Even if teachers don't intend to discuss what's going on at home ands adults try to keep hard news from their children's ears, the pervasiveness of social media and 24/7 news cycles make it impossible to keep children from events that feel scary and incomprehensible.
Unruly Splats is undeniably one of the great names in edtech. But what does it teach? The program, created by Unruly Studios, introduces students to coding as they create their own games and interactive experiences. Unruly Studios is also one of the winners of FETC 2023’s Pitchfest, which recognizes innovative edtech startups. In January, a […]
"I can count on one hand how many teachers of color taught me," Principal E. Rodney Walker says. "I never wanted any student under my care to experience this lack of connection."
At 959.9, the average score dropped 36.1 points below the previous year, and set the lowest mark in the state since the test was implemented statewide in the 2015-16 school year, according to information released Aug. 31 by MI School Data. The score was also 47.7 points lower than the all-time high average of 1007.6, set in 2016-17.
Missouri’s board of education will decide Tuesday whether to adopt social-emotional learning standards for K-12 students. But though board members praised the potential guidelines during an August meeting as teaching “the basics of what it means to be human,” the proposal also inspired plenty of negative feedback among the 1,800 public comments submitted in the run up to Tuesday’s meeting in Jefferson City.
The board will decide whether to approve the reproductive health and disease prevention education materials for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. If they agree, they will send the material to the Florida Department of Education for approval.
The 2024 graduating class has never spent Mondays in the classroom. Since the 2011-2012 school year, the Harrisburg School District has operated with four-day weeks.
A controversy over the rebranding of a Kansas district's tiger mascot has led to the departure of Superintendent Jason Crawford from Jefferson West Public Schools USD 340.
Superintendents should develop a comprehensive school board communication plan, establish a shared vision and not try to solve every problem on their own.
Books bans have been growing in scale since the pandemic. Now, a leading book publisher is giving elementary schools the option to exclude "controversial" books as a result of this nationwide dilemma.
