Schools wrestle with medical marijuana policies Alison DeNisco As more states legalize medical marijuana, administrators grapple with whether to permit the substance on campus for students with certain health ailments. Read more>> Transform your classroom observations with eleot Sponsored by AdvancED We all believe in learner-centric classrooms but measure the quality of teaching through test scores and teacher observations. eProve eleot, the Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool, measures and quantifies active student engagement by looking at classroom expectations, feedback and learning support. Read more>> Rethinking middle school athletes playing high school sports Crestview News Bulletin City recreation departments have age restrictions in every sport and size restrictions in football for the safety of the kids and thei similar skill sets and development. Why would any state high school athletic association or school district allow athletes to compete against those six or seven years older when no city recreation department would dream of such a thing? Read more>> Next generation adaptive learning: assess while learning math Sponsored by MATHia X by Carnegie Learning Real-time analysis of student work offers insight into student progress and areas of strength and weakness. The next generation of adaptive learning tools should provide simultaneous instruction and assessment to better inform educators to enhance student learning. Introducing MATHia X: the next generation is here. Read more>> More money really does make schools better Bloomberg View It has become an article of faith among education reformers that throwing more money at public education doesn’t improve student performance. But a steady drumbeat of careful research studies is calling this into question. What if more money really does work? Read more>> Powerful Practices: a forum for superintendents and curriculum leaders Sponsored by Discovery Education The Powerful Practices series is a new collection of exclusive experiences and content designed specifically for superintendents and curriculum leaders searching for new ideas and inspiration to support instructional leadership capacity. Read more>> What would happen if an elementary school abolished homework? Los Angeles Times I’m sorry to see elementary schools clinging to the homework paradigm despite the evidence that this makes very little difference to children’s achievement or development. But it’s even sadder to see the parental nervousness around what might happen to a student who has hours open to create, think, read, interact with others, imagine, run. Read more>> As easy as Amazon. Customized for K12 and higher education. Sponsored by Amazon Business for Education Amazon Business for Education has everything you love about Amazon, tailored to serve all types of schools—from K12 schools to colleges and universities. Find everything you need for your school, including supplies for STEM, special education, physical education and classroom furniture. Read more>> How school choice sabotages Latino kids The Arizona Republic More Latino students are enrolled in Arizona schools than any other racial/ethnic group, but they continue struggling in a state that doesn't meet their needs. Spanish speaking children who need to learn English are segregated into intensive English instruction. The state should instead promote a dual language approach to help them become bilingual. Read more>> | 