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New ACT and SAT benchmark tool now available

msdc | December 04, 2018

A new tool now makes it possible to check student progress toward college and career readiness benchmarks on both the ACT and the SAT exams. As early as sixth grade, educators can determine which students are on track for benchmarks and who may need additional support.

Personalized literacy platform among approved instructional materials in Texas

msdc | December 02, 2018

The Texas State Board of Education has approved ThinkCERCA's core curriculum for English language arts and reading for grades 6-8. It is designed to support Texas districts and schools in meeting 100 percent of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and English Language Proficiency Standards. ThinkCERCA, a recognized industry leader in student reading and writing […]

New tool to protect school networks from internal threats

msdc | December 02, 2018

The Hacking and Cybercrime Keyword Library contains lists of key words and phrases that have been linked to cybercrime and security breaches. The new library is part of the company's flagship product, Impero Education Pro, which provides online monitoring, classroom management and administrative tools for schools. Cybersecurity is a growing area of interest for school […]

Louisiana school made headlines for sending black kids to elite colleges. Here's the reality.

msdc | November 30, 2018

T.M. Landry, a school in small-town Louisiana, has garnered national attention for vaulting its underprivileged black students to elite colleges. But the school cut corners and doctored college applications. Bryson Sassau's application would inspire any college admissions officer. A founder of T.M. Landry College Preparatory School described him as a "bright, energetic, compassionate and genuinely […]

CSU's online university will pay rent in scholarships

Matt Zalaznick | November 27, 2018

Colorado State University-Global Campus partnered with Aurora Public Schools to build a headquarters for the fully online university on district land. The university will leverage lease payments to make college possible for more Denver-area students. Leaders at Colorado State University-Global Campus, in searching for a new headquarters, found a way to leverage their lease payments to make college possible for more […]

Foundations to the rescue for K12 schools

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | November 27, 2018

Faced with budget challenges, shrinking municipal and state support, and intense public scrutiny, public schools may find allies in organizations that have traditionally supported charter schools and private providers. Now, foundations are questioning their investment in charters and turning their attention to public school systems that are committed to innovation, equity and success for all […]

ESSA and Accountability: From Policy to Practice

Ben Brooks | November 27, 2018

The Every Student Succeeds Act provides states and districts with increased autonomy to create accountability systems and improvement plans. In light of the opportunities created by ESSA, how can administrators use new test scores to engage stakeholders in the planning and improvement process? What broader measures of student success are districts using to determine school […]

Dungeons & Dragons storms K12 education

Matt Zalaznick | November 27, 2018

A group of educators has revived the nondigital adventure game as a fun way to teach students decision-making and critical-thinking skills, while they work collaboratively and creatively. What can you learn when your third-level cleric's hunting party falls into the Cave of Unknowing and gets trapped between an angry fire giant and a deadly mist cast by an evil […]

Florida principal awarded national Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership, her school named No. 1 in state

Steven Blackburn | November 26, 2018

Nongongoma Majova-Seane has led Stanton College Preparatory School to rank in the top 10 percent of U.S. schools. Nongongoma Majova-Seane is principal of Stanton College Preparatory School, which has been named the No. 1 Florida high school for three consecutive years and continues to rank in the top 10 percent of U.S. schools. Majova-Seane has boosted reading […]

Pushing back against so many K12 tests

JD Solomon | November 25, 2018

In her book, After the Education Wars: How Smart Schools Upend the Business of Reform (The New Press, 2018), Andrea Gabor shows how corporate philanthropists have hurt, rather than helped, public education. From limiting the ability of teachers to do their job, to making poor-quality test results bellwethers of effective teaching, this influence has alienated […]

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