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Melting the glacier in "Ice Age Schools"

By JD Solomon

In their book, Transforming Ice Age Schools: A Practical Guide for School Leaders, Leighangela Brady and Lisbeth Johnson argue that, beyond superficial “fixes,” little has changed in the underlying structure of education. The result: students unprepared for the complex challenges that await them after high school. We’ve all heard the saying, “The more things change, […]

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March 22, 2016

Supporting literacy success for all students with comprehensive programs

By all accounts, Marysville School District in Michigan is a high-success, high-performance district. While the average state graduation rate hovers at about 78 percent, Marysville graduates 95 percent of its students. It’s a point of pride that students exit Marysville—a suburban community located 55 miles northeast of Detroit—prepared to meet the rigorous demands of higher […]

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March 18, 2016

Canines in the classroom

A cadre of canines visits San Francisco Bay Area elementary schools, where struggling readers gain confidence and improve literacy by reading aloud to their furry friends. Readers of the Pack, a program run by the nonprofit 4Paws Learning and Wellness Center, sends certified therapy dogs and handlers to schools, libraries and after-school programs. “Young students […]

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March 17, 2016

New reading-heavy SAT raises ELL concerns

The redesigned SAT seeks to expand opportunities for all students to go to college—but its focus on reading comprehension may make the exam more difficult for English-language learners and low-income students. The SAT updates were announced two years ago, and first rolled out in March. The new test aligns with the Common Core, and asks […]

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March 14, 2016

Business boost for education

At Banneker High School in College Park, Georgia, dedicating a wing of six classrooms, an office and a conference room to just 139 ninth graders and their six teachers is an exercise in innovation. The wing is the foundation of a Junior Achievement (JA) pilot program called JA Magnet Business Academy, JA-MBA. Junior Achievement is […]

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March 11, 2016

At-risk school success stories

No matter how cutting-edge the technology or advanced the curriculum, students have a hard time mastering essays and equations if they’re hungry, traumatized or feeling marginalized by a textbook’s inaccurate portrayal of their ethnic group. “If you came to work and hadn’t eaten for a day or two, you wouldn’t be prepared to work” says […]

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March 03, 2016

Data-driven improvement in education

Leadership is never more critical than when creating and sustaining a data-centric learning culture, as Lane Mills advises in a white paper on how districts can access and integrate data to make informed, proactive decisions. A smart “what-why-how” framework can illuminate the mission of a new culture: What is a data-driven culture? Why is there […]

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March 01, 2016

Innovative use of data helps Johnston County Schools close achievement gaps

Leaders in Johnston County Schools in central North Carolina knew they needed to find more effective ways to help struggling students, close the achievement gap and meet their core instructional priorities. So they carefully planned a pilot program to choose the best adaptive learning system for the district’s 25,000 K8 students and their educators. “We […]

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Curriculum & Instruction

Top Curriculum & Instruction Stories

Melting the glacier in &quot;Ice Age Schools&quot;

&quot;Teacher Tenure&quot; and other reading recommendations for educators

Long live aging edtech!

Curriculum & Instruction Stories

Supporting literacy success for all students with comprehensive programs

Canines in the classroom

New reading-heavy SAT raises ELL concerns

Business boost for education

At-risk school success stories

Data-driven improvement in education

Innovative use of data helps Johnston County Schools close achievement gaps

Melting the glacier in "Ice Age Schools"

"Teacher Tenure" and other reading recommendations for educators