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How schools are steering social media

By David Raths

Crafting a strong and well-balanced social media policy requires considerable time and effort. The policy must be flexible enough to accommodate new tech trends—such as anonymous messaging apps and livestreaming—yet thorough and specific enough to address a multitude of potentially troublesome scenarios involving students, faculty and staff. When a few students at Eudora High School […]

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November 15, 2017

No more zeros in K12 education

One education researcher calls it “the academic death penalty”: A grade of zero on a 100-point scale, a mark that spells disaster for a student’s class average. “It’s such an extreme score in a percentage grading system” says Thomas R. Guskey, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Kentucky. “To recover from that […]

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November 14, 2017

Strategies for building a diverse school district

Not every school considers diversity an essential even though a business case can be made for it. At the very least, a diverse workforce leads to employee innovation, increased productivity and a positive reputation. The following districts recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce and have made it a priority. Take a look at some […]

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November 13, 2017

Laws and guidelines

Many states have enacted laws and guidelines spelling out how schools can help students with dyslexia. Such laws vary by state. According to understood.org, a website on learning and attention issues founded by 15 nonprofit organizations, they generally address issues such as: Link to main story: How schools are disrupting dyslexia The definition of dyslexia […]

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November 13, 2017

It's never too late to address dyslexia

Dyslexia is not correlated with intelligence, says Richard Wagner, associate director of the Florida Center for Reading Research and a professor of psychology at Florida State University. “If you’re reading at a level at which you do everything else, it’s probably not dyslexia,” Wagner says. “If you’re reading below the level at which you do […]

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November 13, 2017

How schools are disrupting dyslexia

Educators know that most dyslexic students will need interventions and accommodations throughout school, but best practices continue to evolve as more is learned about this reading disability.

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November 10, 2017

Iowa to include student feedback in ESSA school accountability

Iowa intends to survey students on school climate as part of its Every Student Succeeds (ESSA) accountability plan. If approved, students in grades 3 through 12 would be asked to rank how strongly they agree with statements such as “My teachers care about me” and “My school building is kept in good condition.” “ESSA gave […]

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November 09, 2017

Why are all the black kids still sitting together in the school cafeteria?

Visit just about any racially mixed school and you will see black, white, Asian and Latino kids clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, an authority on the psychology of racism, says straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are […]

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How schools are steering social media

School districts find creative ways to fund pre-K

A progressive approach to school safety: prepare, respond and review

Student Success Stories

No more zeros in K12 education

Strategies for building a diverse school district

Laws and guidelines

It's never too late to address dyslexia

How schools are disrupting dyslexia

Iowa to include student feedback in ESSA school accountability

Why are all the black kids still sitting together in the school cafeteria?