Bellevue Public Schools signed a new collaboration with Discovery Education to bring STEM digital content to the district's 15 elementary schools. The partnership covers STEM Connect, Discovery Education Streaming Plus, STEM Leader Corps and Discovery Education Community. Nebraska's Bellevue Public Schools(BPS) announced a new partnership with Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and […]
The Boston school system is facing two lawsuits from female administrators in the central offices who allege inequitable pay and bias, and a hostile work environment for older women. The Boston school system is facing two lawsuits from female administrators in the central offices who describe a difficult work environment, offering a rare glimpse at […]
The district's schools continue to fall well short of meeting physical education and activity requirements set forth by the city, according to a new report. In the 2017-18 academic year, schools reported that younger students received, on average, 91 of the required 150 minutes of physical education per week. D.C. schools continue to fall well […]
When a robot created in a Kansas STEM class broke earlier this year, students didn't have to buy a new part or wait for one to arrive in the mail. They simply walked to their HP Sprout Pro and used the 3D scanner to create a CAD file. From this, they used a 3D printer […]
Faced with budget challenges, shrinking municipal and state support, and intense public scrutiny, public schools may find allies in organizations that have traditionally supported charter schools and private providers. Now, foundations are questioning their investment in charters and turning their attention to public school systems that are committed to innovation, equity and success for all […]
Districts have been installing laundry facilities at schools in low-income neighborhoods, giving students one less reason to miss class. Many at-risk students from low-income homes often do not have regular access to clean clothes, drawing unwanted attention and ridicule from classmates. As a result, they skip school. In 2016, David A. Weir Preparatory Academy—a Title […]
Colorado State University-Global Campus partnered with Aurora Public Schools to build a headquarters for the fully online university on district land. The university will leverage lease payments to make college possible for more Denver-area students. Leaders at Colorado State University-Global Campus, in searching for a new headquarters, found a way to leverage their lease payments to make college possible for more […]
The most effective district PD initiatives are characterized by four distinct attributes: They are personalized, job-embedded, tied to evaluations, and ongoing and sustainable. These qualities will ensure PD efforts are successful. In this web seminar, presenters discussed these four pillars and how to ensure a district's PD aligns with them. Two New York school administrators […]
Lack of resources. Tight deadlines. Inadequate training. These scenarios can trigger anxiety, frustration or other negative emotions at public schools. "I felt all of these things" says Chett Daniel, a former fourth-grade ELA teacher at Neosho School District in Missouri. Daniel quit teaching last year to launch his own consulting firm, K12 HR Solutions. "Often, […]
Nongongoma Majova-Seane has led Stanton College Preparatory School to rank in the top 10 percent of U.S. schools. Nongongoma Majova-Seane is principal of Stanton College Preparatory School, which has been named the No. 1 Florida high school for three consecutive years and continues to rank in the top 10 percent of U.S. schools. Majova-Seane has boosted reading […]
