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Baltimore school board votes to close five schools

Ariana Fine | January 10, 2019

The Maryland district's school board voted to close a handful of schools, adding to the dozens that have been shuttered in the district over the past decade. The vote on the latest round of closures comes as the Baltimore district grapples with how to handle a shrinking student population and many low-performing schools.

Va. study finds increased school bullying in areas that voted for Trump

Ariana Fine | January 10, 2019

After the 2016 presidential election, teachers across the country reported they were seeing increased name-calling and bullying. Now, research shows junior high school student in Virginia areas that favored Trump reported bullying rates in spring 2017 that were 18 percent higher than students living in areas that went for Clinton.

W.V. school workers demonstrate as legislative session begins

Ariana Fine | January 10, 2019

As the legislative session begins in West Virginia, educators have started demonstrating against a move last month by Gov. Jim Justice's PEIA Task Force. Created as part of a deal to end the prior teachers' strike, the team leaders stated the force wouldn't recommend a long-term way to fund the state health insurance program at its current benefit levels before this session.

Urban District Increases Equity and Narrows the Achievement Gap

Laurie Cure | January 09, 2019

22 schools. 162 days. Learn how one district rapidly improved equity and rigor.

Standards and Instructional Equity for Student Success

Laurie Cure | January 09, 2019

This white paper covers standards and instructional equity for student success.

Salman Khan to give opening keynote at 2019 FETC

Steven Blackburn | January 10, 2019

The National Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) has announced that educator and entrepreneur Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, will deliver the opening keynote address on Monday, January 28, 2019, at the 39th annual event in Orlando, Florida. In his keynote, “The One World School House—Education Reimagined,” Khan will explain how Khan Academy is accelerating […]

Requiring schools to teach journalism

Ariana Fine | January 10, 2019

Students may never read another work of classical literature after they graduate, but they'll see things on social media every day. Few skills could be more important these days than knowing when the news they are consuming or producing is credible, and when it's fake.

Student bus badging improves K12 transportation security and routing

January 10, 2019

Student bus badging—in which students swipe ID badges while getting on and off school buses—is helping districts better manage security and track ridership, say administrators who have adopted the tool.

2019 FETC STEM Excellence Awards Finalists

Steven Blackburn | January 09, 2019

FETC has announced the finalists of the 2019 FETC STEM Excellence Awards, which recognize excellence and innovation in the field of STEM education. The awards will be presented on Wednesday, January 30 live at FETC. STEM Excellence Awards applications are evaluated based on the use of Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Collaboration, Design, Problem Solving and the STEM Experiences […]

Hack laptop beta product encourages kids to code

Ariana Fine | January 09, 2019

Hack is a full-stack laptop designed to teach kids to code by enabling them to hack games, settings and apps. Built on the Linux-based Endless Operating System, kids access source code and use a real sandbox for learning how to code.

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Baltimore school board votes to close five schools

Va. study finds increased school bullying in areas that voted for Trump

W.V. school workers demonstrate as legislative session begins

Urban District Increases Equity and Narrows the Achievement Gap

Standards and Instructional Equity for Student Success

Salman Khan to give opening keynote at 2019 FETC

Requiring schools to teach journalism

Student bus badging improves K12 transportation security and routing

2019 FETC STEM Excellence Awards Finalists

Hack laptop beta product encourages kids to code

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