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eSchool News
Teachers constantly juggle a number of different national, state and district initiatives in today's fast-paced and complex educational environment. Organizing professional development days that meet the varying needs of every teacher has become increasingly difficult as the pace of change far exceeds the number of days allowed for PD.
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The New York Times
In January, New York City's schools chancellor, Carmen Fariña, sent a letter home to students' families, reassuring them that the city was not keeping records of their immigration status and that immigration agents would not be roaming schools unfettered. But that has not kept the questions from coming, said Maite Junco, a senior adviser at the city's Education Department. School administrators and parents who are worried about the Trump administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants want "details on exactly how the process works," Junco said.
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District Administration Magazine
Pre-K programs for students with special needs vary widely in quality and scope. Some states and districts have long included students with special needs in pre-K classes alongside their more typically developing peers. But other schools systems have been slower to adopt an inclusive approach that has been shown to have immense benefits and that is also endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education.
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By: Savanna Flakes (commentary)
 "Testing season" is right around the corner! As we enter testing season, it is essential that we consider novel and exciting ways to provide students with rigorous review and preparation activities. Research shares that too much time spent solely on verbatim memorization and test-taking skills often neglects high-order thinking skills, creative expression, and student choice in demonstrating mastery.
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MindShift
The maker movement has expanded greatly in recent years and much of the attention has focused on cities with high population density and large well-funded school districts. In rural districts, teachers are also developing maker projects to help students gain the benefits that come from hands-on experiences, while better understanding the needs of their communities.
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EdTech Magazine
For K-12 students, there has never been a time in their lives when information wasn’t just a Google search away. But does that mean that these digital natives are savvy when it comes to knowing what information to trust? The answer is overwhelmingly no, reports Stanford’s History Education Group in a 2016 study.
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Education Week
Now as spring approaches, the resistance resurfaces. There is another uprising mounting against the standardized testing required in order to receive federal and state funding. In some communities, parents stand alongside teachers. Both are opposed to the amount of the time testing takes away from learning. A measure that can report on where a student stands compared to his or her peers across the country is a value when considering the effectiveness of our national public schools, isn't it?
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Edutopia
Standardized tests can be a wonderful teaching tool to enrich and deepen classroom learning. What?! The prevailing wisdom is that standardized testing drains the life out of a classroom, saps students of interest and engagement, brings on unnecessary and at times crippling stress, and limits the view of what students are really learning in school.
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The Washington Post
School "choice" — the movement to encourage alternatives to traditional public schools — is the watchword in education today because President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are big supporters and have said they want to see it expanded. Those paying attention to the debate know the general outlines: Supporters say parents should be able to choose their children's schools, and critics say that choice harms traditional public schools, which educate most of America's children, and that the movement is aimed at privatizing public education.
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NPR
Research shows that schools treat black and white children differently. But in one town in Maine, Somali students are leading workshops on their culture for teachers and administrators.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 President Donald Trump's announcement of a broader school choice initiative has baffled many. His idea is to empower disadvantaged youth from lower-income families so that they have more options than just public schools. On paper, this doesn't sound too bad. So why is there so much opposition to it? To answer that question, we need to understand the concept of school choice and our education system.
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Benchmark Advance and Adelante build K-6 literary and content-area knowledge through close reading and collaborative conversations. Foundational skills, writing to sources, and use of text evidence are seamlessly integrated, as are resources for ELs that amplify meaning without simplifying language. Fully equitable Spanish edition also available. FREE sampler.
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THE Journal
A new website launched by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Research and Reform in Education offers insights into K–12 reading and math programs. The website provides up-to-date and reliable information to help education leaders better understand how these programs compare under the Every Student Succeeds Act. The Evidence for ESSA website "uses expertise and authority of the center’s faculty, as well as scholarly studies, to determine an academic program's effectiveness under the new law," The Hub reported. It sorts through research databases, locating "school-based, scientific studies and categorizes the programs that have been reliably and scientifically tested."
