push notifications to connect parents and students with their bus.
