on FCC, Congress Weigh Overhaul of E-Rate to Fund Remote Learning By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The Federal Communications Commission is engaging Congress to expand funding for in-home connectivity and devices for teachers and students grappling with the coronavirus crisis. Full Article E+Learning
on Ed-Tech Groups to Congress: More Than $5 Billion Needed to Address Internet Access Gaps By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Schools need help from the federal government to prepare millions of U.S. students for remote learning this fall and beyond. Full Article E+Learning
on How Weather Forced a Minn. District to Establish E-Learning Options On the Fly By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The director of teaching and learning for a Minnesota district talks about putting e-learning days into action under difficult circumstances. Full Article E+Learning
on Remote Learning Problems During Coronavirus Prompt Resignation of Big District Tech Leader By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The top technology official for Virginia's Fairfax County schools resigned after the district struggled to handle some major technical glitches in its e-learning platforms. Full Article E+Learning
on 6 Lessons Learned About Remote Learning During the Coronavirus Outbreak By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Northshore School District teachers, parents, and students practiced remote learning in advance of the district's closure for two weeks. Full Article E+Learning
on If Coronavirus Gets Worse in the U.S., Online Learning Can Fill the Gaps By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Schools and tech companies in the U.S. and abroad have experience deploying virtual learning should a coronavirus emergency arise. Full Article E+Learning
on New Warnings on Screen Time, as Students Nationwide Move to E-Learning By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 As millions of students nationwide start to settle into virtual learning programs to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a massive new research analysis sounds another note of caution about the effects of exposing significantly more screen time. Full Article E+Learning
on Coronavirus Prompting E-Learning Strategies By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Schools and tech companies in the U.S. and abroad have experience deploying virtual learning should a coronavirus emergency arise. Full Article E+Learning
on Virtual Education Dilemma: Scheduled Classroom Instruction vs. Anytime Learning By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 K-12 teachers are faced with a question many likely thought they'd never have to ask: How often during the school day do my students need to see me and when? Full Article E+Learning
on States' E-Learning Directives Pivot for the Long Haul By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 States are adjusting the policies and strategies designed for short- term remote instruction—like snow day plans—to support students for the rest of the school year. Full Article E+Learning
on Coronavirus: Social distancing to continue in schools when they gradually reopen By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:41:30 +0100 EDUCATION Secretary John Swinney does not expect schools to reopen overnight as he stressed they would only do so when it was safe for public health. Full Article
on Neil Mackay: Scotland’s handling of schools in lockdown is a national disgrace By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:05:22 +0100 THE teacher had four pupils yesterday. Just four pupils out of a class of 33 took part in virtual online lockdown lessons. Full Article
on Coronavirus: Fears universities could be merged if they don't embrace new normal By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0100 SCOTLAND’S universities must play their part in adapting to the “new normal” amid warnings that institutions could be forced to merge in return for government support. Full Article
on Home school resources: The Beano online, Glasgow Science Centre and Michael Rosen's beetles By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 05:03:11 +0100 Everyone who knows anything about education seems to now be running a livestream from their room, and the explosion of home-schooling resources can be enough to send a busy parent into lockdown meltdown. That's why we've created a check-list of some of the books and sites that could help. It’s not all about BBC Bitesize and the Khan Academy – it can be all the more fun when you go a little off the beaten path. Full Article
on Coronavirus: Schools in Wales could reopen in June, first minister says By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 13:21:22 +0100 Schools in Wales could be allowed to reopen their doors next month in a phased approach, the first minister has said. Full Article
on Coronavirus in Scotland: Schools not set to fully re-open “in the foreseeable future” By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:30:00 +0100 THE SCOTTISH Government “does not consider it likely” that schools will fully re-open “in the foreseeable future” - while working from home is “likely to persist as part of the new normal”. Full Article
on Coronavirus: Edinburgh nursery projects in doubt as construction company in administration By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:52:52 +0100 FIVE new nursery extensions being built at schools across Edinburgh have been thrown into doubt after the company building the facilities entered administration. Full Article
on How One District Is Raising Math Rigor and Achievement for Students of Color By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The Long Beach, Calif., school district is deploying a multifaceted strategy to put more students of color in high-level math courses and help them succeed. Full Article Diversity
on Is Your School Affirming Institutional Racism During Black History Month? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 One particularly tense staff meeting helped educator Robert Parker rethink how his school celebrated Black History Month. Full Article Diversity
on Are GreatSchools Ratings Making Segregation Worse? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 With more than 40 million unique visitors a year, GreatSchools.org is a wildly popular source of information on K-12 schools. Though the site has added more factors and nuance to how it rates schools, researchers argue that it’s exacerbating already existing patterns of segregation. Full Article Diversity
on Quiz Yourself: What Does Census Data Tell Us About Education in the U.S.? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Quiz yourself: What do census statistics reveal about school enrollment, classroom diversity, and education outcomes, and how could the 2020 Census impact school services? Full Article Diversity
on White Parents Say They Value Integrated Schools. Their Actions Speak Differently By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A pair of new studies find that, when given a choice, white parents tend to send their children to schools that are predominantly white. Full Article Diversity
on Why Do Schools Hang On to Discriminatory Dress Codes? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 School dress codes are clashing with students, parents, and researchers who see the rules and their enforcement as rife with racism and sexism. Some school leaders say the codes are important for safety and teaching kids to comply. Full Article Diversity
on Culturally Responsive Teaching Is Promising. But There's a Pressing Need for More Research By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The evidence that culturally responsive teaching can fix the nation's schools for children of color is promising, but woefully incomplete, writes Heather C. Hill. Full Article Diversity
