Students who participate in esports may actually spent less time playing video games at home. And by focusing on the social, health and cultural aspects of competitive video gaming, students may improve their attendance and boost grades.
Student bus badging—in which students swipe ID badges while getting on and off school buses—is helping districts better manage security and track ridership, say administrators who have adopted the tool.
In urban areas across the country that give parents significant choice over where to send their kids to school, educational stratification and racial segregation is usually exacerbated. The result is that even when urban districts improve a little, they struggle to improve a lot because middle-class parents choose to send their children elsewhere. In recent […]
Two recipients of a Best Starts for Kids grant have chosen to partner with Kickboard to help expand trauma-informed and restorative practices in King County schools. Hazelwood Elementary School and Unleash the Brilliance have each begun a three-year partnership that includes a web-based platform and professional development services. Two recipients of a Best Starts for […]
The Alabama school system has started phasing in a new school protection officer (SPO) program. The district is working closely with Dothan Police to add officers with high-powered weapons to patrol schools. Unlike a school resource officer, an SPO has limited interaction with students, and is strictly there for safety and security. Dothan City Schools […]
Chicago Public Schools abandoned a plan to convert a largely African-American elementary school in the South Loop into a neighborhood high school, hours after a judge temporarily blocked the move and dealt a victory to parents who’ve argued the idea violates state civil rights laws. Chicago Public Schools abandoned an ambitious but controversial plan to […]
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 […]
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 […]
