es New Jersey schools to stay closed for rest of academic year By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T16:48:45-04:00 Full Article Education
es Trump pushes economy reopening, says virus could kill 100K By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T14:04:11-04:00 Full Article Education
es Should Schools Pay for Teachers' Internet Access? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T17:00:00-04:00 A nationally representative EdWeek Research Center survey found that just 1 percent of teachers said their school or district was paying for their high-speed, wireless internet at home. Full Article Education
es Judge rules Tennessee's voucher law is unconstitutional By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T02:53:40-04:00 Full Article Education
es Georgia allocates $411M in federal COVID-19 aid to schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T18:39:18-04:00 Full Article Education
es Tiny Teaching Stories: 'I Wish I Had Known' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T00:00:00-04:00 Super-short stories written by teachers about their triumphs and frustrations, and the hilarious or absurd moments from their lives. Full Article Education
es With camps shut, families face summer in the great indoors By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T16:59:27-04:00 Full Article Education
es How to Make the Coming Teacher Layoffs Hurt Schools and Students Less By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T00:00:00-04:00 If budget cuts force pink slips, many districts leaders may be able to protect their most effective teachers, especially in schools where turnaround is high. Full Article Education
es Stop Giving Inexperienced Teachers All the Lower-Level Math Classes, Reformers Argue By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 “Detracking” math teachers is tough because many educators resist upending their routines or challenging informal hierarchies, and PD initiatives to make it happen are limited. Full Article Education
es Are Math Coaches the Answer to Lagging Achievement? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 A sizable body of research shows that intensive, one-on-one coaching can improve instructional practice and student achievement more than other professional development offerings for teachers. Full Article Education
es Who Takes the Hardest Calculus Courses? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 Digging a little deeper into the data from international tests reveals ways in which differences in the content students can access widens math achievement gaps. Full Article Education
es How to Teach Math to Students With Disabilities, English Language Learners By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 Experts recommend emphasizing language skills, avoiding assumptions about ability based on broad student labels, and focusing on students’ strengths rather than their weaknesses. Full Article Education
es Lee encouraging voucher applications despite court order By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T00:55:34-04:00 Full Article Education
es Lamont canceling in-person classes for rest of school year By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T23:44:20-04:00 Full Article Education
es Ohio governor: $775 million budget cut as revenue crashes By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T21:35:53-04:00 Full Article Education
es Public schools, classes at Univ. of SC hope for fall return By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T17:56:54-04:00 Full Article Education
es New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T17:49:23-04:00 Full Article Education
es The Pandemic Is Causing Widespread Emotional Trauma. Schools Must Be Ready to Help By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T00:00:00-04:00 Students and adults in the school community will all need more support when schools reopen, writes the head of the National Association of School Psychologists. Full Article Education
es Official: Schools should be flexible with start dates By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T06:47:39-04:00 Full Article Education
es Trump Administration Shelves Guide to Reopening That Included Advice for Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T10:48:00-04:00 The Trump administration has shelved a document created by the nation’s top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other public places during the still-raging coronavirus outbreak. Full Article Education
es Educators, This Is Our Moment to Defend the Teaching Profession By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T00:00:00-04:00 In this moment of loss, the coronavirus pandemic offers four opportunities to demand the rebirth of public education, writes Amy Stuart Wells. Full Article Education
es Audit slams Española Public Schools’ finances By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T04:03:58-04:00 Full Article Education
es Judge blocks Tennessee from implementing voucher program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T22:46:34-04:00 Full Article Education
es Hogan vetoes major education bill, cites virus budget impact By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T21:29:57-04:00 Full Article Education
es Wyoming Faces $700 Million Education Budget Deficit By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000 As in several other states dependent on tax revenue from natural resources, Wyoming legislators are looking for ways to make millions of dollars in education budget cuts. Full Article Wyoming
es States Dependent on Natural Resources Face Tricky Path on K-12 Revenue By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Governors in several natural resource-dependent states said recently they will have to continue to cut public education funding because prices for oil and coal have not rebounded. Full Article Wyoming
es Why Is This Teacher Running for Office? To Help 'Students Get What They Deserve' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 High school teacher Jenefer Pasqua is running for Wyoming's state legislature to fight against education funding cuts. Full Article Wyoming
es Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wyoming By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Wyoming
