Testing out different ways of paying N.C. teachers

North Carolina has long paid its teachers based on their years of experience, but six other school systems could point the way to changing that model. The State Board of Education approved a plan to provide up to $10.2 million over the next three years to test their alternative models for paying teachers. Read more>>

Gov. Bruce Rauner said that a "preliminary" review of changes to a school funding bill was "consistent" with his goals, but his comments came after the State Board of Education was told the data contained a "significant error." That error means a delay in the set of numbers that school officials, lawmakers and advocates have all been waiting for. Read more>>

After state lawmakers declared they fully funded a basic education in Washington, officials with Seattle Public Schools say that’s far from the case. They’re also worried that a loss in local revenue will require cuts in special education, school-staff salaries and more. Read more>>

The Minneapolis Public Schools will decrease the number of police on its campuses, the school board decided, the culmination of a summer of heated discussions about tensions between officers and students. Next week, a similar plan is up for vote in St. Paul Public Schools. Read more>>

More magnet programs, more bilingual education programs, more attention paid to preparing the youngest students in LAUSD’s system. Above all, more graduates. Superintendent Michelle King laid out her priorities in a speech that promised to push ever harder for her goal of 100 percent graduation. Read more>>

North Carolina's governor used the launch of a school supply drive to argue that legislators have been inadequately funding education, forcing too many teachers to have to use their own money to buy pencils and paper for their students. Read more>>

DA’s Schools of TechXcellence national recognition program is accepting applications through August 11 for excellence in Reading Instruction and Professional Development. Read more>>

Matt Miller, new superintendent of Ohio’s Lakota Local Schools, is reaching community members with his social media savviness. Read more>>

It’s essential to give students opportunities to analyze, address and ultimately have a hand in solving complex issues that are important to them and those around them. Research findings correlate high-quality civic learning to increased academic achievement, student engagement and reduced dropout rates. Read more>>

Kansas school districts are being held to a new standard. How well do districts prepare students for their careers is the crucial question being measured by looking at where students go during the two years after graduating from high school. Read more>>

Looking directly at the sun without proper protection can damage eye tissue, and that becomes more of a risk for students being outside specifically to look in the sky and watch the eclipse. Education officials whose districts start the new school year before the eclipse have had to decide whether it was wiser to stay open to best protect children depending on where they are located. Read more>>

Point Isabel ISD has chosen itslearning at its new learning management system to help the district's preschool through grade 5 teachers in personalizing learning experiences with features such as curriculum management, communication, collaboration and analytics reporting. Read more>>

Ten of the titles debuted by Kids Discover are geared towards grades K3; they focus on topics like rules and laws, people and the environment, and U.S. geography. The remaining 15 titles are a mix of American history and world history titles for upper elementary and middle school learners. Read more>>

Pickerington Local School District adopted Castlight Health, Inc.'s Castlight platform to provide tools that guide the Ohio school district's nearly 800 employees and their families through personalized insights into their healthcare and benefits. Read more>>

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