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K12 makes assessment shifts

By Matt Zalaznick

Educators in a school district that conducts well-designed formative assessments should be able to accurately predict how students will perform on midterms, finals and high-stakes exams. A growing number of experts and administrators insist that if a district excels at formative assessment, its students shouldn’t have to sit through so many high-stakes tests. “We don’t […]

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August 23, 2017

NCSS offers new guidelines for religious studies in schools

Whether and how religion should be taught in public schools is one of those perennial hot buttons in America that seems to defy consensus. So when the National Council for the Social Studies this past June released new guidelines for teaching religion in schools, it raised questions. The council’s goal, however, was not to simply […]

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August 23, 2017

Cambridge makes inroads in U.S. education

The race to offer a rigorous pre-college curriculum to K12 students, even in elementary school, is heating up, with the move by one of the nation’s largest districts to introduce a curriculum of international standards to its students in grade 3 through 5 this fall. Florida’s Collier County school district, with 47,000 students, will use […]

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August 22, 2017

Mold problems in schools are manageable—and mostly simple to repair

Mold may raise images of sick students and rotting buildings, but in reality, it’s an easy—and most times inexpensive—problem to solve if dealt with quickly and effectively. Mold may raise images of sick students and rotting buildings, but in reality, it’s an easy—and most times inexpensive—problem to solve if dealt with quickly and effectively. Many […]

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August 21, 2017

Maine schools move toward proficiency-based assessment

Eighth-graders in Maine in the 2017-18 school year will be the first to adhere to proficiency-based standards. The initiative is the latest implementation phase of a 2012 state law requiring standards-based assessment by 2021. Under the law, districts have leeway in how to best provide support for students in achieving proficiency. Students can expect to […]

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August 21, 2017

K12 fundraising fairness

The PTA at an elementary school on New York’s Upper East Side raised nearly $1 million in one school year—about $1,260 per student. In a wealthy suburb of Boston, an elementary school PTA brought in $1,680 per student that same year, while a Washington, D.C., school’s PTA intake totaled $2,220 per student. These extreme cases […]

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August 18, 2017

K12 sensory rooms offer safe space for special needs

Sensory rooms not only help students with special needs feel more comfortable and empowered in the classroom, they may also keep them in their neighborhood schools, according to K12 administrators. The carefully designed rooms may include dim lights to help students who are sensitive to light, weighted blankets to give them comfort or a swing […]

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August 17, 2017

Intervention lessons learned

District leaders and experts weigh in on the four steps to having a successful intervention. – Plan ahead. Every system drifts. Perform regular audits of your intervention system. “If you want to have any initiative survive, you need to plan forward.” — Jim Wright, author and RtI trainer Link to main story: Intervention strategies evolve […]

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K12 makes assessment shifts

Struggling schools get hands-on help from success story in same district

Approaching school safety from a proactive perspective

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NCSS offers new guidelines for religious studies in schools

Cambridge makes inroads in U.S. education

Mold problems in schools are manageable—and mostly simple to repair

Maine schools move toward proficiency-based assessment

K12 fundraising fairness

K12 sensory rooms offer safe space for special needs

Intervention lessons learned