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District Administration Magazine
Districts and states that have done the best job graduating homeless students have now seen some of their practices enshrined in federal law as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act. "The things some districts are doing well are now instituted as expectations for all districts," says Barbara Duffield, director of policy and programs for the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. "These changes are very significant." The number of homeless students increased in the 2016-2017 school year to about 1.3 million — doubling since 2006-2007.
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eSchool News
The importance of digital learning is, by now, well established. But as schools and classrooms across the nation use digital strategies to engage students and boost achievement, digital leadership has emerged as one of the most important areas in which to invest thought, time and resources. Today, digital leadership isn't limited only to administrators. With the emergence of teacher-leaders, educators at all levels have a chance to model digital leadership for their peers and for students.
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By: Erick Herrmann
 The brain is a powerful and fascinating organ. As we encounter new stimuli, our brain searches for meaning. Is this something that integrates in with information already stored in the brain? Is there a "hook" upon which I can hang this information? Our brains continue to search for patterns to make meaning. Just as this happens in our lives as we carry out daily functions, it also happens with students as they go about their school day and learn new content and skills.
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Scholastic Administration Magazine
Fifty-eight percent of students find it "challenging" or "very challenging" just to get started writing when composing an essay or paper. This comes from a recent survey that Turnitin conducted on the difficulties students face when doing research-based writing (paper pending). These results are not surprising. Who hasn't felt anxiety when confronting the challenge of filling the daunting void of a blank page? Fortunately, tools are readily available online to help students overcome this initial hurdle in the prewriting process.
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MindShift
Audio books have surged in popularity in recent years, enabled by their ease of use and advancements in smart phones. Gone are the days of numbered cassettes and bulky players. Technology has created more opportunities to listen to good books. But not everyone believes listening to books is a good thing — biases in favor of reading run deep, and those who listen are often accused of "cheating." There's a common perception that listening doesn’t require the same amount of work to reach understanding as reading does.
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Edutopia
What is the current evidence for the effectiveness of school-based prevention? The past two decades have brought clear progress and a stronger empirical understanding to the fields of school-based prevention and the broader field of Social and Emotional Learning (Greenberg et al., 2003). There are now a considerable number of evidence-based classroom and family-based curricula that have been shown to reduce adverse mental health symptoms, substance use and associated risk factors.
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EdSurge
Using technology in schools is no longer just about preparing our students for college and career. Not only do they need the skills to navigate and utilize technology, but they need to understand how technology can connect them with people, places and resources that were previously unreachable.
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Education World
Schools, especially those in at-risk states like Florida, are listening to earlier recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and are working to educate students and staff on how to slow the spread of the Zika virus. "School, local, and public health authorities should work together to implement mosquito control activities and mosquito bite prevention measures in schools to decrease risk of Zika virus transmission, to apply appropriate policies for educating students and staff members, and for continuation of school operations," said a CDC guidance from earlier in the summer.
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U.S. News & World Report
When President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act into law last December, there was broad praise for the bill's approach to school accountability. Across the education policy spectrum, nearly everyone agreed that states should have the ability to create more nuanced and holistic systems that look at multiple measures of student and school success. But more than seven months later, a divide is now emerging between two contrasting viewpoints. Do states need to create "summative ratings" that combine indicators to assign a single grade or label to schools? Or can they use a "data dashboard" that simply displays this information instead? While these seem like two opposite approaches, they're actually not in conflict. Both are necessary — and both are required by the new law.
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By: Danielle Manley
 Summer's almost over, and students and teachers are preparing to start the school year. Educators face a list of tasks that include preparing lesson plans, collaborating with other teachers, educating themselves on new or altered regulations and standards, and more. Educators must also prepare themselves to protect that space. But we need to move past just preparing for what to do if a threat is carried out. It's time to be proactive.
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eSchool News
These days, before visiting your campus or even speaking to anyone on the phone, the first impression anyone will ever have with your school is via its website. When researching existing schools, the majority of people will automatically undertake in-depth online research to learn more about their options. Therefore, it is crucial that your website contains enough relevant information that is eye catching and easy to navigate through so as to provide helpful information and not confuse the visitor, causing them to leave the website. After enrollment, the website will serve as a vital link between parents, students and school administration.
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The Washington Post
Persistent achievement gaps among black and Hispanic students have confounded education experts for years. One strategy researchers have found to be successful at narrowing the gaps is a simple one: Employ more minority teachers, who often can forge a better connection with them. But a new study from the Brookings Institution and the National Council on Teacher Quality identifies several challenges school districts must address in seeking to increase the ranks of minorities leading classrooms, including a leaky recruiting pipeline that could lead to a dearth of qualified candidates lasting decades.
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Education World
92 percent of parents say their children use technology for school, according to American Express Spending & Saving Tracker. That's an increase of an entire ten percent from last year, when 82 percent of parents said the same thing. For that reason, more parents are reaching into their pockets to fund school-related tech for their students, resulting in back-to-school spending being more expensive than ever before. On average, parents will spend about $1,642 on back-to-school expenses, up from $1,239 in 2015.
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Scholastic Administration Magazine
What do you do when your school district has 3,000 teachers, 1,800 educational support professionals, and 700 related service professionals spread out over 76 school buildings and your state initiates a new performance evaluation requirement? Rather than wait for Minnesota's teacher evaluation requirement to take effect, Minneapolis Public Schools jumped right in. In 2011, we began collaborating with teachers and principals to determine the best way to conduct evaluations to better support teachers’ growth and development.
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The Associated Press
A network of magnet schools in Connecticut can serve as a model for achieving the kind of diversity that is lacking in too many American schools, U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. said. King spoke at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy, one of the schools that enroll students from Hartford and its suburbs under a court-ordered desegregation agreement, known as Sheff v. O'Neill. He said it is an example of a community standing up for diversity that produces better outcomes for all students. "We're not here to say that victory has been achieved but rather there are promising results from the efforts around diversity here," King told reporters. "We've got to build on that momentum."
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Education Week
Schools in Louisiana's second-largest district will remain closed until the middle of next week as leaders continue to assess the damage from historic flooding in the Baton Rouge area. Thus far, the East Baton Rouge school system reports that 17 of its 73 schools sustained significant damage, with six of those buildings completely flooded, the Advocate reports. Due to the flooding, roughly 30 parishes in southern Louisiana shut down schools just as the school year was beginning.
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District Administration Magazine
While auditing New Hanover County Schools in North Carolina, Nancy Braswell noticed assets coming into the district from unfamiliar sources. "Items were being received from Donors Choose and checks were being received through GoFundMe," says Braswell, internal auditor. When she investigated, Braswell found that teachers were turning to a variety of companies and nonprofits to help fund classroom resources and projects through social media.
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NAESP
Writing for Principal is a great way to help other principals while giving you fresh insights into your own professional development. NAESP is currently seeking articles for the January/February issue on diverse learners. This issue will take a broad look at diversity, as well as address the needs of English-language learners, including strategies for effective instruction and assessment. Articles can also address equity, closing the achievement gap, cultural competencies, diversity and demographic changes, and parent engagement. Copy is due Sept. 10. For details on how to submit, visit www.naesp.org/writing.
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NAESP
Celebrate achievement in your school with the President's Education Awards Program. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with NAESP and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, PEAP offers principals a way to recognize and honor students' dedication to learning.
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