While many schools teach digital skills, the state of Michigan has no formal standards for teaching computer science. Now, the Michigan Department of Education is gathering public input on a proposed set of K12 computer science standards, and is holding a series of hearings to learn what teachers and parents think should be included in them.
Age of Learning's ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, a digital learning resource for children, and ReadingIQ, a digital library with thousands of titles for kids 12 and under, now include Lexile measures from MetaMetrics for their digital books.
Restorative practices have not been found as effective as many hoped. But reducing suspensions and improving equity in school discipline is still a valid policy goal. The fact that initial reforms have not produced immediate positive results is hardly surprising. After all, changing practice and finding effective interventions in the field of education is hard work.
The types of skills required to care for and advocate for oneself and others—self-regulation, responsibility, empathy and discipline—are becoming increasingly central to the work of schools and teachers. More and more, educators are recognizing that these skills are inextricably intertwined with the academic skills.
Optoma added three new ProScene projectors that feature a 300,000:1 contrast ratio and display more than 1 billion colors to produce lifelike images. They also include multiple integrated installation features and 4K HDR compatibility,
BrightBytes announced the sale of its DataSense data integration platform to Microsoft. BrightBytes will continue to grow its education data analytics organization, which currently provides predictive analytics across school improvement, digital learning and student success, via its Clarity platform,
Legislatures from the Bible Belt to the Dakotas are mulling bills that would establish biblical literacy courses in high schools, but some education analysts say classes focusing on the Bible's cultural and historical relevance already are offered in public schools in those states and elsewhere.
Local school districts and teachers' unions in New York will now officially be allowed to decide together how educators should be evaluated, with some oversight from the state Education Department, and no requirement that standardized tests must play a role. The turnabout reflects in part the rising power of the state's teachers' unions in Albany.
EMS LINQ INC's new Education Resource Management integrates school district technologies into one system with single-sign-on access to unify school districts' school accounting, e-commerce, nutrition management, school website development, real-time notifications, student registration and data analytics .