es How 4 Communities Are Struggling to Prepare Kids for an Uncertain Future By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Schools are slowly figuring out how to balance thinking globally with acting locally, and recognizing that some key skills are valuable no matter where students end up living. Full Article Wyoming
es Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wyoming By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Wyoming
es School-Year Closures Now Affect 50 Million Students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Maryland's announcement Wednesday that school buildings won't reopen this academic year marked a a sobering milestone in the disruption to American education caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article Wyoming
es In Texas, Administrators Arrested for Cheating By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Five El Paso educators have been charged with scheming to defraud the federal accountability system and, in some cases, retaliating against co-workers who cooperated with the FBI's 5½-year investigation of the Texas school district. Full Article Texas
es Texas District Apologizes for Comments on Hijabs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 A Houston-area school district is apologizing after an administrator told Muslim students they need to obtain permission from an imam to wear hijabs in school. Full Article Texas
es Special Education Enrollment Increases in Texas in Wake of Newspaper Investigation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 About 14,000 more students in the state are enrolled in special education, after the state lifted what it called a "benchmark" enrollment figure of 8.5 percent. Full Article Texas
es Betsy DeVos Greenlights Texas' ESSA Plan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 For those keeping score at home, DeVos has now approved ESSA plans for 34 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Full Article Texas
es Texas Illegally Suppressed Special Education Enrollment, Ed. Dept. Finds By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The federal office of special education programs said the state failed to ensure that students were properly evaluated for special education, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Full Article Texas
es Feds Plan Fresh Oversight of Texas Special Education Plan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The state has developed an extensive plan for fixing a violation of federal special education law, but federal officials want to see additional corrective actions and plan a visit to follow up. Full Article Texas
es Educational Opportunities and Performance in Texas By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Texas
es Educational Opportunities and Performance in Texas By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes. Full Article Texas
es Civics Tests as a Graduation Requirement: Coming Soon to a State Near You? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Eight states have passed laws requiring students to pass some version of a civics test so far in 2015. Full Article North_Dakota
es Montana Lets Schools Cancel Smarter Balanced Testing After Technical Woes By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Montana Superintendent Denise Juneau said it would be "in the best interest of our students" to let districts cancel Smarter Balanced testing if necessary. Full Article North_Dakota
es Measuring the Impact of Common-Core Test Disruptions in Three States By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 A Smarter Balanced testing vendor has released completion rates in three states that had serious challenges giving the common-core aligned exam. Full Article North_Dakota
es Eight States Add Citizenship Test as Graduation Requirement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Advocates have plans to push more state legislatures to pass laws requiring high schoolers to pass a citizenship test in order to graduate in coming years. Full Article North_Dakota
es Some States Without NCLB Waivers Say They Dodged a Bullet By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Not having to negotiate with federal officials on the finer points of teacher evaluation, rigorous standards, or school turnarounds has made it easier to chart their own paths, some education leaders say. Full Article North_Dakota
es Smarter Balanced Delays Spur Headaches in Wisconsin, Montana, and Elsewhere By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 In addition to a delay, Wisconsin had to eliminate certain questions from its Smarter Balanced exam, after opting not to use the adaptive testing feature of the test. Full Article North_Dakota
es Feds: No Penalties for Nevada After Smarter Balanced Testing Woes Last Year By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 The state requested a waiver from the federal requirement in January. Failure to meet the 95-percent requirement can lead to funding penalties for states. Full Article North_Dakota
es After Nearly Three Decades in Office, N.D. Schools Chief to Step Down By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Wayne Sanstead, who has been North Dakota's state schools superintendent for nearly three decades, has decided not to run for an eighth term this fall. Full Article North_Dakota
es North Dakota Gets on the Preschool Train By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, a Republican, signed a bill into law providing $3 million in state grants to preschool programs for students from low-income families. Full Article North_Dakota
es North Dakota, Wyoming Move Away From Smarter Balanced Tests By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 North Dakota and Wyoming state superintendents said this week that they will soon hire new testing vendors. Full Article North_Dakota
es In Some States, ESSA Means More Powers for Local School Boards By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 19 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Some states, such as California, Kentucky and North Dakota plan to use the Every Student Succeeds Act to bolster the decision-making powers of their local school boards in the coming years. Full Article North_Dakota