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Michigan school districts have the right to ban firearms from buildings and school-sponsored events, the Court of Appeals ruled in separate cases out of Washtenaw and Genesee counties. In published decisions, justices said state law does not preempt districts from enacting policies that “effectively protect students and employees from potential acts or threats of violence,’’ referencing specifically a policy enacted in Ann Arbor. Read more>>
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Darienne Driver has spent weeks championing a proposal to shift all schools to a unified calendar that would start in mid-August and end in mid-May, leaving time for an optional term in June to allow students to earn more credits. Read more>>
U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education announced the launch of the Education Innovation and Research grant competition for 2017. EIR is a new grant program established in the Every Student Succeeds Act and is the successor of the Obama Administration's Investing in Innovation grant program (i3), which invested $1.4 billion in 172 i3 projects across all 50 states. Read more>>
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Be a source for our special ed story
DA is taking a look at the services school districts provide to students who require special education in pre-kindergarten. How do the most effective programs work? How do districts work with community organizations? And, how do these services set students up for success in later grades? Please follow the link to connect with us for an interview. Read more>>
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The state Board of Education is giving Jackson schools a chance to fix accreditation problems, but Mississippi's second-largest school district may have only a short window to avoid a state takeover. Read more>>
After announcing Dec. 13 that a data breach had affected 1,000 former students, Frederick County Public Schools officials revealed an investigation has found that the students’ information, including names, social security numbers and dates of birth, may have been obtained from the Maryland State Department of Education’s database. Read more>>
Florida's high school graduation rate increased by 2.8 percentage points over the last year, the Florida Department of Education announced last week. The graduation rate has steadily increased during the past 11 years, rising from 59.2 percent in the 2003-04 school year to 80.7 percent in the 2015-16 school year. Read more>>
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6 ways to improve professional development in STEM
Larry Plank and Tomeka F. Thompson
High-quality instruction in science, math, engineering and technology requires both teaching expertise and content knowledge. Yet, at the elementary school level, many teachers haven’t had specialized education or training in science. Read more>>
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A program, run jointly by the city's Department of Education and NYU Nest Support Project, places students with autism who are capable of doing grade-level work in classrooms with their non-disabled peers in an effort to help increase the number of students with autism applying to college. Read more>>
Most parents assume that bus drivers are responsible for maintaining discipline and preventing abuse. But in places like New York City, that’s just not true. Drivers aren’t school employees; they work for private companies. Read more>>
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Wisconsin legislators are considering introducing legislation requiring all high school students participating in extracurricular activities (as well those who want to drive themselves to school) to submit to random drug-testing. The question is, will this strategy work? The overwhelming evidence through years of student-athlete drug-testing is, no. Here is why. Read more>>
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PD Learning Network/GoEnnounce
PD Learning Network and GoEnnounce teamed up to provide digital badge certification for online courses that teach K12 students and their families how to ensure they build positive digital legacies. In the first one to launch, students take an online course on GoEnnounce and submit assessments to demonstrate proficiency in six digital citizenship lessons. Read more>>
MakeMusic, Inc. announced the formal release of the new SmartMusic, a web-based redesign of the interactive music practice platform for music students and educators. Like the classic SmartMusic, the new SmartMusic supports the deliberate practice model by providing immediate feedback and making it possible for educators to individually guide each student. Read more>>
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