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Education DIVE
Part of the challenge states and school districts face in ensuring students have access to a "well-rounded education" is that many of the subjects and disciplines that would make up such an education are often constantly in danger of cuts, most likely because state accountability exams do not focus on proficiency in these subjects. For example, the Commission's report details many of the funding opportunities ESSA offers districts that emphasize opportunities in arts and music, but the number of headlines on the local and national level bemoaning the loss of arts and music programs in schools over the years have become countless.
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The Hill
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that all schools that receive federal funds will be required to follow federal civil rights laws. "Let me be clear, schools that receive federal funds must follow federal law," DeVos said during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies hearing on President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the Education Department.
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EdSource
For classroom teachers, professional training can be a mixed bag that too often leaves teachers uninspired with no improvement in student learning, according to a new report by the Learning Policy Institute. So researchers for the nonprofit institute set out to find what works best in helping teachers to improve teaching methods and their students' learning and test scores. In reviewing results of 35 previous studies, the new report urges that mid-career teacher training, which is also known as professional development, focus tightly on the academic subjects' content, incorporate active learning, encourage collaboration, provide coaching and be of sustained duration, among other things.
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Over 75% of transgender students feel unsafe at school, and staff do not know how to help them. Welcoming Schools, the nation’s premier professional development program for elementary schools, provides educators with best practices to support transgender students and prevent bias-based bullying.
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Edutopia
Many teachers shy away from including music in their classrooms because they presume they need musical training to use music as a teaching tool. However, there are multiple ways to implement music in the classroom that don't require any training.
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The Brookings Institution
Most researchers and parents agree that effective social and emotional skills are essential to a child's development and success as an adult. But how much do we know about these skills, how to measure them, and what impact they have? In the latest issue of The Future of Children, a joint publication of Brookings and Princeton University, a wide range of scholars debate the success of current social and emotional learning programs, how to accurately measure SEL skills, and whether teachers are well prepared enough to support positive social and emotional development in young children.
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By: Brian Stack (commentary)
 For decades, school principals have searched for better ways to use time more effectively in the school. At the high school level, this search has manifested itself through iterations of daily period schedules, sometimes referred to as "bell schedules." Schools, on average, change their bell schedule every five to seven years as needs in their building evolve. A common occurrence with many of these variations on the high school schedule is the inclusion of a period known as "advisory."
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PBS Newshour
Recognizing bias in news stories is one form of media literacy. Spotting when the news is totally fabricated is something else entirely. How can teachers help students tell fact from media fiction? Educators and media literacy advocates in Washington state are working together with legislators to address the problem.
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eSchool News
Creative art experiences that challenge students to observe, articulate, reimagine and take risks help build their confidence and leadership capacity, say experts. In "Art-Infused Student Leadership Projects," Cheri Sterman, Crayola Education director; Nancy Horvat, Multi-Tier Support Systems specialist, Arts Academy, PA; and Jessica Lura, director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, Bullis Charter School, CA discussed how to develop leadership qualities in students through art activities.
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By: Savanna Flakes (commentary)
 Co-taught lessons should look substantively different and richer for kids than what one teacher would do alone. A co-taught classroom provides more opportunities for students to receive feedback, which allows them to move rapidly toward self-monitoring, adjusting their strategies for success and independence. When instruction is tailored to ensure all students can access the content, it allows for more student independence as they self-monitor success and evaluate fix-up strategies.
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eSchool News
It's no secret that a teacher's workday doesn't end when the last school bell of the day rings. The same can be said for summer — many teachers keep learning over the summer and pursue PD opportunities to improve their instruction for the next class of students. If you haven't identified a summer PD workshop or opportunity, we've gathered a list of some that might interest you. From neuroscience and reading and writing to math education, STEM and innovative school leadership, you're likely to find something that grabs your attention. But act quickly — some programs have wait lists and others have application deadlines that are quickly approaching.
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The Conversation
A federal district court judge has decided that Gardendale — a predominantly white city in the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama — can move forward in its effort to secede from the school district that serves the larger county. The district Gardendale is leaving is 48 percent black and 44 percent white. The new district would be almost all white. The idea that a judge could allow this is unfathomable to most, but the case demonstrates in the most stark terms that school segregation is still with us. While racial segregation in U.S. schools plummeted between the late 1960s and 1980, it has steadily increased ever since – to the the point that schools are about as segregated today as they were 50 years ago.
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Governing
In his 17 years as a school official in Oklahoma, Robert Romines has dealt with more than his share of painful situations. In 2013, as superintendent in the town of Moore, he had to shepherd his system through the aftermath of a tornado that caused $2 billion in total damage, destroying entire neighborhoods and taking down two elementary schools. Today, he is up against a subtler but deeply corrosive attack on his schools: death by a thousand spending cuts.
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The Washington Post
Every year the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, releases a report on state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States. It is the only national report with detailed information on preschool enrollment, funding, teacher qualifications and other policies related to quality, such as the presence of a qualified teacher and assistant, small class size and low teacher-to-student ratio.
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Education Week
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told senators during a hearing on the federal budget that if states' Every Student Succeeds Act plans follow the law, then it's her obligation to approve them. In exchanges with Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., DeVos indicated that her personal views on states' plans would not influence her decisions about them. She also declined to engage with Murphy's questions at the appropritions subcommittee hearing about where she would draw the line on approval for state school improvement plans.
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The Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 18 and promised to make it a sweeping one if lawmakers cooperate. Abbott gave legislators an ambitious 19-item agenda to work on — including a "bathroom bill" — but only after they approve must-pass legislation that they failed to advance during the regular session. An overtime round, Abbott said, was "entirely avoidable."
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The Associated Press
New Mexico students will spend less time taking standardized tests and will have two additional weeks of learning time under changes announced by New Mexico Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera. The changes are in response to feedback received from parents, teachers and school administrators during a statewide listening tour. Skandera said she approached education officials in several other states that administer the assessments developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, to ensure the changes could be made without compromising the quality of the test.
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NAESP
Save the date and get ready to tell Congress to reject proposed budget cuts that would eliminate key programs like those that support teachers and principals. Join NAESP and other national organizations on June 14 for the National Title II Day of Action. Be ready to tell members of Congress why these funds are important to you, your district, and teachers to meet the needs of over 34 million Pre-K-8 elementary school students in the United States.
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NAESP
Eric C. Sheninger and Thomas C. Murray outline eight keys in their book, "Learning Transformed: 8 Keys To Designing Tomorrow's Schools, Today." Each is a piece of a puzzle for transforming the K–12 education system of teaching and learning to intentionally design tomorrow's schools so today's learners are prepared for success and stand ready to create new industries, find new cures, and solve world problems. This webinar takes place Monday, June 13, 5–6 p.m. EST. Attendees are eligible to earn a CE certificate.
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