Berea College has vastly expanded its Partners for Education K-12 assistance program to provide cradle-to-career services to families in the country's poorest communities.
Fort Smith School District uses Istation as a state-approved initial screener that also provides interventions and other resources to support teachers and students alike. Sponsored content by Istation.
School closings continue to be a fact of life for districts across the U.S., as changing demographics force administrators to make unpopular decisions about shuttering underused buildings or starting the school consolidation process due to declining enrollment.
New York may begin screening preschoolers for dyslexia, and Montana now requires schools to test all new students, up to second grade. The policy changes come as parents pressure educators to enhance interventions.
The first statewide law requiring later school start times has been passed in California. Middle schools can start at 8 a.m., and high schools at 8:30 a.m.
As K-12 educators adopt yoga and other mindfulness exercises to reduce student stress, some controversy continues to swirl around use of the practices in public education.
A kindergarten readiness test can predict first-grade performance, according to University of Missouri researchers. Kindergartners who rate poorly in academic and behavioral readiness will likely remain behind the following year.
Lori Motsch will lead the Illinois district when the current superintendent, Peggy Manville, will retire on June 30, 2020. Motsch most recently served as director of personnel for New Lenox District 122.
Literacy is perhaps the most fundamental academic skill there is. But too often, literacy seems to mean reading, and the flip side of the coin, writing, gets limited attention, says guest columnist and former classroom teacher Dea Auray, who is the founder of Empowering Writers.
Can an online preschool learning program used at home be a viable substitute for traditional pre-K? That's the question being addressed by an online preschool service that is gaining users across the country.
