TOP NEWS Chicago Tribune Broad failures at all levels of Chicago Public Schools kept officials from preventing and responding to sexual misconduct that occurred throughout the nation’s third-largest school system, according to a prominent law firm’s early review of problems documented this summer in a Tribune investigation. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by Renaissance This school year, kick-start students’ reading growth—and their love of reading – with your state’s most-popular books. Researchers analyzed the reading habits of 9.4 million students to discover the top books in each state by grade, reading level and more. Explore the results with this free interactive tool. Read more>> Miami Herald The Miami-Dade County school district is making last-minute deals with municipal police departments to place an officer at every school to be in compliance with new state law just days before a new school year debuts today. Read more>> CBS News At West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey Principal Akbar Cook says a lack of clean clothing—and the resulting bullying—was a big reason 85 percent of students at the school were absent between three to five days a month. Read more>> From DA Magazine Linda L. Briggs The most effective PD programs are scalable, encourage networking and use technology to serve learning when and where teachers can use it. Read more>> Indiana Public Media The state defines chronic truancy as a student having at least ten unexcused absences during one school year. Many districts across the state are adopting policies that aim to connect students and their families with resources before they reach that number. Read more>> Jackson Clarion Ledger While the majority of grade levels saw a jump in math and English language arts scores, there were also dips in grades 5-6 English language arts scores and with English II results. Read more>> Richmond Times-Dispatch Sen. Bill Stanley wants to use about half of what the state hopes to take in from taxing online sales to finance between $2 billion and $3 billion in bonds for K-12 school facilities across Virginia. Read more>> OPINION Las Cruces Sun News Sara Tafoya, pregnant at 15, might have dropped out if not for ACE Leadership High School Academy. The Albuquerque charter school bills itself as a “re-engagement school,” part of a national trend committed to addressing the problems of unemployment and low education achievement among at-risk students. Read more>> Chalkbeat New research finds that the program really did boost reading scores for students from low-income families. It’s new evidence that lengthening the school day, an approach being taken at schools across the country, can make a difference for students who stand to benefit the most. Read more>> Texas Monthly More than 183,000 high school seniors “may be missing the chance to register to vote” because a 1985 election law isn’t being followed by school districts, concludes a study by the Texas Civil Rights Project. The League of Women Voters, however, draws a much different conclusion. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS Accelerate Learning STEMscopes NGSS 3D is a new phenomena-based STEM curriculum that combines a comprehensive digital curriculum, supplemental print materials and ready-made exploration kits with embedded professional development. Read more>> PASCO Based on PASCO’s Structures Systems, the Building Better Bridges Kit uses flexible I-beams, connectors and truss screws to allow students to quickly assemble simple trusses and bridges to learn about the construction of bridges. Read more>> ECS Learning Systems ECS Learning Systems announced its PREPWORKS line of supplemental curricula. The new texts for math and reading in grades 3 through 8 are available in three editions for Florida, California and nationally. For grades 7 through 12, PREPWORKS continues to offer fully digital learning solutions for algebra, geometry, civics, U.S. history, biology, PSAT, SAT and ACT. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ |