The Sarasota County School District will soon pursue a social media policy allowing a wider range of comments to appear on its Facebook pages. In the past, the district had only established “one-way” communication on social media through its policy. The next step is to draft policy language that the board could vote on early […]

Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing what he says is the biggest increase in school construction in Maryland history. He plans to ask the General Assembly to add $1.9 billion in new school construction spending to the already budgeted $1.6 billion over the next five years. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing what he says is […]

The West Virginia School Building Authority granted the first $9 million in state funding needed to begin countywide building upgrades in Ohio County Schools. The district must then apply for the grants again in 2019 and 2020. This will be added to the $42.2 million levy passed last spring by voters in the school district. […]

The newly elected Bill Lee said he is open to promoting a school voucher program as part of his upcoming legislative agenda and committed himself to being an advocate for school choice in Tennessee. Gov.-elect Bill Lee said Monday he is open to promoting a school voucher program as part of his upcoming legislative agenda […]

The Oklahoma State Department of Education notified school districts across the state that the release of brand new school report cards set for this month will be delayed. The district accountability review window will therefore be open in late January after the close of the assessment precode window. The Oklahoma State Department of Education notified […]

Civil rights and immigrant community leaders condemned a Washoe County School District policy for all parents visiting schools. All visitors to district properties must have a government-issued photo ID card that will then be used to conduct an immediate background report. Principals would have the right to exclude people from campus and report people to […]

The Yale Child Study Center and Scholastic launched the Yale Child Study Center-Scholastic Collaborative for Child & Family Resilience. It focuses on research around the intersection of literacy and health across education content areas including early childhood, social emotional learning and teaching, equity and social justice, family and community engagement, and more. The Yale Child […]

Designed for users of all experience levels and abilities, each AI-in-a-Box provides curriculum, hardware and software for schools and teachers to provide 10 hours of STEAM and project-based education. It teaches six key concepts of artificial intelligence, including visual recognition, facial recognition and more. ReadyAI, the first teacher-friendly K12 Artificial Intelligence (AI) education company, announced […]