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How are ELL programs funded across states?

By Adam Galvan

English language learners (ELLs) perform better academically and achieve greater language proficiency when they have high-quality English language instruction, according to a 2014 study in the American Educational Research Journal. These extra programs require additional funding above the average per-student amount. The federal government provides grant funding to states through Title III to help ELLs […]

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Evolving principal role requires new professional development

Administrators respond to Common Core opt-out requests

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May 05, 2015

Building the Habits of Close Reading to Support Comprehension

Close reading is a popular term today in elementary literacy classrooms and a requirement in the Common Core ELA standards in order to ensure students are college- and career- ready. It enables students to independently comprehend increasingly challenging texts. Students need to develop the habits of mind and the skills necessary to unpack the deep, […]

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April 22, 2015

"STEM and the City" and other reading picks for district leaders

STEM and the City: A Report on STEM Education in the Great American Urban Public School System Information Age Publishing Author Clair T. Berube says the future of American STEM education is here and students would benefit from science education–if only they had the pertinent resources, support systems and psychological ownership. The country’s security, reputation […]

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April 22, 2015

State laws unclear when families opt out of tests

Murky state policies leave administrators in the lurch as more parents opt their children out of Common Core testing, according to a March report from the Education Commission of the States. In many states, education departments remain silent on how districts should handle parent requests for opting students out of PARCC or Smarter Balanced testing, […]

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April 14, 2015

Slideshow: Students learn to rebuild history

New York City students are getting a taste of carpentry and other trades through a partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) focused on refurbishing historical buildings. Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar challenged NPS’ New York regional department about five years ago to gather ideas to increase involvement with local communities that […]

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April 08, 2015

Lessons from the Atlanta cheating scandal

When 11 former Atlanta Public Schools educators were convicted in March of racketeering for altering student standardized test scores in a systemic cheating scandal uncovered six years ago, it left many shocked and others concerned about the tests themselves. State investigators concluded that cheating had occurred in at least 44 schools, with nearly 180 employees […]

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March 30, 2015

Making the Transition to Blended Learning

While blended learning has become a common topic of discussion and an increasingly common district-level strategy for driving student achievement, strategies for successfully making the transition to this new model of learning are often ignored. In this web seminar, originally broadcast on March 17, 2015, presenters explored best practices and lessons learned from blended learning […]

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March 23, 2015

Can analytics predict the best teachers?

Big data and analytics now offer districts some clues about which teacher candidates will be the most effective in the classroom. These programs are designed to accurately gauge the impact teacher candidates will have on student test scores. Analytics companies such as TeacherMatch and Hanover Research are working with hundreds of districts nationwide to aid […]

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Curriculum & Instruction

Top Curriculum & Instruction Stories

How are ELL programs funded across states?

Evolving principal role requires new professional development

Administrators respond to Common Core opt-out requests

Curriculum & Instruction Stories

Building the Habits of Close Reading to Support Comprehension

&quot;STEM and the City&quot; and other reading picks for district leaders

State laws unclear when families opt out of tests

Slideshow: Students learn to rebuild history

Lessons from the Atlanta cheating scandal

Making the Transition to Blended Learning

Can analytics predict the best teachers?

"STEM and the City" and other reading picks for district leaders