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THE Journal
Ninety percent of K–12 schools in a recent survey said they use Apple's iPad to enhance learning, while 70 percent use Mac devices. Plus, 83 percent of schools saw an increase in Mac adoption, while 81 percent of schools reported an increase in iPad adoption over the previous year. These findings and more were released in a JAMF Software Trends Survey on Apple device adoption in K–12 schools. "2016 Survey: Managing Apple Devices in K–12 Education" is based on responses from more than 300 IT professionals, managers and instructional technologists from K–12 organizations around the world.
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Watch the video to see how schools succeed as educational leaders share the power of formative data. For quick growth and a big bounce in student achievement, get the FREE e-book to learn how data-driven instruction helps close the achievement gap.
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The Washington Post
In education, few questions matter more than what to do for students stuck in enduringly terrible schools. Such schools produce more dropouts than graduates; they are associated with violence, community disorganization, and blunted futures for children. Bringing dramatic change to such schools has rightly become a national priority, in part because of the federal government's multi-billion-dollar investment in School Improvement Grants, or SIG.
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Education Week
President Donald Trump's push to drastically reduce domestic spending as a way to boost defense spending could have a significant impact on programs at the U.S. Department of Education, where the biggest streams of funding go toward low-income students and those with special needs. But its precise effect on overall federal K-12 aid remains unclear, as do the prospects for Trump's budget plan in Congress.
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Disability Scoop
Advocates are working to block efforts to rescind Obama-era education regulations, a move they say would weaken accountability for students with disabilities. Concerns are stemming from a resolution currently making its way through Congress that would toss out rules guiding implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the nation's primary education law. A bipartisan rewrite of what was previously known as No Child Left Behind, the 2015 legislation granted significant authority to states while retaining accountability requirements for students with disabilities and other subgroups.
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Education Week
For some time, lawmakers have been pondering what should go into a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Now GOP lawmakers overseeing education issues in Congress appear set to take another crack at updating the law, which was last renewed in 2008. In a recent story, we looked at some issues lawmakers will be tackling in a refreshed HEA that are likely to have an impact on public schools, and in particular those students who are preparing to make the transition from secondary to postsecondary life.
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Letters alive Plus
Watch kids react to this highly-engaging solution! This evidence-based program uses augmented reality to introduce letters, letters sounds, building words, and building sentences!
Learn more at: Alive Studios
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Education World
Schools across the nation are grappling with a shortage of teachers and it is forcing school districts to reassess the way they recruit and hire educators. These shortages are also forcing districts to examine ways to address high teacher attrition rates. In Pensacola, the Escambia County School District is actively looking for teachers and have a few inklings as to what could be contributing to a 35 percent decrease in teacher education enrollments for the years, 2009-2014.
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EdSurge
From New York City to Chattanooga, district leaders around the United States have stories to tell about the instructional technologies they are introducing in schools. Many are training educators to teach students computer science, and other STEM subjects through new technology. And although leaders agree that parent engagement is an important part of student success, their innovation plans often leave them out — particularly those in low-income communities.
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NAESP
The current administration and U.S Secretary of Education usher in a new era in education priorities. Join our panel of national education leaders as we discuss education priorities and who will set them. Daniel (Dan) Domenech is executive director of the American Association of School Administrators. JoAnne Bartoletti is the Executive Director of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Gail Connelly is Executive Director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals. John D. Musso is Executive Director of the Association of School Business Officials International. Rhian Evans Allvin is the CEO of National Association for the Education of Young Children. Patrick Riccards is chief communications and strategy officer for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and former local school board chairman.
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NAESP
The first years in the principalship can be some of the most exciting and difficult years in education. It's imperative that new school leaders focus on what really matters during these foundational leadership years. In this virtual book talk, Dr. Brad Gustafson will provide a surprisingly simple framework for applying innovation to the great work already being done in schools. This webinar takes place Tuesday, March 14, 4-5 p.m. EST.
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Designed for kids ages 5 to 12, Smart Play: Venti packs 20 exciting activities into its compact size.
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