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Medical Xpress
It can be a nerve-wracking, game time decision for parents: whether their sick child should stay home from school. But opinions among parents differ when it comes to how sick is too sick, or the importance of sick day consequences such as parents missing work or kids missing tests, according to a new national poll from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.
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EdSurge
Personalizing education does not mean simply putting a laptop in the hands of every teacher and student; rather, it occurs as leaders empower teachers to go beyond the traditional role of a "content expert" and organically diagnose, analyze, guide, instruct, and coach students. Personalization requires focused intentionality to shift instructional models, using 21st century tools, towards student-centered learning. This evolution in student learning is led by those who know what individual students need better than anyone — teachers.
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The Journal
The Southern Regional Education Board, a nonprofit organization consisting of state legislators, educators and policymakers, has released a report detailing five actions states can take to bridge the computer science education gap and prepare young people for a future engaged in computers and information technology. According to the report and the Association for Computing Machinery, as many as 4.6 million out of 9.2 million jobs in science, technology, engineering and math fields will be computer-related by 2020. Most of those jobs are expected to pay well. The average median salary of jobs in computer science and IT was $81,430 in 2015, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Education Week
Twenty-one of the 46 states that adopted the Common Core State Standards are revising the standards, but most are not making substantial changes, according to an analysis by the research firm Abt Associates. As part of a report for the Massachusetts executive office of education, the group reviewed the types of changes states made to their own common-core-based standards. Eight states so far have repealed or withdrawn the standards, 21 have made changes, and 17 have left the standards as adopted.
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MindShift
Saxon Scott was 5 years old when her parents decided she could do without kindergarten. She'd sailed through a series of tests that measured her acumen, and moved directly to first grade once preschool ended. Now she's 15 and a high school junior, and Scott thinks nothing of her relative youth. She continues to shine in the classroom, is friendly with students in her grade, and only briefly laments the fact that she won't be driving until the end of her freshman year in college. "As someone who skipped kindergarten, I can say it wasn't a big deal," Scott said.
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Learn the four must-haves schools need for a successful response to intervention (RTI) model. How to Build an RTI Framework is a free eBook that covers universal screening, continuous progress monitoring, data-based decision making, and multi-level prevention systems. See how building an effective RTI framework with computer-adaptive educational technology helps maximize student achievement.
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eSchool News
Research shows that diversity in today's students (e.g. socio-economic background, gender, race and previous learning experiences) is greater than ever before. In fact, a conservative 30-40 percent of students may require an alternate learning path or support during their learning, since a diverse student body means different strengths and weaknesses for each individual student.
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University of Chicago via Science Daily
Parents who talk with their high schoolers about the relevance of science and math can increase competency and career interest in the fields, a report suggests.
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Department of Education (commentary)
Jeff Baxter, a contributor for the Department of Education's blog, writes: "Nine times in twenty-eight years of teaching I've gone through the training of a new principal in my high school. Nine times! And to make matters more frustrating, the replacement always seems to be the philosophical and pedagogical opposite of the one he or she is replacing. The gentle farmer replaced by the fire-breathing nun, the retired Navy commander replaced by a Phi Beta Kappan from a Denver suburb, the teacher-friendly curriculum specialist replaced by education's answer to a prison warden. You get the idea. Most recently this trend continued with a beloved, student-centered Principal of the Year being replaced by a National Guard Lieutenant Colonel in the Infantry."
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EdTech Magazine
Over the two decades that Rose Muller has been working in school technology, the challenge of maintaining student and staff data security has grown beyond a level that IT departments alone can meet. The entire school community now needs to be enlisted in the effort to keep sensitive information safe, she says.
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Reuters Health
Parents may have a lot to do with how children react to scary things, but a new study suggests kids' response to fear may also be heavily influenced by their friends. In an experiment, researchers gave kids 7 to 10 years old information about scary-looking animals. They assessed how children felt on their own, and again after kids discussed their perceptions with friends. After speaking to friends, children tended to shift their opinions to match how their friends felt about the animals, the study found.
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Youth Today
How many times as an after-school site coordinator have you crossed your fingers, hoping for a day without any accidents or medical emergencies? Once the front office is closed and the building is empty, is your program prepared? Students have the same health issues after school as they do during the school day.
