District designs K12 model to better serve special populations
Rose Aldubaily and Glenn Maleyko

Striving to ensure the implementation of best practices that support all learners is critical to academic achievement for diverse populations. Dearborn Schools’ 3D Community brings specialists together to close the achievement gap. Read more>>

Sponsored by Forecast5 Analytics, Inc.

Good budgeting is not as simple as thinking about will happen next month, quarter and/or year. What differentiates good budgets from mediocre ones isn’t just how close the actual results are to the budget, but also how easily the budget is monitored and communicated throughout the year. Read more>>

Money spent at the right time and on the right students matters in education
Los Angeles Times

National data show that careful investments—in initiatives such as high-quality preschools and small class size in elementary school—can pay off. And recent research concludes that targeting children from low-income families can change the trajectory of their lives. Read more>>

Sponsored by MySchoolBucks by Heartland School Solutions

It takes up to 60 seconds to fully process and record a cash or check payment in the school office. With the average parent paying up to 10 school fees per student each year, the time spent processing really starts to add up! Use this tool to calculate how long it takes to process cash/check payments at your district. Read more>>

High schools push few students with disabilities to consider college
APM Reports

Most students with disabilities can graduate from high school, go on to college and earn degrees according to one report. Many, however, will be encouraged to go straight into the workforce, where they often take low-paying jobs. Most students are being underserved when it comes to schools carrying out transition plans. Read more>>

Sponsored by Pearson Online & Blended Learning

Online learning gives you the power to drive student engagement by providing more choice, flexibility and personalized content. Districts nationwide are establishing full-time virtual programs to meet the demands of their students. Discover the research-backed benefits of online learning in this infographic. Read more>>

Can money attract more minorities into the teaching profession?
Brookings

Offering relocation assistance appears to be the strongest predictor of a more diverse teacher workforce, followed closely by loan forgiveness, bonuses for excellence in teaching and teaching in less desirable locations. These four types are associated with increases of 2 to 4 percentage points in a school’s minority representation among teachers. Read more>>

Sponsored by Measured Progress

The NGSS call for higher rigor, a greater demand for evidence of student learning, and integration of the three dimensions—which means we need to change how we teach science. See how professional learning support, classroom resources and district assessments can fuel the transition. Read more>>

School is not rehearsal for the 'real world.' When students speak, let's listen
The News & Observer

Whether the young people in our classrooms are empowered actors, consumers of information, and leaders in this time of rightful uprising might largely depend on educators' ability to adapt instruction to meet this historical moment. Read more>>
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