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Top News
U.S. Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education has released non-regulatory guidance to help states, districts and schools provide students with a more well-rounded education that focuses on safe and healthy students, and how technology can be integrated into schools to improve teaching and learning in addition to emphasizing a variety of disciplines, including music, the arts, social studies, environmental education, computer science and civics. Read more>> |
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| The Salt Lake Tribune Equality Utah sued the state's education office in federal court last week, challenging Utah's curriculum laws that bar teachers and students from positive discussions about homosexuality in public schools and asking to strike what it calls anti-lesbian, -gay, -bisexual and -transgender curriculum laws. Read more>> The Oklahoman Oklahoma's cuts to general education funding since 2008 continue to lead the nation, according to the latest report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Read more>> |
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From DA Magazine Students cope with anxiety while recovering credits Michael Gagne Educators in Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools intend to remove the obstacles that prevent students who have severe social anxiety from attending school, a phenomenon known as “school refusal behavior.” Read more>> |
| ABC News The principal of Lillie B. Haynes elementary school in Niantic, Connecticut, announced as decided to eliminate Halloween celebrations this year, citing the “safety and exclusion of students.” Students will no longer be able to wear Halloween costumes to school. Read more>> The Independent Mail Video footage and other records related to the Townville Elementary School shooting are being kept out of public view as the Anderson County Sheriff's Office denied the Independent Mail's request. Read more>> WABI TV 5 High levels of lead have been discovered in the water at Benton Elementary School, according to the Kennebec Water District, which said three samples from the school showed lead levels at 670 parts per billion, 57 parts per billion and 78 parts per billion. The minimum level to take action is 15 parts per billion. Read more>> |
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Opinion & Analysis
The New York Times Schoolteachers and others who pursue careers of service in exchange for modest paychecks get lightly regulated retirement plans that often charge excessive fees. Read more>> Orlando Sentinel Tens of thousands of Florida’s poorest students are finding it harder to afford college because of tougher qualifications for the state’s Bright Futures scholarship after the state legislature voted in 2011 to increase the required scores on ACT and SAT tests. Read more>> |
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| The Fiscal Times More than seven years after the end to the Great Recession, an alarming number of elementary and secondary education programs throughout the country continue to operate with diminished budgets that experts say are diluting the quality of education, lowering test scores and hurting local economies. Read more>> |
Industry News
Edmentum, Inc. The new solution utilizes adaptive diagnostic assessments to provide targeted, assessment-driven instruction, reinforcement and support in math, reading and language arts. The tool will be available to districts and schools beginning in spring 2017. Read more>> Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Special features from HMH Science Dimensions, a K12 science curriculum created specifically to meet the new Next Generation Science Standards, include Interactive online learning components, real-time feedback on assignments, science activities, virtual reality field trips and embedded professional learning. Read more>> Pearson With Pearson Connexus, schools and districts will soon be able to choose from a range of courses and services to develop and scale online and blended learning programs on a platform designed specifically for grades K12. Available in 2017, it offers more than 700 courses at a variety of course levels including academic, foundation, honors, AP and credit recovery. Read more>> |
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