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EdSurge (commentary)
For anyone taking on a project, EducationSuperHighway CEO Evan Marwell has a few words of advice: "If you want to accomplish any goal, you have to measure progress," he says. "You can't manage what you can't measure." The mantra makes sense for someone like Marwell, whose nonprofit organization has an audacious mission: to make high-speed internet access available for every student in the U.S. But in order to do that, EducationSuperHighway must first determine the state of internet access — and track its progress — for schools across the country.
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eSchool News
Four years into a massive Wallace Foundation effort to help six large urban school districts improve their principal pipelines, an independent study reveals all districts have made impressive strides in helping principals strengthen leadership and classroom instruction. The report on the Wallace Foundation's Principal Pipeline Initiative notes that novice school principals directly benefit from improved quality of their training, hiring, evaluations, mentoring and other support during their crucial first years on the job.
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District Administration Magazine
If you want to know what motivates students — and teachers and administrators, for that matter—Russell Quaglia says you have to go to the source. Quaglia has spent years collecting information about "school voice" — that is, what these three groups think about their schools. The latest incarnation of this work is the Student Voice Survey.
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| | FEDERAL ADVOCACY AND POLICY |
Education Week
A presidential transition always triggers some makeover at federal agencies. But when President-elect Donald Trump's team takes power this month, the transformation of the U.S. Department of Education could be particularly striking. The incoming president and his team have promised to change the culture — or "drain the swamp" — in Washington, with serious implications for the federal bureaucracy. And on the campaign trail, Trump pledged to get rid of the Education Department — or at least cut it "way, way down."
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The Washington Post
Betsy DeVos displayed at best confusion and at worst a lack of knowledge about a key federal law involving students with disabilities during her confirmation hearing before a Senate panel that will vote on whether she should become President-elect Donald Trump's education secretary. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., asked DeVos about the federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, which requires public schools to provide children with disabilities a "free appropriate public education" and governs how states and public agencies provide various services to millions of students.
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The Hill
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., clashed with President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Education secretary over whether guns should be allowed in schools. At her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, Betsy DeVos declined to answer the question directly and said it should be left to states to make that decision. "I think that's best left to locales and states to decide," DeVos said.
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Education World
Recently, the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee convened to consider Betsy DeVos for the position of Education Secretary in President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet. The over three-hour hearing exemplified just how divisive DeVos' nomination is; senators squabbled frequently throughout the process and many expressed frustration over not having more time to question DeVos further.
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24/7 Wall St.
Few concerns facing the United States — or any nation — are more important than ensuring children receive a first-rate education. At her confirmation hearing, U.S. education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos answered questions about school proficiency. Policymakers and observers disagree as to how to spend public education funds and how exactly schools should be improved. At the very least, however, most agree that school proficiency must be measured.
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Department of Education (commentary)
Katie Regittko, a contributor for the Department of Education's blog, writes: "Yesterday, myself and four other LGBTQ Activists from GLSEN had the honor of sitting down with U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. John King, in his second to last day in office. Amid a changing administration, the Secretary offered his words of advice, and listened to our experiences as LGBTQ students as well as our hopes for inclusivity in the future of education. I think all of us, both visitors from GLSEN and the staff at the Department of Education, can agree that we all walked away with valuable information, useful connections, and an even stronger motivation to fight for student's rights in schools."
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NAESP
If you haven't done so already, it's not too late to register for the National Panel of New Principals first Virtual Book Talk: "Leading for Impact and Equity." The talk will feature Dr. Sarah E. Fiarman discussing thoughts and ideas raised in her book, "Becoming a School Principal." The talk takes place Thursday, Jan. 26, 4–5 p.m. ET.
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NAESP
Around the world, as humanity moves at warp speed through the second decade of the 21st century, powerful trends are triggering seismic shifts in every institution, including education. As educators, it's up to us to understand and take on these persistent, real-world challenges. That type of future-forward leadership sends a clear message that our schools are of this world, not separate from it. Compelling education unfolds in the here and now, but it's focused on the future and the world our students will inherit. Take a look at these 10 big-picture realities shaping our communities, our world, our schools, and our students' future. We can ignore them, but these realities aren't going away anytime soon.
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