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Cleared education measures include a study meant to decrease testing, a push to make sure schools teach cursive and multiplication tables, and a new way for struggling school systems to reorganize. Another bill will give school superintendents an out to the state's nepotism rules if a local school board approves the hiring of his or her spouse. Read more>>
Pecos High School needed STEAM lessons that engaged all students while sparking creativity and originality. Their solution? Learning by making. Read more>>
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Some Pennsylvania senators want to create a “one-stop shop” website where parents, students and taxpayers can access school and district performance information. The Senate Education Committee passed the legislation. Read more>>
The Denver school board will hit pause this year on a controversial policy that calls for closing low-performing schools, as board members embark on a citywide listening tour that has the potential to change how the district defines school success. Read more>>
Experts say it costs about $500 to train a school employee under Texas' school marshal program. But school leaders say their worries go beyond the cost. Read more>>
Instructors who’ve trained SWAT members are now teaching normal civilians how to guard schools in case of an active shooter. The sheriff’s office in Polk County, Florida, is training a troupe of armed “guardians” to protect students during the upcoming school year—a program that some critics find troubling. Read more>>
Parents can play a key role in preventing these overuse injuries by encouraging their kids to play multiple sports rather than pushing them to specialize in one sport. They will have more fun, will be less likely to suffer burnout and will actually become better athletes. Read more>>
A few years ago, schools in the suburbs starting doing away with a perk that was patently unfair to taxpayers. Starting a few years before retirement, longtime teachers often got an automatic annual pay bump that allowed them to pocket extra money. But it also boosted the public pension the teacher would receive for the rest of his or her life. Read more>>
Some of the reduction in risky behavior by teenagers is driven by greater academic demands at school. And approaches like lengthening the school year may deter students from a broader behavior set. Read more>>
Illustrative Mathematics launched its IM Certification program, which trains qualified mathematics educators to deliver scalable professional learning training that support adoptions of the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum. Read more>>
Illuminate Education/Infinite Campus
The integration lets teachers select Illuminate Education assessments directly from an Infinite Campus assignment. Students will be able to complete assessments using Campus Student, and teachers will see their students’ assessment scores in their Campus Grade Book. Read more>>
Vista Higher Learning/SANTILLANA
Vista Higher Learning, Inc. inked an agreement with the PRISA education subsidiary SANTILLANA for the acquisition of SANTILLANA USA’s operations. SANTILLANA USA offers learning all levels in the U.S. market. Read more>>
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Gregory McCord, currently an assistant superintendent in South Carolina's Beaufort County, will be the next superintendent of schools for Marlboro County. He has also served as chief auxiliary services officer in Beaufort. Read more>>
The former superintendent of the Lyndhurst school district has been appointed to serve as leader of Tenafly schools. Shauna DeMarco DeMarco replaces acting Superintendent Barbara Laudicina. Read more>>
Emilio Handall, from Vista Del Mar Union School District in Gaviota, has been selected by the Guadalupe Union School District board. He will replace Superintendent Ed Cora, who is leaving to lead Santa Paula School District. Read more>> |
