TOP NEWS NBC News Proyecto Vimenti is the only charter school being put in place this semester as part of the island’s education reform law signed by Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in March. It was the first time Puerto Rico created a legal pathway to establish charter schools on the island. Read more>> Sponsored Sponsored by International Academy of Science Fuel student's coding enthusiasm with Acellus STEM and empower them with real-world training through comprehensive CTE courses. Read more>> WAMU Students in the city's public schools showed steady gains on the PARCC exam. But the performance gap between black and white students increased by just over 1 percent in math. Although the gap decreased by 2.6 points in English, the drop was due to a combination of black students doing better on the tests, and white students doing worse. Read more>> Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Kewaskum School District is seeking a village ordinance that would allow for the ticketing of students who violate its cellphone policy a third time. Administrators say it is a necessary step to rein in what has become the top discipline problem in this exurban Milwaukee high school. Read more>> From DA Magazine Victoria Clayton How PD enables K12 educators to create an inclusive environment that allows all learners to thrive. Read more>> Associated Press via The Brownsville Herald San Benito CISD in Texas is one of a small number of U.S. school systems that are preparing for the first day of school on both their public campuses and in new classrooms set up at nearby federal youth migrant shelters. Read more>> The Baltimore Sun Five newly rebuilt or renovated school buildings will be unveiled to the public, a step forward in a district that’s dealt with decaying education infrastructure for decades. They are the first of 28 school buildings that will be modernized under the $1 billion 21st Century School Buildings Program. Read more>> NPR When class is back in session in Lee County, Va., teachers there will be armed with paper, pencils and perhaps a gun. The school board approved a plan that would allow teachers to carry guns. The interested staff members would go through a drug screen and psychological evaluation. Read more>> OPINION The Atlantic Airbnb released the results of a volunteer survey this week containing the striking statistic that nearly one in 10 of its hosts in the United States is an educator. Many of these 45,000-plus educators are presumably using Airbnb to supplement their regular income, as teachers struggle with stagnant, if not declining, pay. Read more>> The Seattle Times While lawmakers will have to make some tweaks to the K12 funding formulas, coming up with an extra $1 billion every year into perpetuity isn’t on the agenda—nor should it be. To avoid returning to a broken system, districts must hold the line when it comes to negotiating teachers’ raises, and not award more than they can afford. Read more>> The Gainsville Sun Students shouldn’t be falling behind academically just because their families can’t afford to send them to costly summer camps. The U.S. school schedule is a relic of our agrarian past and different from much of the world, where students don’t take the same long breaks. Read more>> INDUSTRY NEWS Microsoft Students can now tap into the power of iPad in Minecraft: Education Edition to build historic monuments, swim through coral reefs with the Update Aquatic, bring creative stories to life, experiment with chemistry, and document their learning with the camera and portfolio features. Read more>> STEM Premier STEM Premier announced a $9 million strategic investment from K12 Inc. STEM Premier’s platform will be incorporated into K12’s nationwide career technical education programs in order to match students with hard-to-fill careers in healthcare, IT, construction and manufacturing. Read more>> ✭ Visit the District Administration's PR Portal ✭ PEOPLE WATCH The Dallas Morning News D'Andre Weaver is the kind of charismatic educator who gets recommendation letters from a former U.S. education secretary and shout-outs from a president. He has been named as the lone finalist for the DeSoto school district's superintendent post. Weaver is currently a community superintendent at Spring Branch ISD. Read more>> Columbia Daily Tribune Geoff Neill was hired to lead Sturgeon R-V School District, replacing Shawn Schultz, who accepted a job as superintendent in the Henry County School District. For the past seven years, Neill has been assistant principal and principal at Cuba High School. Read more>> KSAT Judson ISD kicks off the 2018-19 school year under the leadership of a new superintendent, Jeanette Ball. She previously worked as the superintendent in Uvalde CISD. Read more>> |