New Nebraska science standards, which include climate change, are approved

The Nebraska State Board of Education approved new science standards that challenge kids to think and act like scientists. The new standards also introduce climate change in high school science classes for the first time. Read more>>

The Utah State Board of Education approved the state's proposed plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act despite objections from some board members about federal overreach. The plan now goes on to Gov. Gary Herbert for his consideration before sending it to the U.S. Department of Education for review. Read more>>

In the fourth year of New Mexico’s controversial teacher evaluation system, 74.3 percent of the state’s 21,000 teachers received a positive rating—up from 71.3 percent in 2015-16—making for a record rate, the state Public Education Department announced. Read more>>

Five students at an Iowa high school were disciplined by the school and kicked off the football team after a photo surfaced showing them wearing white hoods and standing beside a burning cross. Read more>>

Officials at Duncan’s Alexander Elementary school on Vancouver Island have sent a notice home to parents saying the school will no longer allow pop, iced tea, juice or energy drinks, going water-only after a successful experiment that saw staff and students consume more than 2,000 liters of water last school year. Read more>>

An emotional outpouring of support came last week in Concord for an elementary school principal in hospice care when his past and present students visited him to show their love and support. Read more>>

Teachers across the country are creating their own more sophisticated formative assessments and using adaptive learning software to generate real-time information on how each of their students are performing. Read more>>

Statistics in terms of demographics, segregation, resources, and achievement show just how profound the inequalities in America’s education system have become. Read more>>

After putting her son in an elite state-run school in Shanghai, an American mother finds that the U.S. education system could learn a few things from China—most of all that teacher knows best. Read more>>

Leaders are positioning public schools as the place to address students' needs from the physical to the social and emotional. This is in tune with a growing emphasis, in districts across the country, on going beyond the strictly academic when thinking about the jobs schools must do. Read more>>

K12 Federation announced the nationwide launch of its educational cooperative that provides a range of technology services for the K12 education community, including identity, interoperability, security and other collaborative solutions. Read more>>

Gryphon House released Planning for Play, which is intended for early childhood program directors and teachers of children aged 3-5. It features a guide to preschool learning strategies that emphasizes the developmental importance of play. Read more>>

Zinc Learning Labs will provide LitLife classrooms with access to its interactive games, quizzes, tasks and periodical reading content. The online tool gives teachers the ability to differentiate and scaffold literacy instruction through a selection of leveled readings and vocabulary. Read more>>

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