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People say there's no such thing as a free lunch, but if you live in Alaska, New Mexico, West Virginia or Washington, D.C., that's probably not true — at least, not if you're in elementary school. These states literally offer free lunches for students. But that's not the case in every state — parents pay as much as $6.80 for a single lunch in Mill Valley, California. Because there are few federal standards regulating school meal prices, districts are largely on their own to determine what to charge.
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MindShift
Data are increasingly at the core of efforts to improve instructional quality, but often the data available to school leaders and educators are limited to specific academic points. Many teachers report classroom data have become too overwhelming to be of much use and are often represented in granular, siloed ways that make it difficult for teachers to get a sense of how students are doing overall. And much of the data are divorced from the qualitative experience of learners every day.
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eSchool News
New report finds Common Core is affecting reading and math — but not test scores. States considered strong adopters of Common Core are more likely to see a de-emphasis of fiction and a decline in advanced math enrollment among middle school students thanks to adoption, according to a new report that also found a trivial difference in test scores between states that have and have not adopted the standards. The report, from the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings, pulls data from surveys conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress to see how far Common Core recommendations have seeped into states’ instruction, comparing data from 2011 to 2015.
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Education Week
The Common Core's impact on student achievement may have peaked early and already tapered off, according to a new analysis of national test scores by the Brookings Institution's Brown Center on Education Policy. "Most people when they think about Common Core, they think we won't see an impact for 10 years," said Tom Loveless, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of the report. "This is telling me the opposite." Most states adopted the common standards in 2010, although they may not have fully implemented them in classrooms for some time after.
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By Douglas Magrath
 A variety of activities will enhance language acquisition — including articles, student presentations, discussions, role plays, field trips and demonstrations. In a content-based approach, grammar still needs to be taught since the need will arise for the students to communicate using a specific structure. Grammatical accuracy still needs to be part of the hidden agenda of the course, especially for college-bound students, and it can be hidden in the readings.
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EdSource (commentary)
Picture Steven, a third grader in Mississippi. At the beginning of the school year, his teacher discovers that he is performing far below grade level in both reading and math. The school staff works together to provide him with multiple interventions to help him to master the grade-level standards. Despite many of the interventions that they employ and additional tutoring before- and after-school, Steven still finishes the year behind his peers. Research suggests that by failing to read on grade level by the end of third grade, Steven will be more likely to drop out of high school.
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Edutopia (commentary)
Every school in the United States, and indeed, every school in the world, addresses the social-emotional and character development of the students who pass through its doors. It is impossible to bring adults and children together for long periods of time and not influence children's skills and the kinds of people they will become when putting those skills to use.
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Medical News Today
The percentage of U.S. elementary schools regularly offering healthy foods as part of school lunches increased significantly from the 2006-2007 to the 2013-2014 school year and the number of less healthy items offered decreased, according to a Boise State University study. The study evaluated changes in school lunches from 4,630 public elementary schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. Overall, the changes were positive: the availability of vegetables, fresh fruit, salad bars, whole grains and more healthful pizzas increased, while the availability of high-fat milks, fried potatoes, and regular pizza decreased.
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EdTech Magazine (commentary)
Technology may be the backbone of one-to-one programs, but it should not take the spotlight — learning goals and outcomes require equal attention.
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Creating a culture of safe, healthy play transforms children's social, emotional, and physical health. And that has a big impact on the classroom. Kids who get healthy play at recess come back to class ready to learn. In one study, teachers reclaimed 21 hours of class time each through a healthy play culture at recess. Healthy play means fewer conflicts spilling over into the classroom and smoother transitions back to class. But the impact for schools goes beyond productive class time.
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THE Journal
The way students interact with content on digital displays has evolved quite a bit over the last few years — and it's poised for even greater change in the months ahead. Many schools and colleges have invested in interactive flat panels that students can use as standalone systems without needing an externally connected device. New features and improvements have kept the technology relevant in today's classrooms. But in the future, audiovisual systems on campus easily could include head-mounted displays that immerse students in fully interactive 3-D learning environments.
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District Administration Magazine
Old computers may not be trendy, but as school tech budgets shrink or stagnate, many administrators try to squeeze the most life out of their aging devices. Recycling and retrofitting, and hooking up to the cloud, allow districts to delay or even abandon established schedules for buying brand-new equipment. In 2015, 8.9 million laptops and tablets were sold to K12 districts in the United States, according to CNBC. And the lifespan of most devices is three years, says Lan Neugent, interim executive director of the State Education Technology Directors Association. Most districts replace one-fifth of their devices every year for five years, he adds.
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NPR
When it comes to school breakfasts, two is better than none, says a new report in the journal Pediatric Obesity. Researchers tracked nearly 600 middle-school students from fifth to seventh grade, looking to see if students ate no breakfast; ate breakfast at home or school; or ate both — and whether that affected obesity rates. The result: Weight gain among students who ate "double-breakfast" was no different than that seen among all other students. Meanwhile, the risk of obesity doubled among students who skipped breakfast or ate it inconsistently.
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Education World
A new report from KnowledgeWorks titled "Recommendations for Advancing Personalized Learning Under the Every Student Succeeds Act" makes recommendations on how schools can, under the new education legislation, design systems focused on personalized learning. The report defines personalized learning using five indicators.
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Education Week
The federal Investing in Innovation program, or i3, test-drives and scales up promising ideas in education. What is Investing in Innovation? The Investing in Innovation, or i3, program was created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the financial stimulus. The program was intended to help test-drive, investigate, and scale up promising ideas in school districts working with their nonprofit partners. To date, i3 has received more than $1.3 billion in federal funding for 157 projects.
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The Hechinger Report
A warehouse in the Rust Belt might not seem like a setting fit for designing the future of education. But this isn't just any old space. A foundation in Columbus, Ohio, renovated the empty industrial building last year and named it the PAST Innovation Lab. And last week dozens of educators from around the state gathered there to hatch their plans for schools that harness the power of technology and tried-and-true teaching methods. Teams included administrators, teachers, curriculum specialists and school technology professionals.
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Kelly Henderson loves her job, teaching at Newton South High School in a suburb west of Boston. But she's frustrated she can't afford to live in the community where she teaches: It's part of the 10th most expensive housing market in the nation. "For people in the private sector, they're probably saying 'Oh poor you, you can't live in the community where you work, what's the big deal?'" says Henderson, 35. "And I guess part of the nature of public education and why it's a different kind of job, is that it's all-consuming — as it should be." Like a lot teachers, she wants to be a vital part of the community where she works. She says people in high-cost communities need to remember that a teacher's job doesn't end at 3:00.
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NAESP
Be sure to vote in the 2016 NAESP Vice President election before polls close March 29. Eligible members (active, institutional active, and emeritus members) can vote for NAESP's vice president. You will need to log in to the NAESP website to access the ballot. Click here for more information on candidates and how to vote.
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NAESP
The NAESP National Mentor Training and Certification Program is designed to engage retired and experienced principals to give back to their profession by supporting new, newly assigned, or even experienced principals through mentoring. Register now for an upcoming session in Denver, May 5-7.
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