The Eyes of America Are on Texas
In May, the Texas State Board of Education will hold a final vote on a radical new social studies curriculum to be used for the next seven to 10 years.KeriLee HoranDistrict Administration, Mar 2010In...
View ArticleStudy Finds Impact of NCLB on Art Ed Generally Negative
No Child Left Behind Act has created a number of negative effects on art education, according to new study.Kurt Eisele-DyrliDistrict Administration, Mar 2010A report conducted by F. Robert Sabol of the...
View ArticleFind Better Success on Search Engines This Fall
Marion HerbertDistrict Administration, September 2012How successful are your Google searches when looking for instructional resources? If your results are subpar, you’re not alone. According to a...
View ArticleMaking Skin Cancer Awareness a Priority in Schools
Marion HerbertDistrict Administration, September 2012In late June, two elementary school sisters in Tacoma (Wash.) Public Schools came home from a field day sunburned so badly that their mother rushed...
View ArticleShould STEM Become STEAM?
Lauren WilliamsDistrict Administration, Feb 2013STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education has been a major component to 21st-century learning in K12, but some say the acronym...
View ArticleFor One Conn. District: Textbooks Out, iPads In
Lauren WilliamsDistrict Administration, Feb 2013Glastonbury (Conn.) Public Schools is the latest district to roll out a plan to provide iPads to its 2,200 high school students—and it is only the first...
View ArticleKeeping Cursive in the Classroom
Lauren WilliamsDistrict Administration, April 2013In 2014, elementary students in 45 states must know how to type on a computer when the new Common Core State Standards are implemented, but some states...
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Study: Girls and Boys Perform Equally in Math Competitions
Lauren WilliamsDistrict Administration, April 2013A new study found that female elementary students perform as well as their male counterparts in a series of math competitions, versus one-shot...
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Fiction Novel Opens the Door to Life Skills in La. District
Lauren WilliamsDistrict Administration, April 2013Starting this April, 1,500 eighth graders across nine middle schools in the Ouachita Parish School System in Monroe, La., will learn the keys of...
View ArticleSeniors Have Greater Interest in STEM Careers Now
Lauren WilliamsDistrict Administration, April 2013Since 2004, overall interest in STEM majors and careers among high school seniors has increased by more than 20 percent, according to a new report from...
View ArticleDiving into Dual-Language
Lauren WilliamsTwo kindergarten classes are speaking Spanish throughout most of their days in a successful opt-in, dual-language program in the Tigard-Tualatin (Ore.) School District.
View ArticleBringing Science to Rural Classrooms
Lauren WilliamsFour students in Maine had the unique chance to study organisms on their shoreline this past year to help contribute research to a new chemical bond discovery that Vanderbilt University...
View ArticleArizona requires financial literacy in schools
25 U.S. states now require some form of financial literacy instructionLauren WilliamsDistrict Administration, September 2013A new state law requires Arizona school districts to teach financial literacy...
View ArticleFlexbooks help Georgia district keep up with math mandates
Henry County Schools spent just over $100,000 to have iPads for all students in each math classroom in grades 3 through 10Lauren WilliamsDistrict Administration, September 2013A new flexbooks program...
View ArticleZombies invade STEM in new online program
"STEM Behind Hollywood” program provides free teaching materials that also feature forensics, space, and superheroesLauren WilliamsZombies will be feeding the minds of STEM students using a new program...
View ArticleWest Virginia strives for cleaner oral health among students
New standards by add classroom lesson plans and activities tailored for preK through grade 12Lauren WilliamsDistrict Administration, October 2013West Virginia educators now have access to an updated...
View ArticleTime for a social studies revival?
Subjects like history and civics have taken a backseat to math, science and EnglishMatt ZalaznickDistrict Administration, November 2013Some educators are making a push to bring a renewed emphasis to...
View ArticleA market for foreign language
District using Rosetta Stone and Middlebury Interactive to boost language learningJohn Micklos Jr. District Administration, November 2013Growing demand and a shortage of qualified foreign language...
View ArticleUtah’s languages of opportunity
State stresses bilingualism as sure route to work and careers around the globeAngela PascopellaDistrict Administration, November 2013When it comes to foreign language study, Utah is emerging as a...
View ArticleStudents learn to code without computers
Student used pen and paper until funds for computer lab came throughLauren WilliamsStudents enrolled at the Scholars Working Overtime (SWOT) program in Las Vegas have been learning how to write...
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