on Hidden Segregation Within Schools Is Tracked in New Study By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 When schools reduce racial segregation between schools, racial isolation within the classes inside those schools goes up, according to an analysis of 20 years of North Carolina data. Full Article Diversity
on Still Mostly White and Female: New Federal Data on the Teaching Profession By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Here are five takeaways on the teaching profession from the newly released 2017-18 National Teacher and Principal Survey. Full Article Diversity
on Could the Next Strike in Education Be Against the Teachers' Union? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The staff union for the National Education Association is threatening to strike over contract negotiations. Full Article Unions
on Blaming Unions for Bad Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Blaming teachers unions for all the ills afflicting public schools does not stand up to scrutiny. Full Article Unions
on Unions Are Barrier to Better Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 To the Editor: Education Week Teacher blogger Nancy Flanagan recently wrote about how some states require a higher score on state certification tests for teacher-licensing exams—which makes it "unreasonably difficult" to get into teaching—while others eliminate licensing requirements to fill classr. Full Article Unions
on Stop Writing That Obituary for Teachers' Unions. We're Not Going Anywhere By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In the face of well-funded opposition to organized labor, teachers will not be silenced, writes NEA President Lily Eskelsen García. Full Article Unions
on With Onslaught of Emails and Ads, Conservative Groups Push Teachers to Drop Their Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Within days of the Supreme Court’s decision to abolish union fees for nonmembers, conservative groups—including ones with ties to Ed. Secretary Betsy DeVos—launched email, social media, and billboard campaigns to try to convince teachers not to join their unions. Full Article Unions
on Teachers Are Organizing. But What About Teachers' Unions? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 As teacher take the lead in protests over pay, unions face an uncertain future, writes Berkeley sociologist Bruce Fuller. Full Article Unions
on For Educators Vying for State Office, Teachers' Union Offers 'Soup to Nuts' Campaign Training By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In the aftermath of this spring's teacher protests, more educators are running for state office—and the National Education Association is seizing on the political moment. Full Article Unions
on After Janus Ruling, Teachers Are Suing for Return of Fees They've Paid Their Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 "This lawsuit will enable teachers like me to recover the agency fees that we were wrongly forced to pay against our will," said one of the plaintiffs. Full Article Unions
on 'This Road Just Got a Lot Harder': Teachers' Unions Hit With New Round of Lawsuits By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In the wake of the 'Janus' Supreme Court case, teachers' unions are facing more than a dozen legal challenges backed by right-leaning groups that could further dampen their membership numbers and finances. Full Article Unions
on For Teachers' Unions to Survive, It's Time to Go Positive for Students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Whether Janus will be a death blow or a turning point for unions depends on what they do now, writes Paul Reville. Full Article Unions
on Are Teachers' Unions on the Brink of Demise? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 With the Janus case looming before the Supreme Court, teachers' unions are knocking on doors to try to boost membership and mitigate financial loss. Full Article Unions
on Conservative Group Expands Push to Get Teachers to Leave Their Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is partnering with think tanks and advocacy groups across the country in a campaign encouraging public employees to consider dropping their union memberships. Full Article Unions
on 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 Unions
on Unions Must Go Beyond Advocacy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Unions
on Teachers' Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Teachers who do not belong to their unions see value in the organizations but still say they would opt out of paying mandatory fees if given the choice, finds a new survey. Full Article Unions
on Justices Decline Challenge to Exclusive Public-Employee Union Representation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a case that held the potential to deal a further blow to public-employee unions after last year's "Janus" decision. Full Article Unions
on Teachers' Unions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Efforts to unionize teachers in charter schools are picking up in a handful of states, and counter efforts by school administrators to tamp them down often backfire, according to a study by the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education. Full Article Unions
on National Principals' Union Chases More Members By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A national union for principals is campaigning to increase its membership, drafting in part off the momentum created by the surge in educator activism over the past two years. Full Article Unions
on How Teacher Strikes Could Factor in 2020 Elections By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The recent Chicago Teachers Union strike drew attention from Democratic presidential candidates in Illinois, a state won by Democrats in the last White House contest. For 2020, it's possible we could see a twist on that story: big-city teacher strikes in states with less predictable outcomes. Full Article Unions
on Endorsements Still Touchy for Teachers' Unions in Presidential Election Season By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Both the AFT and the NEA vowed to engage their members more deeply this year in deciding who to back for the White House. How well have they done? Full Article Unions
on Coronavirus: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland outline lockdown 'changes' ahead of PM’s announcement By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:26:28 +0100 The UK looks likely to operate under slightly different lockdown rules next week after announcements by the leaders of the Welsh and Scottish Governments suggested deviation between nations. Full Article
on UK Government misses coronavirus testing target for sixth day in a row By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:01:03 +0100 The Government has defended missing its key 100,000 target for coronavirus tests for the sixth day in a row, highlighting “daily fluctuations” in availability. Full Article
on Boris Johnson: UK needs 'same spirit of national endeavour' to defeat virus as WW2 veterans showed to defeat Hitler By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:03:06 +0100 BORIS Johnson has said Britain needs the "same spirit of national endeavour" to defeat the coronavirus as Second World War veterans demonstrated to topple Adolf Hitler. Full Article
on Coronavirus in Scotland: Testing strategy to be reviewed amid care worker reports By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:41:30 +0100 THE SCOTTISH Government is reviewing its Covid-19 testing strategy after the Deputy First Minster has been left “frustrated” by reports home care workers have been told to travel to the other side of Scotland for tests. Full Article