TOP NEWS The San Diego Union-Tribune The San Diego USD will ask taxpayers to approve borrowing $3.5 billion to improve school safety, technology and infrastructure. Enhancing campus security and eliminating lead from drinking water were the driving forces behind the proposal. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by Learning Sciences International Teacher-centered classrooms do not prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s workforce. LSI’s new research-based professional development helps teachers transition classrooms to high-performing, student-led academic teams where students are empowered to think critically and develop the social-emotional skills to thrive in the new economy. Read more>> News 10 Come September, school children across New York State could be walking into classes that discuss mental health for the first time. The New York State Mental Health Association said some schools already teach mental health, but a law mandating a mental health curriculum is long overdue. Read more>> New York Post Consumers are shopping…like it is 2011. That’s the last time that forecasts for spending during the back-to-school period were for gains of more than 5 percent over the previous year. Spending in the U.S. will grow by 5.1 percent, to $595 billion this year, according to a survey. Read more>> From DA Magazine Districts of Distinction Andover Public Schools addresses language-based reading difficulties with a multipronged approach that includes assessment, professional development, instruction and technology integration. Read more>> WSB-TV One district, DeKalb County Schools, has about 285 certified teacher vacancies to fill before the start of the new school year. Fulton County schools has 167 vacancies, Gwinnett County schools has 150, Cobb County has 120 and Clayton County has 140. Atlanta Public Schools has the least with only 67 vacancies. Read more>> Education Dive Schools looking to stitch ecology, recycling and even composting into the curriculum are finding a lot of support these days. Most are taking a broader step then the supermarkets' and city governments' moves to banish plastic bags, and are looking for inspiration online and from programs specifically designed for schools. Read more>> The 74 For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, a local, elected school board now controls all but a handful of New Orleans’s 86 public schools. And, since the majority of them have been converted to public charter schools, the Orleans Parish School Board is now the nation’s first district to oversee a citywide system of charters. Read more>> OPINION The Hechinger Report Students need to be able to express themselves; the freedom to do so is not only a question of their intellectual development but also one of human rights. School kids may well challenge authority, but punishing them for their political beliefs or their opinion of their school is to chastise developmentally appropriate behavior. Read more>> MarketWatch Learning how to effectively manage money can make a huge difference in high schoolers’ lives. If not immediately, then certainly later on in life. But they don’t often get the lessons they need. Not at home, and not at school as U.S. schools rarely incorporate personal finance into their curriculum. Read more>> Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report Families around the country are finding new options for their children's midday meal thanks to a growing number of delivery options catering to students. Some deliver to the schools, others to homes. As for teens calling in their own food deliveries, some schools allow it and others don't. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS Waggle A new partnership combines Waggle’s AI-driven practice and preparation solution with Amplify’s story-driven Fractions, Vocabulary and Close Reading content. Waggle will incorporate Amplify’s immersive programs into its personalized learning library for Fall 2018. Read more>> IPVideo Corporation The new vape and aggression detection product, HALO, can help schools improve safety with the automated situational awareness technology. The technology alerts security personnel to environmental changes caused by vape and smoking in normally unsupervised areas such as bathrooms, classrooms and hallways. Read more>> Microsoft At just 1.15 pounds and 8.3 mm thin, the 10-inch Surface Go offers a custom-built high-resolution PixelSense Display that supports Surface Pen with 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity, low pen parallax, low latency, and precision for accurate note taking, drawing and computer-aided design. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ |