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By Bambi Majumdar
 As the use of digital technology expands across the K-12 spectrum, newer tools like virtual reality (VR) are creating quite an impact. A slew of ed-tech companies have introduced VR apps that can transform the way we teach and learn by bringing vivid experiences to the classroom, which can attract and inspire young minds. VR-based lessons, virtual field trips, and immersive science labs all have immense potential to increase student engagement and performance and boost learning outcomes.
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Education Week
What can states do to develop better citizens? CivXNow, a coalition of some 90 organizations spearheaded by the online curriculum group iCivics, has some ideas. The group recently unveiled a policy menu: Revise social science standards to prioritize civics. Align tests to them. Improve teacher training. Give youth a voice at schools and in local government.
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District Administration
Decades of research have established the relationship between reading ability and phonological awareness — that is, having the ability to hear, identify and manipulate phonemes. Furthermore, brain researchers, such as the French cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene, have demonstrated that tapping into the brain’s left hemisphere is the optimal way to learn to read—through phonics instruction that connects sounds with written words.
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Newsweek
To better equip America's younger generations to make smart financial choices, a recent government report recommended mandatory college courses. The recommendation was one that a college expert championed as giving students the necessary skills they need to succeed in life.
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District Administration
When breaking down language barriers in schools, districts offering dual-language programs don’t always divide instruction evenly between the two languages. Here’s how five districts tackle these issues to break down language barriers in education and to provide equity for English language learners.
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By Roberta Matuson
 No doesn't always mean no. Here's what I mean by this. You're probably hearing a lot of "no's" these days when extending job offers to candidates, given how hot the market is for talent. Most of you have accepted this and moved on. This is a huge mistake and one that can be easily rectified. Keep this in mind: "No" isn't forever. It's no for right now. Let's say you made a job offer about a month ago and the candidate declined. These days, it's easy to reach out to people through LinkedIn's In-mail with a, "Hey, how's your new job going?" message, followed by, "Any chance we can grab a coffee?"
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Prodigy Game
 The search for better teaching strategies will never end. As a school leader, you probably spend too much of your time thinking about how to improve the learning experience of the students that pass through your school throughout the years.
After all, what they learn (and how they learn it) will become a part of these students as they grow, hopefully helping them become successful adults.
This is the main goal of competency based education: giving each student equal opportunity to master necessary skills and become successful adults.
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Education Week
High schoolers who participate in music courses may score higher in academic subjects, according to a new study by Canadian researchers.
Examining over 110,000 educational records of students in British Columbia who started 1st grade between 2000 and 2003 and taking into account differences among the different groups of students, the study found that those who took a music class were more likely to score higher in math, science, and English.
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By Julie Anne Wells
 For many American students, the words "summer break" immediately conjure up images of camping trips, pool parties, and snow cones. But for students who are struggling academically or seeking to get ahead in school, summer sometimes means more textbooks and lectures. As research has emerged about summer learning loss (also known as "summer brain drain" or the "summer slide"), parents, teachers, and even state legislatures are increasingly turning towards summer school. But is summer school always the right solution?
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Edutopia (commentary)
Justine Bruyère, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "From the back of her class, I watched as one of my favorite colleagues read to her second-grade students. While reading, she paused, allowed for turn and talks, and asked students to make predictions. When she had finished reading, my colleague asked questions about the plot, setting, and character traits. In many respects, the lesson was a success — the students had participated eagerly."
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Education Week
When districts get an infusion of Title I funds, the Every Student Succeeds Act says that federal money should add to the state and local funds schools already receive without taking the place of any of those dollars.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released final guidance recently about what districts must do to prove they are complying with that part of the law—ensuring that Title I provides the intended boost to targeted high-poverty schools, rather than displacing money into non-Title I schools.
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EdTech Magazine
Recently, IT Services Director AJ Phillips needed to persuade her school board to purchase new network infrastructure, so she tapped her prior experience as an elementary school teacher and presented a show-and-tell.
At the time, Prince William County Public Schools in Virginia desperately needed to replace its 20-year-old core network, which maxed out at 2 gigabits per second. Parents and staff complained about slow, spotty performance.
