Since 2015, Superintendent Kathy Murphy has worked on several fronts—from school boundaries to AP enrollment to discipline—to convince a federal judge to a decades-old desegregation order on Hoover City Schools.
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.
In honor of National STEAM and STEM Day, District Administration has compiled seven innovative ideas and initiatives in K-12 that promote the advancement of STEM education.
A first-of-its-kind partnership between Hixson High School and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency allows high school students to lead projects on nearly 80 acres of state-owned land.
As more states and policymakers urge schools to expand computer science instruction, experts are examining the ramifications of how the subject is being integrated.
When asked about his title at Knollwood Middle School, Chris Aviles humbly responds: "Teacher." There’s no denying it. It’s even there on his LinkedIn profile. But, after a bit of prying, Aviles says "21st Century Skills, Technology, and Innovation Coordinator." Yet, he is so much more. To a select group of students in the […]
Academic achievement is deeply tied to creativity and curiosity, physical and emotional well-being, connection to the world, and caring and committed relationships with adults. While 'whole child' education is an innovative approach in today's mainstream classroom, it's actually a time-honored philosophy, says DA guest columnist Jonathan P. Raymond.
K12 Inc. introduced the Destinations Career Confidence Index, a holistic measure of parents' and students' confidence in young adults' ability to find workforce success. This is the first installment of the index with future installments planned to show how parents' and students' opinions change over time.
