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The Newark School Board assumed full authority of the 36,000-student district. The milestone—more than two decades in the making—is as much the product of significant school improvements as it is the perfect alignment of political will. Read more>>
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Schools considering upgrading or replacing their devices are faced with the challenge of finding the right affordable laptops. In addition, they also need to quickly deploy those devices across hundreds of students and staff. Learn about solutions for IT professionals in education. Read more>>
A 7-year-old at Miami’s Coral Way K-8 Center was handcuffed, put in the back of a police car and taken to a hospital for an involuntary psychiatric exam after he hit and kicked a teacher during lunch. On the same day, at Gulfstream Elementary, 10-year-old Kevin Bowles was begging his teachers not to call the police. Read more>>
Students in Prince George’s County will be learning about and discussing the Black Lives Matter movement in the classroom. While the words and movement behind Black Lives Matter can be controversial, school board members said this is about encouraging conversation and reflection about social justice in schools. Read more>>
The board voted to request a special exception to federal laws that require public-school students to participate in year-end testing. But some board members argued that Utah should reject those federal rules, which could put as much as $123 million in funding for low-income and special education students at risk. Read more>>
Mike Moran, the principal at Bryan Adams High School in Dallas, says oftentimes when students are homeless, they're too embarrassed to tell anyone. That's why Dallas schools have put something called a drop-in center at nearly every high school in the district. Read more>>
An increasing number of students are depressed or anxious and are disrespecting teachers, withdrawing, refusing to do classwork or belittling other students, even in elementary grades, local schools superintendents said. Read more>>
Donna Reynolds, principal of Lake Mary High School of Seminole County Public Schools in Florida, connected with students by performing with the dance team at a pep rally. Read more>>
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A proposal in the Iowa Legislature would stop school districts from denying open enrollment requests based on preserving diversity. Critics say the legislation could lead to more segregation in the schools, but proponents say parents ought to have a choice where to educate their kids. Read more>>
Two years after state education officials were accused of being too negative about charter schools, a new report praises North Carolina’s fast-growing charter schools and warns of “inequity” in their funding. Read more>>
Terms like “caring” and “competing,” as well as “confidence,” are very familiar to students at Lake Canyon Elementary School. They’re among the 10 “talent themes,” or strengths, used to underpin learning at Galt Joint Union Elementary School District in California. Read more>>
In 2015, the district put out a statement lauding itself with this headline: “DC Public Schools Continues Momentum as the Fastest Improving Urban School District in the Country.” That tale is looking less remarkable in the wake of revelations that students were allowed to graduate without the requisite qualifications. Read more>>
For almost 30 years, the Hempstead school district's badly divided school board has been at war with itself. Test scores and graduation rates have been among the lowest in the state. School buildings have deteriorated so much that they have closed while children went to school in trailers. And board members have been convicted of theft and fraud. Read more>>
A new report, which you can download here, finds that high-poverty schools are just as likely as low-poverty schools to have gifted programs. But even when black and Hispanic students have gifted programs in their elementary and middle schools, they participate at much lower rates than their peers. Read more>>
District Administration Survey
Districts face pressure from parents and other stakeholders to put the latest technology in the classroom. DA would like to interview administrators who have developed plans to ensure their tech funds are spent wisely, with an eye toward getting the greatest academic return on investment. Contact us>>
Performance Matters/PeopleAdmin
PeopleAdmin has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Performance Matters. The combined company will operate as TalentEd by PeopleAdmin, serving over 5,000 educational institutions. Read more>>
Flipped Learning Global Initiative
A global project has been established as a framework for flipped learning training, including global outreach to leading and practicing flipped learning practitioners, global standards for trainers, and more. Read more>>
Defined Learning is releasing its Defined STEM project-based learning materials in Spanish. The web-based curriculum resource will be available in Spanish for grades K8 by February 15. Read more>>
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