v Coronavirus: Scottish Government given 'insufficient time' to consider Westminster proposals By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:18:04 +0100 SCOTLAND’S Economy Secretary has penned a letter to the UK Government venting her frustration at being given “insufficient time” to consider workplace safety proposals. Full Article
v Coronavirus in Scotland: People could be isolated before knowing if they are positive By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:30:32 +0100 PEOPLE who are not positive for Covid-19 could be told to isolate from their families before test results are issued as a precaution, Scotland’s national clinical director has warned. Full Article
v Coronavirus: MSPs highlight 'deep unease' of teachers at qualifications overhaul By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:27:35 +0100 MSPs have penned a letter to the head of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) - highlighting “deep unease” by teachers at plans to overhaul exams amid the lockdown. Full Article
v SNP MP accused of capitalising on virus crisis following 'brazenly disloyal' remarks at virtual meeting By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:00 +0100 AN SNP MP has been accused of capitalising on the virus crisis to undermine Nicola Sturgeon and boost their own profile following a series of remarks made in an online party meeting. Full Article
v The Teachers' Unions Have a Charter School Dilemma By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 With the first charter school strike in the books—and teachers coming out victorious—experts say both unions and charter schools may need to rethink how they’ve long operated. Full Article Charter+schools
v Deep Dive: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren on Charter Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Dig into what two leading Democratic presidential candidates have to say in their platforms about charter schools with Education Week's detailed analysis. Full Article Charter+schools
v Arkansas panel approves charter school campus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Charter+schools
v Betsy DeVos Stresses That She Supports 'Great Public Schools' (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently spoke at Council of the Great City Schools annual legislative and policy conference in Washington, D.C. Here are some of her remarks. Full Article Federalpolicy
v Teacher Tax Deduction Could Double to $500 Under Approved Senate Bill By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The version of the tax bill passed by the Republican-led Senate would double the amount teachers can deduct for classroom supplies. Full Article Federalpolicy
v School Leader on Trump's Education Budget (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Education Week's Andrew Ujifusa hashes out the details of the education budget with Prince George's County, Md., Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell. Full Article Federalpolicy
v DeVos May Bypass Congress to Get Rid of the Office for English-Learners. Can She? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The answer is unclear but "the threat is real," English-language-learner advocacy groups say. The advocates say the Education Department has evaded their questions about the future of the office of English-language acquisition. Full Article Federalpolicy
v 4 Things to Know About Trump's Education Budget (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 President Donald Trump wants to make the biggest cuts in the U.S. Department of Education's budget in about 35 years. Check out the highlights of Trump's plan. Full Article Federalpolicy
v Reporters Answer Key Questions About ESSA (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 After a day of ESSA discussion as part of Education Week's "Keys to ESSA Readiness" online event, Lisa Stark, Catherine Gewertz, and Alyson Klein provide key takeaways. Full Article Federalpolicy
v What Does Trump's Proposed Budget Mean for Schools? (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 In this Facebook Live discussion, Education Week reporters Alyson Klein and Andrew Ujifusa discuss President Trump's budget, and what it means for public education. Full Article Federalpolicy
v Trump Signs Legislation Promoting Evidence-Based Policymaking By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Just before Christmas, federal lawmakers sent President Donald Trump the Foundations for Evidenced-Based Policymaking Act of 2017, which aims to improve how federal data is used, shared, and protected. Full Article Federalpolicy
v Special Education Bias Rule Put on Hold for Two Years by DeVos Team By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 As expected, the Education Department has delayed a rule that would require states to take a standardized approach in evaluating districts for minority bias in special education. Full Article Federalpolicy
v What Differentiated Instruction Is Not: A Teacher's Perspective By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Taking differentiation to mean "everything all the time" isn’t a sustainable model, warns English teacher Chad Towarnicki. Full Article Classroom+management
v 'Classroom Management Is About Being Proactive' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Cindy Garcia, Gianna Cassetta, Amanda Koonlaba, Ed.S., Chelonnda Seroyer, Dennis Griffin Jr., Janice Wyatt-Ross, Barry Saide, and Dr. Vance Austin contribute their classroom-management suggestions. Full Article Classroom+management
v How Teachers Are Talking to Students About the Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, teachers are put in the hard spot of educating students about prevention without scaring them. Full Article Classroom+management
v Do You Have to 'Love' Every Student? And What If You Don't? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Assuring a positive student-teacher relationship is easier said than done. Here’s what veteran educators advise about how to make that relationship work, and what to do when things fall apart. Full Article Classroom+management
v I've Changed How I Grade My Students. You Should, Too By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 My job as a teacher is to help students learn, not to use extrinsic motivation to get them to work, writes Miriam Plotinsky. Full Article Classroom+management
v My 5 Basic Rules for Talking to Young Students About Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Students are understandably anxious about COVID-19. Teachers must address those fears in age-appropriate and educational ways, writes 4th grade teacher Ivy Higgins. Full Article Classroom+management
v Praise Seen as Effective Classroom-Management Tool By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 When teachers use more praise and fewer reprimands in the classroom, it seems to help students stay on-task and behave better, according to a new study. Full Article Classroom+management
v National Survey Tracks Impact of Coronavirus on Schools: 10 Key Findings By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The EdWeek Research Center is conducting twice-monthly surveys of teachers and district leaders across the country to help the K-12 system navigate these unprecedented times. Full Article Classroom+management
v Virtual Teaching: Skill of the Future? Or Not So Much? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Leaders in some districts say remote teaching will now be a skill they will build even more in their existing teacher corps. Others are more skeptical. Full Article Classroom+management
v Survey Tracker: Monitoring How K-12 Educators Are Responding to Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Track how educators and district leaders are responding to challenges related to COVID-19 through recurring surveys from The EdWeek Research Center. Full Article Classroom+management
v Loving Our Students From a Distance By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 During this hard and scary time, when our students need their teachers the most, suddenly they can’t be there in person. Here are some ways teacher Justin Minkel has found to keep that connection virtually. Full Article Classroom+management
v Wealthier Enclaves Breaking Away From School Districts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Over two years, 27 communities have split from their home districts, and the new districts are mostly wealthier, whiter, and more property-rich than the ones left behind. Full Article Desegregation
v Desegregation Order Lifted on Georgia School District in Coronavirus Hotspot By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Dougherty County, a largely black school district in an region heavily affected by coronavirus, is no longer subject to desegregation orders first imposed in 1963. Full Article Desegregation
v Michael Casserly, Longstanding Urban Schools Advocate, to Pass the Baton By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Michael Casserly, who has led the Council of the Great City Schools since 1992, will step down next year and become an adviser to the group. Full Article Urbaneducation
v Obituary: Lynn Faulds Wood, consumer advocate who succeeded in changing laws By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:04:33 +0100 Lynn Faulds Wood, Journalist and TV presenter Full Article
v Obituary: Jill Gascoine, actress who played the first female police detective on British television By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 05:04:28 +0100 Jill Gascoine, actress and novelist Full Article
v An original of the airwaves, with a joke for every occasion By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 05:09:16 +0100 Lou Grant Full Article
v Obituary: Alan Gray: A man whose veins ran with whisky By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:04:02 +0100 Alan Gray – An Appreciation Full Article
v Internet Rallies Around Alleged Maryville Sexual-Assault Victim By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 A seven-month investigation into an alleged sexual assault by a high school football player in a small Missouri town has set the internet ablaze. Full Article Lawandcourts
v H.S. Sports Programs in Va., Okla. Facing Allegations of Sexual Assaults By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 A high school basketball program in Virginia has been suspended indefinitely amid allegations of a sexual assault involving a 16-year-old boy, while junior varsity wrestlers in Oklahoma face similar allegations. Full Article Lawandcourts
v Fighting for School Desegregation: An Interview With John A. Stokes (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 In 1951, John A. Stokes joined other black students in a strike over the condition of their school and subsequently became a figure in Brown v. Board of Ed. Hear his story and the message he wants to share with students today. Full Article Lawandcourts
v Parents Sue N.Y. School Districts, Medical Responders Over Football Player's Death By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000 The parents of a 16-year-old who died last fall from football-related brain trauma are suing the New York school districts he played for and the medical responders who tended to him the night he sustained his fatal injury. Full Article Lawandcourts
v Nebraska Expands Anti-Hazing Law to Cover Primary and Secondary Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill into law Wednesday that expands the state's anti-hazing regulations to elementary, middle, and high schools rather than just post-secondary institutions. Full Article Lawandcourts
v Team Sues Little League Over Stripped Championship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 A Chicago-based former Little League team has filed a lawsuit against Little League International over the organization's decision to strip the team's United States championship earlier this year. Full Article Lawandcourts
v U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Case Over Cheerleader-Uniform Design By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 The battle stems from Varsity Brands' efforts to gain copyright protection for the design of stripes, chevrons, zigzags, and color blocks that are on its uniforms. Full Article Lawandcourts
v 6 Steps to Data-Driven Literacy Instruction By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A district reading intervention specialist explains how she makes sense of a sea of data to foster more proficient readers. Full Article Data
v Data Security and Privacy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Many state and local education agency websites aren't disclosing the presence of third-party tracking services, which can use information about users' browsing. Full Article Data
v Data Doesn't Have to Be a Dirty Word By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Every teacher wants his/her students to be successful and chances are, each teacher is doing so much already with the information he or she has to make that happen. As team leaders, we want to help our teachers leverage the information they have to create the most targeted and effective instruction Full Article Data
v N.Y.C. Shelving Troubled Special Education Data System By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 After investing eight years on a system that fell far short of expectations, the city is gearing up to replace or fix it. Full Article Data
v Leveraging Data to Understand Students: Obstacles and Ideas for Data Practices By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Stronger data practices can help leaders better utilize data as a way to deeply understand the students they serve. Full Article Data
v Data Privacy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers can feel pressured to use education technology products without knowing how to protect their own and their students' privacy, according to a new online survey by privacy advocacy groups. Full Article Data
v Clashing Views on Civil Rights Data Proposal By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Proposed changes to the massive trove of civil rights data the U.S. Department of Education collects from every public school in the country has drawn organized praise from advocates concerned about anti-Semitism in schools. Full Article Data
v Data Reveal Deep Inequities in Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 New data tools allow users to see how public schools fall short when it comes to providing all students the resources they need to meet their highest potential. Full Article Data
v EdWeek's Leaders To Learn From Spotlights 12 Innovative District Leaders By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The annual issue, now in its eighth year, highlights the work of district leaders who are deploying new ideas to make a difference for their staff and students. Full Article District+and+leadership