California charter sector's growth aspirations prompt backlash

The state's charters already enroll 10% of the public school population, but the California Charter School Association is pushing to increase that portion to one in six by 2022.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

OER critic: Obama administration may be going too far with #GoOpen support

According to Michael McShane, director of education policy at the Show-Me Institute in Kansas City, MO, there are long-term viability issues with open educational resources.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

Alliance for Excellent Education releases free ESSA toolkits

The national education policy and advocacy organization focuses on the needs of underserved high schoolers, and its toolkits are meant to help schools understand shifts under the new law.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

Shark Tank-style competition asks students how they'd improve their schools

The Social Innovation Series is a partnership between GENYOUth and SAP North America that gives students a chance to win $1,000 to implement their best school improvement strategies.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

Chicago group fights for elementary school merger to decrease segregation

Ogden International Elementary serves some of the city’s wealthiest students just a few blocks away from the Jenner Academy of the Arts, which primarily serves children in public housing.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Supreme Court to take on Virginia transgender bathroom case

The court has agreed to hear the appeal of the Gloucester County School Board after a lower court ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm, a transgender student who wants to use the boys’ bathroom.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Higher ed funding, Educause and IT horror stories: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with our round-up of higher ed IT horror stories and more here!

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2016

The crisis in STEM education goes back to 1983

Michael Marder, co-founder and co-director of UTeach, a STEM teacher prep program, argues the teacher shortage is the biggest obstacle to addressing the urgent crisis in these fields.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2016

New report details inclusion best practices at 10 California charters

It details 10 special education programs and the policies that make them successes.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2016

Schools look to E-Rate, Lifeline, OER to meet the demands of the digital age

The demand for personalized learning in schools is high and district leaders are turning to government subsidies and low-cost digital resources to prepare their classrooms for the digital age.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016

Bilingual education could see a resurgence in CA following ballot question

California voters effectively banned bilingual education in 1998 by approving Proposition 227, but this year’s Proposition 58 could give schools more flexibility to teach students in two languages.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016

On K-12 education issues, are you more Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?

Take our quiz to find out which candidate's education platform is closest to your own.

By Autumn A. Arnett • Oct. 26, 2016

What can other countries teach us about early childhood education?

Researchers from AIR surveyed European efforts to expand center-based care in early childhood, finding four factors to be particularly important to engagement among low-income families.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 26, 2016

Arizona legislature debates full-day kindergarten

The state has funded only half-day kindergarten since 2010, five years after then-Gov. Janet Napolitano agreed to a 10% income tax cut in exchange for support from Republicans for full-day funding.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 26, 2016

NYC math teacher wants his colleagues to take a stand

José Vilson, author of “This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and the Future of Education,” says teachers don’t have enough say in the profession or education policy at all levels.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

Ed Dept encourages well-rounded education through ESSA guidance

The Every Student Succeeds Act includes funding for a new grant program that emphasizes access to a variety of disciplines, like the arts, social studies, computer science and environmental education.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

Feds weigh in on proper use of technology in early education

A new policy brief from the departments of Education and Health and Human Services says active and interactive use of digital devices is best for children up to eight years old.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

Personalized, blended learning could see a surge because of ESSA

While No Child Left Behind did not limit schools’ use of personalized or blended learning, the Every Student Succeeds Act explicitly supports both models.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

Fairfax County schools focusing on students with severe social anxiety

Students who refuse to go to school because of social anxiety fall behind, and a Virginia district's Aspire program is helping them with credit recovery and coping skills.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 24, 2016

When are professional learning communities most effective?

PLCs that discuss student behavior, building issues and organization activities are less effective than those that discuss ways to improve and deepen student learning.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 24, 2016

Ed Dept offers ESSA pre-K guidance

The Every Student Succeeds Act brings a major focus on preschool and early childhood, following a long tradition of starting with kindergarten.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 24, 2016

Research suggests best leadership style to turn around failing schools

Researchers studied 411 leaders of UK academies and analyzed their short- and longterm impact on their schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 24, 2016

Leadership, ESSA and makerspaces: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on what makes good principals and college presidents, sanctions for DeVry and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 21, 2016

King calls for lift on 'arbitrary' charter caps

The education secretary advocated lifting charter caps this week ahead of a ballot initiative in Massachusetts that would do just that, though many Democrats oppose the measure.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 20, 2016

1 in 4 students is bullied, but there's more to it

Survey data from GLSEN and YouthTruth highlights the incidence of bias-based bullying in American schools, as well as variation across schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 20, 2016