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Only one-third of rural California households have home internet access
Low-income families are most likely to lack internet access because the additional payment is a financial burden.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 10, 2019 -
The Broad Foundation funds Yale master's program for ed leaders with $100M donation
The program hopes to strengthen public school leadership and follows a pair of programs that already trained over 850 educators working in more than 150 urban districts, charter networks and state ed agencies.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 9, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Innovator of the Year: Sophia Mendoza, Los Angeles Unified School District
The LAUSD Instructional Technology Initiative director is credited with a top-to-bottom restructuring of PD in the nation's second-largest district following a troubled tech rollout.
By Naaz Modan • Dec. 9, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Superintendent of the Year: Joe Sanfelippo, Fall Creek School District
With a focus on culture and communication, a rural Wisconsin administrator has brought his 850-student district to national recognition.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 9, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Principal of the Year: Beth Houf, Fulton Middle School
The "Lead Like A Pirate" co-author's path to becoming an inspirational leader was a rocky one, at one point considering leaving education before she learned how to "lead like me."
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 9, 2019 -
Adeline Kon/K-12 Dive
Dive Awards
The K-12 Education Dive Awards for 2019
From Miami-Dade County Public Schools to Solar Futures, these are the people, districts and partnerships that shaped K-12 education this year.
Dec. 9, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Partnership of the Year: Grid Alternatives
The solar nonprofit aims to improve postsecondary options with career and technical education programming for Native American students.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 9, 2019 -
Dive Awards
District of the Year: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
The nation's fourth-largest school district continues to improve amid a growing school choice movement.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 9, 2019 -
Transgender students are 'winning in the courts,' require accommodation
While several lawsuits are pending, lawyers say an "overwhelming" consensus among the lower courts thus far suggests schools must protect transgender and nonbinary students' rights.
By Naaz Modan • Dec. 6, 2019 -
Opinion
4 pillars of a successful co-ed coding team
Leigh Frishman of the Killeen Independent School District in Texas shares how his school's competitive coding team engages girls and boys and builds troubleshooting and analytical skills.
By Leigh Frishman • Dec. 6, 2019 -
Rhode Island student: 'I don't have civics education'
A lead attorney in the Cook v. Raimondo right-to-education case described Thursday's oral arguments as a lively dialogue before a sharp judge.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 6, 2019 -
Report: U.S. school food waste nears 530K tons annually
World Wildlife Fund data suggests an average of about 39.2 pounds of food waste and 19.4 gallons of milk are thrown out per school per year.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 6, 2019 -
Transportation, mobility issues at root of California foster students' high absenteeism
Some experts see the transportation issues as exacerbated by lack of clarity in ESSA on how districts and counties should share these costs.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 5, 2019 -
Report: Temps inside some NYC school buses topped 100
The results of a watchdog agency’s investigation are the latest in a series of pupil transportation problems for the New York Department of Education.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 5, 2019 -
Immigration policies' impact on families places educators on 'frontlines'
Congress is split on a solution, and districts are caught in the crosshairs with a shortage of resources, educators told lawmakers Wednesday.
By Naaz Modan • Dec. 5, 2019 -
Study: Chicago ELs show strong progress
Chicago Public Schools uses early intervention through professional development, tutoring and its Curriculum Equity Initiative to boost ELs students' "on-track" rates.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 4, 2019 -
Reconsidering lessons and resources to promote body positivity
SEL activities can help build understanding in the classroom, which may also have an impact on bullying.
By Lauren Barack • Dec. 4, 2019 -
Kentucky district adopts unconventional process to fish for gifted students
The approach measures how quickly students respond to and think creatively about lessons presented on unusual topics with no prior exposure.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 4, 2019 -
GAO: Low-income and minority students face barriers resolving disputes over special ed services
The report, which one congressman described as a "wake-up call" for school districts, also outlines the challenges parents face.
By Naaz Modan • Dec. 4, 2019 -
Rhode Island right-to-education lawsuit to be heard in federal court
An attorney for the plaintiffs says the case could have an "electric effect" on public schools if it ultimately makes it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 4, 2019 -
Texas likely to expand ethnic studies curriculum with African American history course
The course outline would begin centuries prior to the arrival of enslaved Africans in America, with a goal of showing students African civilizations were as sophisticated as those in Europe.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 3, 2019 -
Academic teaming approach credited with rural Florida school's turnaround
The strategy, which was combined with other turnaround efforts, has teachers shift to student-centered instruction that includes peer collaboration, coaching and teaching.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 3, 2019 -
PISA: US students show no progress on international assessment
The Program for International Student Assessment has "inspired a lot of policy and practice" changes, such as weighted funding formulas based on students' needs, its director said.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 3, 2019 -
Denver after-school program receives $1.5M from marijuana tax revenue
Though educators worry about the mixed message using marijuana revenue can send, teen use of the drug is down in states that have legalized it.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 2, 2019 -
Amicus briefs support Virginia transgender student Gavin Grimm's case following appeal
An eventual Supreme Court decision is likely as this case and others return to the federal level, but districts and states grapple with tailoring their own policies in the meantime.
By Naaz Modan • Dec. 2, 2019
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