School news in the fine arts, academics, and athletics
Some states can apply for extensions for tying teacher evaluations to student growth, and they may not have to test students under their old standards and the new Common Core in the same year. […]
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We have an acting superintendent in South Holland District 205 and a fired superintendent in Rich Township HSD 227, and both districts seem to be in hot water. […]
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The Cahokia school district plans to close 2 facilities to save enough money to keep sports, music, P.E., & a few teachers who would need to be cut if the buildings weren’t closed. […]
Read More… from Cahokia CUSD 187 closes schools, keeps extracurriculars
Saying prayers at school board meetings is one thing, but when a student speaks on his own from the stage at graduation, we tend to understand where he’s coming from. […]
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The Maryland State Department of Education announced the approval of 21 of the 22 public school system Teacher-Principal Evaluation plans that were submitted as required. […]
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To celebrate graduation of new music teachers, we take a look at how (a) things haven’t changed much in music education since they were born, and (b) we’re all in this together. […]
Read More… from Funding priorities for the arts in school 22 years ago
No one can claim they own the patent on the human genome or any segment of it, since it is strictly a naturally-occurring product, the Supreme Court ruled today. […]
Read More… from You can’t patent the human genome or any gene
Early June saw the publication of two documents that are remarkably similar in terms of what they call for. One was written by education professionals, the other by third graders in New York. […]
Read More… from Life, Learning, & the Pursuit of Supports-Based Reform
Large tech firms in the US, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, have asked the government to be more transparent when making requests for their user data. […]
Read More… from Google, Facebook, … call for data request transparency
Moved by the violence and protests in Turkey, we empathize and suggest that some events in US schools have some of the same qualities as the Turkish protests. […]
Read More… from Violence erupts in Turkey; riot police use tear gas