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The Florida county currently has law enforcement officers at every middle and high school with elementary school campuses covered as well as of next year. To save money, the Sarasota County School Board will be creating a district-appointed police force over the course of two years. Read more>>
Pecos High School needed STEAM lessons that engaged all students while sparking creativity and originality. Their solution focused on learning by making. Read more>>
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The Georgia district's school board members adopted a $1 billion general fund budget that includes creating a school safety advisory committee. Recommendations are expected 90 days after the committee is formed with implementation potentially costing several million dollars. Read more>>
The Orange County school district is implementing a new online security service to catch online threats related to school shootings. The service will monitor all social media posts, even ones posted from across the country. Read more>>
Math understanding at the elementary and middle school levels has increased over the last 30 years, but has stagnated in high school. Read more>>
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights reached three-year agreements with nine school districts and charter schools to put in place a system that reduces disparities in school discipline for students of color and those with disabilities. Read more>>
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demanded Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner turn over a copy of a sixth-grade health curriculum that includes lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity. Read more>>
Black girls in Baltimore City schools are punished more frequently and have less access to “gifted and talented” classes than their white peers, according to NAACP's new study. Although they made up 81 percent of enrollment, they accounted for 95 percent of the suspensions and 92 percent of the expulsions during the 2016-17 school year. Read more>>
Changing the way we grade, report and evaluate student learning can oftentimes feel like an uphill battle. Implementing a mastery-based transcript, coupled with a cumulative portfolio of a student's learning, can be a step in laying the foundation for more equitable access to high-quality learning experiences. Read more>>
While it’s laudable to have the students’ well-being at the fore, cutting the parents out of the decision loop can be a mistake. Parents have a clear interest in whether their children’s school environment should include armed guards. Read more>>
It’s a cry for help. That’s the only way to interpret a new report that highlighted a shocking amount of despair and hopelessness among high school students around the country. While the causes of the crisis are complex, one fact is clear: Our high schools need help supporting troubled students. Read more>>
Boxlight Corporation/Qwizdom
Boxlight Corporation, an interactive technology solution provider, announced it has completed the acquisition of Qwizdom, an education software company providing classroom presentation and engagement solutions, for approximately $2.5 million. Read more>>
The pi-top Learning System provides educational institutions with a STEAM-focused suite of up to 30 devices and peripherals, a charging cart, software and curriculum, teacher and student training, a limited lifetime warranty, and unlimited customer support. Read more>>
Hero K12, which is a web-based platform teachers use to emphasize and reward students for positive behavior, has partnered with Clever Secure Sync for data integration, enabling districts to synchronize data from their student information system to Hero K12 for rapid set up of new accounts. Read more>>
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Charles Foust, currently the chief school performance officer at Union County Public Schools in North Carolina, has been named as the superintendent of Kansas City's school district. Read more>>
The School Board of Manatee County has announced Cynthia Saunders as the next superintendent. She is replacing Diana Greene, who was named superintendent in Duval County. Read more>>
Steven Hill, principal at the Fond du Lac School District's Woodworth Middle School, will step into the leadership role of Waupun's public school system in Wisconsin. He replaces Tonya Gubin, who will be principal at Belleville Elementary School. Read more>>
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