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The 74 Million
Special education teachers and specialists spend hours collecting data on student achievement and activities. But, according to siblings Andrew Hill and Joanne Powell, co-founders of the LiftEd app, those hours often have little meaning, taking teachers’ time away from students while offering little in the way of usable data to help education outcomes.
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Forbes
It’s a pivotal time for the education technology sector and for school districts across America struggling to adapt ed tech, artificial intelligence and new models for blended learning. For the ed tech sector, the pressure of expectations is only exceeded by a track record of disappointment.
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Erick Herrmann
 Educators all over the world are familiar with the importance of STEM as critical skills in the 21st century. Employers are looking for students who are proficient in these content areas as pathways to college and career readiness. Some have included another letter acronym in this abbreviation, an "a" for "art." This iteration creates the acronym STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and math. While it is easy to recognize the importance of integrating these areas into instruction, when working with English learners, teachers may feel that there are challenges or issues that arise for implementing deep STEAM instruction with this population.
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The Atlantic
Scholars argue that education programs and policy makers still rarely look at black veterans who chose to work in segregated, high-poverty schools as a valuable source of wisdom in teaching. But this might be changing, thanks to a handful of large-scale studies from the past five years that have concluded that black teachers are associated with positive educational outcomes.
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Education World
In two important ways teachers are on the front line in the battle to help the soaring number of students who have challenging and frustrating attention issues.
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Edutopia
Every summer, we hear about the dangers of “summer slide”—kids going to the beach, watching television, or playing video games, all the while forgetting most of what they learned during the school year. The real story, as it turns out, is a lot more complicated, according to a recent article by a researcher in Education Next.
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United Federation of Teachers
If there is one thing that is a constant in special education, it’s change.
It’s hard to believe but less than a decade ago, most students with disabilities were served in self-contained settings. Speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy were typically delivered in therapy rooms and one-to-one paraprofessionals were recommended for a limited number of students with serious health, mobility or behavioral challenges. General education teachers had little involvement with students with IEPs.
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The Eagle
Second-grade teacher Fawn Simpson is spending her summer learning a new role, that of school administrator.
Simpson was one of the first 100 teachers from across the state accepted into a Texas A&M program aimed at developing teachers into principals.
The program, called Accelerated Preparation of Leaders for Underserved Schools, or APLUS, will allow Simpson to graduate with a master’s degree in education in December, through a scholarship funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Providence Journal
Calling the Providence schools a system in crisis, Gov. Gina Raimondo promised that no form of intervention was off the table and said the state will get much more involved in the schools.
Raimondo, flanked by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, appeared at the State House on Wednesday to present a unified front in their commitment to change a school system that has been failing children for decades, despite an infusion of cash, consultants and a steady progression of new superintendents.
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Des Moines Register
Des Moines School Board member Rob Barron is seeking to raise $125,000 in private donations to pay for a preschool classroom and staff. Again this fall, the district has a waiting list of about 100 kids. If Barron is successful, 40 more children could receive early education, and Des Moines could draw down more state funding going forward. Of course, access to schooling should not hinge on private donations. Barron knows this, but he rightly wants to provide a good academic start to as many youngsters as possible.
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NAESP
NAESP applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today to prevent the administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, which could have a damaging and far-reaching impact on our nation’s public schools. It is critical that the 2020 Census provides an accurate portrait of the population, considering the results determine how more than $675 billion in federal funding, including for education programs like Title I and school safety, is distributed to states and communities. An undercount would mean a decrease in federal funds to certain communities. NAESP was proud to join other education groups in an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to rule against inclusion of the citizenship question. As the issue is considered in lower courts, NAESP will continue to advocate for an accurate U.S. Census that ensures a fair allocation of federal funding for education programs.
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Bivins Miller, principal of McAllister Elementary School in Richmond Hill, Georgia, has his hands full with about 1,300 kids in his school—and five at home—and he wouldn’t have it any other way. For Bivins, it’s important to incorporate fun into his school, like rolling out a red carpet on the first day of school to welcome students, incorporating gaga pits into the playgrounds, and building a chicken coop in free space on the school campus.
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