A proposed tax on nicotine products could double Colorado's preschool investment, pay for afterschool and summer enrichment programs for low-income families, and chip away at Colorado's highest-in-the-nation teen vaping rate.
Public school teachers and their supporters rallied in Raleigh for the second year in a row. They want more money for student support staff, such as counselors and nurses—features now included in the state House budget written by Republican legislators.
A number of bills made it out of the House education committee, including one that could transform how the Innovative School District (ISD) operates. The legislation creates a three-year phased process for selection into the ISD and requires that districts and school communities be appraised of the situation in the school.
We could design financial education more closely aligned with the financial needs and choices of average Americans, and divine a way to deliver it at the exact right moment. But until we do, kids would be much better off spending more time in ordinary math classes rather than financial-education courses.
A committee tasked with settling the differences between the House and Senate's version of the Tennessee school vouchers bill approved a compromised version that limits the program to schools in certain districts only. The amendment also would not allow home-schooled students to participate in the education savings account legislation.
Cengage and McGraw-Hill are merging to create a combined company with more than 44,000 titles, including McGraw-Hill's portfolio of literacy, math, science and humanities curricula, and adaptive technologies, with Cengage Advanced Placement offerings.
bulb Digital Portfolios announced the renewing of its partnership with Future Ready Schools as the sole sponsor of the FRS Leadership Institute Instructional Coaches strand. The framework emphasizes collaborative leadership and innovative school culture for district leaders.
Coke Magee has been promoted to superintendent of Lee County Schools, the first in the county to take on the role following the state's enactment of a 2016 law requiring all school districts to have appointed superintendents starting this year.
Transitioning to teaching online can leave many educators feeling unprepared. Here's how to make the shift to teaching from behind the computer screen.
