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Education DIVE
The debate over whether charter schools or traditional district-run public schools fare better in terms of funding and resources is still largely unresolved. Charter schools, which are privately funded, are exempted from some of the same rules that restrict traditional government-run institutions, and thus get more leniency in terms of how they direct their funding. Advocates of charter schools, however, point out that these school systems tend to receive less funding overall, which doesn't appear to be fair as charters tend to cultivate better academic performance in students. However, critics of charter schools would argue that public schools tend to be saddled with higher percentages of special needs and low-income minority students, which requires a greater amount of spending per-pupil and resource allocation.
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District Administration Magazine
Whirling fidget spinners invaded classrooms across the country this past spring, but with many schools banning them as a distraction, their future as a potential remedy for students with attention difficulties is in doubt.
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The Huffington Post (commentary)
Miriam Gwynne, a contributor for The Huffington Post, writes: "I sat at the back of the hall at my daughter's school end-of-year assembly smiling as the choir sang, the oldest class performed and finally the awards were given out. As a parent, it is such a proud moment to hear your child's name called out and their achievements recognized. Awards for academic achievement, endeavor, sports, star of the year and citizenship had me cheering, smiling and clapping. Then one final reward made me so angry I actually wanted to get up and walk out: 100 percent attendance!"
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EdSource
California students who attended transitional kindergarten were more engaged in the learning process and better prepared for math and reading when they entered kindergarten than children who did not, according to a new study by the American Institutes for Research. The study compared the skill levels of kindergartners who had attended transitional kindergarten with those who had attended preschool or had not been in formal preschool the year prior.
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EdTech Magazine
Surrounded by collaborative furniture, writable surfaces and interactive flat panels, five experts extolled the virtues of flexible and agile learning spaces at a panel discussion during ISTE's 2017 Conference & Expo.
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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.
Visit www.welcomingschools.org to learn more.
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Education World
Some campers this summer are skipping on traditional summer camp activities like canoeing to try their hand at something a little more futuristic — like, fighting robots for example. "You start out with a picture of the robot," said 11-year-old, Mateo Dody. "You uncheck (the box) when you’re done with a step, and you go to the next step. It's quite simple." Dody is just one of many students around the country this summer participating in STEM-based summer camps. The camps focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) have students working on everything building solar ovens to roast s'mores to using forensics to search for clues in mock crime scenes. It's a way for educators to connect with students who have a passion for science and math in a no-pressure environment.
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Edutopia
Even students who've had years of active involvement in learning activities don't automatically use strategies that best foster learning. However, working smarter through the use of specific success strategies can have a profound influence on learning outcomes. In this article, we share practical strategies teachers can use with students to help them learn smarter and with greater independence.
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NPR
When principal Kelli Hoffman ran into her students at a McDonald's during summer break, she knew they weren't there for the McNuggets. The two rising eighth-graders at French Middle School had invested in a Coke to unlock a bigger prize: free Wi-Fi. They sat logged into their school-provided Chromebooks studying exercise ideas from their sports coaches. Hoffman's district, Topeka Public Schools in Kansas, is one of a rising number of systems that are letting students take their school-issued devices home over the summer months.
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Education DIVE
Educators have begun to recognize the importance of cultivating social-emotional learning in the classroom, in a shift away from just traditional academic subject to student knowledge transfer. Adequately preparing students for the workforce extends beyond only teaching them how to master certain core skills. In fact, workforce respondents highly value non-academic capabilities in potential employees.
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By: Sheilamary Koch (commentary)
 In my free time, I’m taking a sewing class at a government-run trade prep school here in Mexico. As we approached the end of the term, the instructor asked to see the completed school uniform she’d assigned at the beginning of the term. Not a single student answered responded, and the teacher left the room without another word. It struck me how similar that scenario was to my interaction with my high school English students when it comes to their follow-through on assignments.
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The Hechinger Report (commentary)
In New Orleans, we took four Confederate monuments down last month. But living tributes to white supremacy are still among us: racist teachers and schools with discriminatory policies are hurting black children every day. Statues can be taken down; but we must topple the structures that create unconscious and conscious biases against black students. On May 25, the Nevada-based management group of a New Orleans charter school, Crescent Leadership Academy, announced the firing of its principal, Nicholas Dean. He had been spotted in a photograph standing next to a man holding a Confederate flag in Lee Circle, where the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee was scheduled to be taken down later that day.
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Education Week
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her team are giving states and districts an extra year to comply with new financial transparency requirements in the Every Student Succeeds that are aimed at shining a light on how much schools spend on each student. And at least one key civil rights group is unhappy about the delay. ESSA calls for states to report per-pupil expenditures for all their schools on school report cards for the first time beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.
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The Washignton Post
School superintendents across the country are raising alarms about the possibility that Republican health care legislation would curtail billions of dollars in annual funding they count on to help students with disabilities and poor children. For the past three decades, Medicaid has helped pay for services and equipment that schools provide to special-education students, as well as school-based health screening and treatment for children from low-income families. Now, educators from rural red states to the blue coasts are warning that the GOP push to shrink Medicaid spending will strip schools of what a national superintendents association estimates at up to $4 billion per year.
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Education Week
A bill to reauthorize the federal career and technical education law is so popular that it recently got unanimous approval from House lawmakers. Is there any other big K-12 bill that will get the same kind of love? Don't bet on it. That doesn't mean federal lawmakers don't have a "honey-do" list when it comes to education policy. True, the Every Student Succeeds Act covers a lot of the ground when it comes to public schools.
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The News & Observer
Amid arguments about whether it could lead to racial segregation, the state Senate voted Wednesday night to study what's the appropriate size for school districts and to look at ways to break up and merge school systems. The House had passed a bill that called for forming a legislative study committee to look into whether legislation should be introduced to break up previously merged large school districts. An amended version passed 34-11 by the Senate would expand the committee’s mission to look at determining whether there’s an appropriate size for school systems while also studying how to break up and merge districts.
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Education DIVE
School administrators may not feel a strong inclination to immediately deal with mold-related issues on college campuses, as they may not lead to immediately detectable health problems for students, but administrators should be concerned about the damage mold issues could have on the school's reputation with potential applicants. Social media could make the prevalence of mold issues viral instantaneously, and many students report that they utilize social media when making a decision on which college to attend. If one of the notable discoveries is that a campus has mold, it may dissuade potential students from applying to that institution.
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NAESP
Dr. L. Earl Franks, CAE, a veteran association executive with over three decades of K-12 education experience, serves as the seventh executive director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals. "I am very appreciative and grateful to the NAESP Board of Directors for placing their trust in me to help further our mission, which is 'to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle-level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children,'" said Franks.
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NAESP
Chronic absenteeism, defined as missing more than 10 percent of school days in a year, is one of the biggest barriers to school success — one that a variety of states are targeting in their accountability plans under ESSA (the Every Student Succeeds Act). It's an issue for children as young as kindergarten and first grade, whose poor attendance can hurt academic performance and set a pattern for years to come.
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