When looking to build an edtech team, soft skills can be vital, particularly strong customer service-oriented abilities, including effective communication and collaboration skills, excellent attention to detail, and resourcefulness.
Jeffery Smith (top, left) boosts graduation rate and lowers dropout rate for Virginia district; John Jungmann (top, right) launches Missouri district collaboratives; LeVar Ammons (bottom, left) becomes director of equity and student success in Illinois; and Michael Looney (bottom, right) is heading up a Georgia district.
Towson University's EduCycle program has developed a sliding scale to help administrators decide whether to replace or refurbish computer equipment. The choices are based on the age of the equipment and the costs of repair or replacement. Generally, if the cost of repair is 50% or less than the cost of replacement, and the equipment […]
It's no secret that the United States—once the leader in public education—has slipped well below a number of other countries in performance and outcomes. The problem, says Marc Tucker, president and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy, is that the U.S. doesn't have an integrated system of education. In Leading High-Performance […]
Faced with a state judge's order to fix a public school system deemed deficient, the New Mexico Legislature appropriated an extra $480 million for education—an increase of over 17 percent. Lawmakers hope that the effort will result in getting a return on a major investment in schools in the next fiscal year.
Gain access to the most influential formative assessment minds at LSI Dylan Wiliam Center's conference on July 29-31 in Washington, D.C. Challenge your teaching and shape tomorrow's classroom. A policy paper also reveals the next phase of education.
