An increasing number of educators use elements of the design-thinking process—empathize, define, ideate, prototype and test—to find solutions to and think analytically about problems around them. Michael Cohen, printmaking and design expert turned educator, says district leaders can use design thinking to address systemic educational issues such as high dropout rates and poor student engagement.

By relying on abstract examples and simplistic advice like “be kind,” bullying prevention campaigns frequently exclude the most common and severe forms of bullying. What most bullying prevention efforts fail to mention is that the most severe and pervasive cases of bullying are actually instances of identity-based harassment and violence. Bullying prevention campaigns and policies […]

Students at Leander ISD will be riding to school in 24 new Blue Bird Vision Propane buses, thanks to grants from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The buses are equipped with Ford’s 6.8L V10 engine and ROUSH CleanTech’s propane fuel system, which are EPA- and California Air Resources Board-certified. Students at Leander Independent School District […]

Carnegie Learning's EMC School division announced that the Texas State Board of Education approved Texas Mirrors and Windows for the 2019 language arts state adoption for grades 6-8, giving middle school educators statewide the opportunity to review the program for implementation starting in the 2019-20 school year. Carnegie Learning's EMC School (EMC) division, a leading […]