Fuel Education has put together a step-by-step guide to implementing online credit recovery solutions in your school or district. Their solutions are designed to help students recover credits, stay on track for graduation, and can be delivered in an online or blended learning environment.
Finland's education system caters to working families and receives plenty of funding, with more than 55 percent in federal dollars. Free meals, health care and outside-of-class child care are available to all students, who start formal schooling at age 7.
Edgenuity customers in eight states will have access to DriversEd.com's interactive online courses, which are designed to teach students relevant local driving laws, pass their permit exams and get onto the road with confidence.
In many states, both Republicans and Democrats agree that schools need more money and teachers need better pay. But while most states are likely to put more money into schools this year, political divisions, budget constraints and competing visions for how to fix the education system could lead to some tense debates.
The Georgia district's board of education members named Robert Downs, who currently serves as assistant superintendent of Cobb County Schools, as the sole finalist. He replaces former Buford Superintendent Geye Hamby, who resigned in August.
More teachers in grades 4-6 and new funding for school security are among the financial needs for Alabama public schools, State Superintendent Eric Mackey told lawmakers. The budget request also includes more state funding to teach students who are learning English as a second language, and more for school nurses and transportation.
Designed for kids ages 7-13, Little Sophia is a tutorial companion that teaches STEM, coding and artificial intelligence. It also interfaces with Raspberry Pi, allowing kids to learn electronics and robotics.
In its latest update, Verso has added Exit Tickets, a new feature designed to collect student-to-teacher feedback at the end of a lesson to enable formative assessment. Another update includes an improved teacher dashboard that enables teachers, coaches and mentors to share insights with and feedback for other teachers.
The current fight is over a proposed $20 million cut to public education in the governor's recently proposed supplemental budgets for this year's spending. These bills usually cover appropriations lawmakers didn't anticipate when drafting spending plans last session for the current fiscal year.
Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy and keynote speaker at the recent 2019 Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, discusses how technology will impact education in the years ahead.
