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Brookings
According to a Hamilton Project report released, almost one in five children lived in a food insecure household in 2014 — meaning that at some time during the year these households had difficulty providing enough food for all their members due to a lack of resources. A third of these households with children reported very low food security — meaning that at times during the year, the food intake of household members was reduced and their normal eating patterns disrupted because the household lacked money and other resources for food.
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MindShift
Teachers and parents have long known that every child learns differently, excelling in some areas and struggling in others. And yet many schools still struggle to help students learn a set of standards, while allowing who they are as learners to determine how they do so. While some educators hope technology will make personalization cheaper and easier, so far many of the solutions involve keeping kids on the same path, but varying the pace. The rigid system and its requirements have made it difficult to truly celebrate neurodiversity.
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Takepart
Reading, writing and arithmetic — for centuries, the three Rs have been seen as the basic foundational skills needed to function in society. Now, a new petition to Congress is giving a signal boost to the modern-day push to add computer science to the essential public school curriculum. Seattle-based nonprofit Code.org and the Computer Science Education Coalition, a national consortium of businesses and nonprofits, asked Congress to allocate $250 million in federal funding for "every student in every school to have an opportunity to learn computer science."
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Edutopia (commentary)
Rebecca Alber, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "Teachers may offer up a killer classroom library and carve out class time for silent reading, but these two things do not guarantee prolific reading, or even moderate reading from your students. One of my goals when I was teaching high school was this: to have students fall in love with reading while they were in my classroom (or at least like it a little more)."
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By: Kelly Sharp (commentary)
 Look to your left, then look to your right. If you saw an inspirational sign on each side, you are most likely in a teacher's classroom. Classroom walls that were once filled with equations and historical facts now include more motivational phrases than ever. As the daughter of an algebra teacher, I can remember many summers spent inside of teacher resource stores, walking down each aisle looking at the colorful signage and unique accessories as we searched for new decorations.
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Michigan Radio
It turns out more screens might actually be a good thing for kids. A study from Michigan State University found students' learning improved when they were given their own laptop, or similar device. The report was a meta-analysis of studies looking at the effect of these "one-to-one" programs that give an individual device to each student. Students improved learning achievement in science, writing, math and English. The results were small but noteworthy, especially for schools weighing the costs and benefits of supplying the expensive devices for their students.
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eSchool News (commentary)
Jill Badalamenti, a contributor for eSchool News, writes: "Think back to when you were still in school. What do you tend to remember most? Do you think back to the unique field trips you went on? The cool science experiments? What about a favorite teacher? For me, it was projects and Mrs. Gianni. That's what I remember most about school and the teacher that comes to mind. Mrs. Gianni had blond hair that always looked like it needed to be dyed. She was young and energetic. I also remember the way she made me feel, her high expectations, how she was always smiling, and how I felt like I could be anything in her eyes."
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CNN
A lifelong educator and advocate for children, Principal Diane Daprocida of P.S. 94, an elementary school in the Bronx, says she has been waiting for one thing since she started running the school 10 years ago. You might guess it's more money or resources, or smaller class sizes, but something else topped her wish list: a way to teach her teachers, many of whom have four years or less of teaching experience, how to teach reading.
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The Washington Post
Last December, Congress passed a new federal education law called the Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing No Child Left Behind. With it will come new rules for states to follow regarding standardized testing for "accountability" purposes. Negotiators have agreed on draft rules, which will soon be released so the public can comment before the rules are actually approved and enforced. How will students and teachers be affected if the draft rules are not changed and are finalized?
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Playworks.org
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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Education DIVE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that students who feel more connected to their school have better health and educational outcomes than those who do not. Students with strong school connectedness are less likely to engage in alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use or violence. Engaging families, communities and the students themselves creates a caring and supportive environment ripe for school connectedness. It is vital for schools to foster the belief that the adults and peers at school care about student education as well as about the students as individuals.
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Education Week
A simple exercise can build teachers' sense of empathy for their students, an effect that may lead to a drop in suspensions without any formal changes in policy, Stanford University researchers say in a study. When teachers develop a greater sensitivity to their students' experiences and intentions, students sense the change, which can help break a "self-perpetuating cycle of punishment and misbehavior" that occurs in some classrooms, says the study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
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Education Week
Fifteen years of new programs, testing, standards and accountability have not ended racial achievement gaps in the United States. The Stanford Education Data Archive, a massive new database that allows researchers to compare school districts across state lines has led to the unwelcome finding that racial achievement gaps yawn in nearly every district in the country — and the districts with the most resources in place to serve all students frequently have the worst inequities.
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eSchool News
Four data policy priorities can help state policymakers take advantage of data provisions in the Every Students Succeeds Act in order to move from data compliance to leveraging data to improve student learning, according to a new report from the Data Quality Campaign. The report, Time to Act: Making Data Work for Students, says policymakers at every level should follow the four data policy prescriptions in order: measuring what matters, making data use possible, being transparent and earning trust, and guaranteeing access and protecting privacy.
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Education DIVE
A recent poll revealed that while parents are increasingly concerned about the amount of information collected on their children by schools, only 12 percent of them consider student data privacy a big concern. The majority haven't even heard of this as an issue. There may be a reason for that. While there have been widely reported breaches at major retailers, financial companies, colleges, government agencies and so on, there have been scant reports of security lapses in K-12 education.
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The 74
When No Child Left Behind ended, Lily Eskelsen Garcia, head of the country's largest teachers union, described it as an "end to our national nightmare and beginning of something so much better for kids." Passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act last December brought the NCLB era to a close and with it the power of the federal government to hold schools strictly accountable for student learning. But new — and largely ignored — research on those federally driven measures finds NCLB had an interesting impact on teachers in struggling schools: it pushed them to show up for work more often.
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| | FEDERAL ADVOCACY AND POLICY |
Education Week
So you may have read that a team of negotiators hashing out regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act did not reach an agreement about "supplement-not-supplant" language. That's shorthand for the requirement that federal aid to low-income students supplement, and not take the place of, state and local money. One reason those talks broke down was because some negotiators said the U.S. Department of Education's proposed regulations would be very complicated and expensive to comply with.
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The Detroit News
Detroit Public Schools closed 94 of its 97 schools, citing the Detroit teachers union's call for a districtwide sickout amid concerns about the weakening finances of Michigan's largest school district. Union leaders reacted harshly over the weekend after DPS Emergency Manager Steven Rhodes informed them the district won't be able to make payroll after $48.7 million in emergency state aid runs out on June 30. Rhodes acknowledged in an email to The Detroit News the school district will run out of money then.
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NAESP
Strong teachers are essential to creating and sustaining vibrant learning communities. Teacher Appreciation Week, May 2-6, is not only a great time for principals to show their thanks to teachers, but also a reminder to find ways to support teachers throughout the year. Here are a few ideas.
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NAESP
Grief triggers are sudden reminders of a person who has died. They elicit powerful emotional responses in grieving children. They are especially common in the first few months after a death, but may occur at any time. Here are three helpful things to know.
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