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THE Journal
More than 90 percent of teachers and administrators think their schools need to address student behavior issues in order to promote student success, but only 56 percent say those issues are a top priority in their schools, according to a new report from YouGov and Kickboard. The report, "The State of Climate & Culture Initiatives in America's Schools," was prepared by YouGov on behalf of Kickboard, a web-based school culture platform. YouGov surveyed 2,500 teachers, school administrators and district administrators about school priorities, school climate and culture initiatives, and opportunities and challenges related to creating school environments that foster student success.
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NPR
It's a rare and remarkable view into America's public schools and the challenges that continue some 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education: The Civil Rights Data Collection survey. Since 1968, the federal government has been sending it to the nation's schools to gauge educational access and enforce civil rights law. Today, the U.S. Education Department released its 2013-2014 CRDC results, covering more than 95,000 schools and 50 million students.
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By: Savanna Flakes
 School is winding down for many educators across the country. Summer is a much needed time for teachers to rejuvenate, reflect and rebuild. In between enjoying family time, treating oneself to adult beverages and beach vacations, the following books will serve as meaningful forms of professional development for continuous learning. I have selected my top three books that offer rewarding instructional strategies and reflective practice activities for educators at every stage of our careers.
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THE Journal
When it comes to STEM education, high school students in the United States want to see changes made to teaching methods and more access to resources outside of the classroom, according to a national survey conducted by the Amgen Foundation and Change the Equation. The results released in the report "Students on STEM: More Hands-on, Real-World Experiences" show that students want more tangible learning opportunities. Respondents said that common teaching methods, such as teaching from the textbook, are less engaging than hands-on learning methods.
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The Conversation (commentary)
Some 150 years ago, if you wanted to listen to music, you would have to perform it yourself or be in the presence of musicians. With Thomas Edison's phonograph in 1877 came the ability to record music. At that point, the ways that people could be musical changed forever. Humans could artfully organize their musical worlds around recorded music that they did not necessarily create themselves. Since then people have engaged in an endless array of musical endeavors that have been recorded. In fact, the ability to record music has shifted our musical experience — from both a maker and a consumer perspective. The question is: has students' learning kept pace with these changes that started happening more than a century ago?
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MindShift
Mia Buljan remembers the specific moment eight years ago when she realized she had to give kids more space to grapple with a problem on their own. She was filming a student working on a math problem with her iPhone (something she does regularly so she can review her strategies and plan next steps). "At that time I thought my job was to be super helpful," she said, "like ask some pointed questions, or give some suggestions of where he might go next."
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eSchool News (commentary)
Jilian Reynolds, a contributor for eSchool News, writes: "The holy grail for those of us in education is a method that imbues students with higher-level thinking skills that stick, preparing them for what comes next in their lives. This means not just reaching all students with the content they must learn but making sure this information stays around in their heads to improve their school performance and knowledge base. As we all know, this can be a tall order, but in my school district, we've been using the latest and newest technologies that help to engage kids in learning. Our results have been significant and, I believe, worth sharing."
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CNN
Some kids like Minecraft so much that they're willing to get graded on how well they play the game. Elena Rezac, a 13-year-old at William Annin Middle School in New Jersey, even prefers playing at school to playing at home. "You have to do your best," the seventh grader told CNNMoney. "It ends up being way better than what you do at home." That's because there isn't really a "point" to Minecraft. The video game lets players build virtual worlds out of blocks, and sometimes there are zombie or animal attacks. But at school, students can use Minecraft to create their own games and story lines.
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Edutopia
What do you think makes children unhappy? For many parents or educators, visions of playground squabbles or being served the wrong dessert are the first images that come to mind. However, researchers are finding a surprising new culprit for what causes children severe unhappiness: online pressures. Unfortunately, these feelings can't be fixed with a simple menu alteration or a heart-to-heart about being nice. Pressures from social media can cause feelings of unhappiness to run deep in vulnerable adolescents. This ability to cause anxiety or depression in our sons and daughters requires us to examine social media's role in our kids' lives and emotional well-being.
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Education Week
A majority of K-12 educators responding to a new survey see themselves as risk takers or early adopters in using technology. But the exclusive survey, conducted by the Education Week Research Center for this year's edition of Technology Counts, found that teachers, on the whole, still face systemic challenges in adapting their instruction to new technologies in transformative ways.
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Scholastic Administrator Magazine
The Internet and digital technology touch almost every aspect of our daily lives. Our children use technology more and more each day, and at younger ages than ever. According to the Center for Cyber Safety and Education, 70 percent of kids have a mobile phone and 90 percent of kids have a mobile phone, tablet, or computer in their bedrooms. This use of technology brings many benefits — and many potential dangers for students.
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Disability Scoop
Students with disabilities are more frequently absent from school and continue to be disciplined at far higher rates than their typically-developing peers, federal officials say. New data from the U.S. Department of Education indicates that kids with disabilities are twice as likely to be suspended and they account for two-thirds of those secluded or restrained at school. The figures come from data on more than 50 million students representing nearly every one of the nation's public schools during the 2013-2014 school year.
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Education Week
Though the Obama administration got to propose — and will get to finalize — the regulations on accountability for the Every Student Succeeds Act, it will be up to the next administration to approve state plans and hold states to their promises. The uncertainty about who in Washington will take the baton and how they'll handle it, along with the extent to which schools' performance during the 2016-2017 academic year will play into accountability under ESSA, are among the major concerns expressed by state K-12 leaders as they continue to study the newly released draft regulations.
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KING-TV
When the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction unveiled its new learning standards for health and physical education, a particular topic drew the attention of many parents: gender identity. Vlada Knowlton, of Bellevue, has three children, including her youngest, their transgender daughter. After hearing the state's new learning standards would address gender identity, she believes it will help children learn empathy.
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The Associated Press via ABC News
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is hoping to quickly sign a $617 million bailout and restructuring of the debt-ridden Detroit Public Schools. Spokeswoman Anna Heaton said the Republican governor plans to sign the legislation next week in a ceremony in Detroit, should he receive the bills by then.
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The Hechinger Report
With testing season starting up again, here’s a reminder of last year's demoralizing news: Every California district and demographic group fared worse on the national Smarter Balanced tests, and the state's already large test score gaps grew. The results from those new Common Core tests — designed explicitly to look for the skills kids need in college, namely critical thinking, problem solving and analytical writing skills — have been held up as proof of the persistence of deep-seated disparities in the education provided to poor students and children of color.
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NAESP
The National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the American Federation of School Administrators issued the following statement on the Senate Appropriations Committee reduction of funding for Title II of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the primary source of federal funding for educator professional development.
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NAESP
One of the most important jobs a principal has is finding great new teachers and ensuring they're successful at their school. However, it's not as simple as just picking a promising candidate and trusting they'll fit in. In the latest installment of NAESP Radio, author and educational consultant Todd Whitaker argues that great principals are intentional about their process for hiring, training, and supporting new teachers. Here are some insights he had to offer principals can perfect this process.
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