As lawmakers return this week to Des Moines, the state's school districts are banking on the Iowa Legislature to extend a sales tax they rely on to pay for building projects — and hope changes to the tax code don't dampen other sources of K-12 funding.
Powered by Windows 10, the thin and light Swift 7 has a new premium chassis and a display that is nearly borderless, giving the 14-inch laptop a 92 percent screen-to-body ratio.
DeKalb CUSD 428 purchased Trinity3, a value-added reseller that beat all comers on the cost of equipment and four-year accidental damage warranties for the Illinois district.
Iowa schools need certainty about the future of the statewide 1-cent sales tax that generates money to help pay for infrastructure. The Iowa Legislature can provide it by repealing the 2029 sunset on the tax, or, better yet, making the tax permanent. There will never come a day when districts do not need money for […]
Co-principals Shy-Quon Ely II and Brooke Beavers recently took over Elder W. Diggs School 42, a struggling campus that Indianapolis Public Schools restarted as an innovation school. Beavers and Ely, who previously co-led a local charter school, will focus on improving test scores and preventing state intervention. The duo has hired nearly all new teachers […]
More school districts now operate winter- and spring-break academies as a way for students to recover missing credits and to increase their chances of on-time graduation. Minneapolis Public Schools offers classes during vacations at about 20 high schools. Students can complete courses, retake classes they've failed or even get a jump-start on other work. The […]
Statewide teacher strikes and walkouts in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado and Kentucky left students out of school for days while superintendents scrambled to communicate with parents, to make up missed class time and to reschedule state tests. In West Virginia, all schools in the state's 55 districts were closed for nine days in February […]
The human brain is notable for its ability to support cognition, communications skills, consciousness and plan appropriate behavior for future occasions. This was evidenced millions of years ago as our ancestors’ brains alerted them to life-threatening risks, as well as to life-enhancing opportunities. Consider early man foraging for food in the same space as a […]
Coaching has surfaced as a key quality improvement strategy for early childhood instruction, according to a recent report by Bellwether Education Partners. District administrators have hired full-time, in-house coaches, some of whom had previously been in a PD or education leadership role. Coaching can be delivered in person, using email or a platform such as […]
