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Improving communities by improving schools

Adam Galvan | August 06, 2015

Schools are the center of the community and when schools are transformed in positive ways, communities are transformed. The continued rise of poverty is not surprising when policies and practices that could contribute to eliminating poverty are not addressed well. The foundation of systematic oppression is rooted in practices that contribute to a system becoming […]

Construction wave produces new & improved schools

Adam Galvan | July 24, 2015

State-of-the-art science labs, green buildings and internet upgrades are among major trends in school construction this year, as districts break ground on large projects that address aging facilities, increased enrollment and technology needs, according to the first annual DA School Construction Survey. State-of-the-art science labs, green buildings and internet upgrades are among major trends in […]

Why K12 education needs diverse teachers

JD Solomon | July 21, 2015

Leslie T. Fenwick has been praised as “a fearless voice in education on behalf of communities of color.” As dean of the School of Education at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Fenwick has devoted her career to improving educational opportunity and outcomes for African-American and other underserved students from the elementary through graduate school levels. […]

School neuroscience unleashes students' brain power

Matt Zalaznick | July 17, 2015

Educational neuroscience empowers teachers with new insights into how all students learn and holds promise for enhancing special ed, but myths and exaggerations sprouting up around the burgeoning field could lead to children being labeled, which could limit their abilities, experts say. Educational neuroscience empowers teachers with new insights into how all students learn and […]

Lawsuit questions district's handling of trauma

Adam Galvan | July 16, 2015

A first-of-its kind class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of five students and three teachers against Compton USD in California alleges the district does not adequately address the impact of childhood trauma on learning. A first-of-its kind class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of five students and three teachers against Compton USD in California alleges the district […]

A rural school's STEM makeover

Adam Galvan | July 16, 2015

STEM came alive in a rural Arizona district after a state grant led to a culture change. Congress Elementary School District has just 115 students and is located 80 miles northwest of Phoenix. Superintendent and Principal Stephanie Miller received a three-year grant of $42,500 from Science Foundation Arizona and the Arizona STEM Network in 2012 […]

How schools create homeschool connections

Deborah Yaffe | June 24, 2015

On the walls of Tim Cline’s office hang samples of outstanding work completed by students in Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA), the public school program he runs. Visiting parents are often impressed. Nothing unusual about that??except that IDEA’s students are homeschoolers who may never enter a public school classroom, and those impressed parents are […]

Kelley Castlin-Gacutan named superintendent of Birmingham City Schools

Adam Galvan | June 19, 2015

Kelley Castlin-Gacutan was unanimously chosen superintendent of Alabama’s Birmingham City Schools in May. Birmingham City is the fourth-largest district in the state, with more than 30,000 students. Castlin-Gacutan is a native of the area, and was the interim superintendent for Bibb County Schools in Georgia. She has worked as a teacher, principal and administrator. She […]

Sir Ken Robinson: The creative approach to teaching and learning

JD Solomon | June 18, 2015

Sir Ken Robinson’s 2006 TED talk, “How Schools Kill Creativity,” still ranks as the most watched video of the series, viewed more than 30 million times. In that presentation Robinson said that we are all born with immense natural talents, but by the time we’ve been through an education system, far too many of us […]

Is healthcare required for full-time substitute teachers?

Adam Galvan | June 12, 2015

An enforcement agency writes a rule to solve a specific problem. Applied to other situations, the rule makes less sense. Will the agency restrict enforcement to those situations clearly referenced in the rule or will the agency enforce the rule more broadly? Among Affordable Care Act watchers, this is a common question. Parsing the rule […]

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