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Transgender rights: What administrators need to know

By Alison DeNisco

The rights of transgender students in K12 schools became explicitly clear in a directive issued by the U.S. Department of Education and Department of Justice in May. Schools must let transgender students use the restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity, not what’s listed on birth certificates, the Obama administration says. “This […]

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May 20, 2016

How to navigate yoga in schools

Yoga in one Georgia district is under fire. In March, Bullard Elementary School in Kennesaw made national headlines when parents opposed yoga in school—being used to relieve stress and increase focus among students—because they said it promotes a Far East religion. After a public meeting, Principal Patrice Moore made changes. In a letter to parents, […]

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May 18, 2016

Results-driven mindset enhances special ed

When the Office of Special Education Programs revised its accountability operation in 2014 to shift the balance from a system focused on compliance to one that emphasizes results, we wondered how it would impact us at the local level. Would this Results Driven Accountability framework be just another set of requirements to implement, or would […]

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May 16, 2016

Recognizing racism exists in today's schools

When it comes to racism in our public schools, many people pretend it doesn’t exist, says Pamela Lewis. In her new book, Teaching While Black, Lewis says a misplaced focus on test scores hides the true causes of underperforming inner-city schools: poverty and race. When it comes to racism in our public schools, many people […]

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May 13, 2016

Lead fears turn spotlight on underfunded school facilities

Fears of lead-tainted water in U.S. schools surged this year at the same time a report found the nation spends $46 billion less on annual school construction and maintenance than is necessary to ensure safe and healthy facilities. The federal government contributes about 10 percent to districts’ annual operating budgets, but almost nothing to school […]

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May 13, 2016

Yoga mats roll out around the world

Children across the nation learned downward dog, the tree and the frog, among many other yoga positions and movements this past spring. The first Kids’ Yoga Day rolled out at 11 a.m., on April 8 with more than 25,000 children in 46 states and 21 countries. Teresa Ann Powers, a yoga instructor and author of […]

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May 13, 2016

Schools say goodbye to the long summer

In Baldwin Community Schools, students had been returning from summer break having lost more than six weeks of learning—two weeks more than is typical. The district is located in the lowest-income county in rural Michigan, where 94 percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Superintendent Stiles Simmons resolved the learning loss issue in […]

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May 12, 2016

Resolving problems for students with imprisoned parents

More than 5 million American children face a rarely discussed educational challenge that has profound impact: seeing a parent spend time in prison. One in four black children in 2014 had a parent behind bars by the time they were 14 years old—more than double the rate for black children born in 1978, according to […]

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Transgender rights: What administrators need to know

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How to navigate yoga in schools

Results-driven mindset enhances special ed

Recognizing racism exists in today's schools

Lead fears turn spotlight on underfunded school facilities

Yoga mats roll out around the world

Schools say goodbye to the long summer

Resolving problems for students with imprisoned parents

Leader advocates for Atlanta's schools