Year-round school tops Clayton list
A year-round charter school was the top-performing school in Clayton County for the 2012-13 school year in two categories, according to a statewide assessment released Monday.
Florida charter school management company under federal scrutiny
The state's largest charter school management company has come under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Education for potential conflicts of interests in its business practices, federal authorities have confirmed.
Oregon has a plan to rate teachers based partly on their students’ test scores
Oregon has settled on an approach to evaluating teachers based in part their students' test score gains, officials announced Monday.
A-F School Grading Targeted in N.M. Equity Suit
Among the many school-funding lawsuits focused on equity and adequacy around the country, a case in New Mexico stands out. It focuses on the state's A-F accountability and teacher-evaluation policies—not strictly on spending levels—in targeting what the plaintiffs say are…
Chicago Public Schools’ International Baccalaureate program grows to five more schools
Five Chicago Public schools are adding International Baccalaureate programs for elementary and middle schoolers in the fall, joining several dozen other Chicago schools that already offer the internationally recognized model.
What happens when public-school students are promised a college education
In 2005, the school board in Kalamazoo, Mich., unveiled a radical offer that's since been celebrated, studied and mimicked across the United States: Anonymous donors there had pledged -- indefinitely -- to help pay for in-state college tuition for any…
Brownback signs school finance, tenure-repeal bill
Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday signed into law a school finance bill that will provide more funds to classrooms in an effort to comply with a court order, but also includes controversial policy changes, including the repeal of tenure for…
Corbett Touts STEM Funding in 2015-16 Budget Proposal
Gov. Tom Corbett was in Pittsburgh Monday, touring the Carnegie Science Center and touting his 2015-16 budget proposal, which he says includes funds mean to boost student achievement in STEM fields.
Study: Banning Chocolate Milk In Schools Lowers Milk Consumption
According to a recent study, removing chocolate milk from school lunch menus lowers overall milk consumption.
The Next Juvenile Justice Reform
Research has long shown that locking up young people puts them at greater risk of dropping out of school, joining the unemployment line and becoming permanently entangled in the criminal justice system. States and municipalities have thus been sending fewer…
Setbacks Aside, Climate Change Is Finding Its Way Into the World’s Classrooms
From Mauritius to Manitoba, climate change is slowly moving from the headlines to the classroom. Schools around the world are beginning to tackle the difficult issue of global warming, teaching students how the planet is changing and encouraging them to think about…
Is the U.S. losing the tech race?
We've all heard the dire pronouncements: U.S. science and technology is losing ground to its global competitors because of a nationwide shortage of scientists and engineers, due primarily to the many failures of K-12 education. But are these gloomy assertions…
State corrects flaw that allowed graduation rate inflation
Clark County’s high school graduation rate might have leaped skyward 10 percentage points last year, but that’s not likely to happen again.
Arizona State University Startups to Be Featured at ASU+GSV Education Innovation Summit
Four Arizona State University startup companies will showcase their innovative education technologies at the fifth annual ASU+GSV Education Innovation Summit, April 21-23 at The Phoenician in Phoenix.
Republicans See Political Wedge in Common Core
The health care law may be Republicans’ favorite weapon against Democrats this year, but there is another issue roiling their party and shaping the establishment-versus-grass-roots divide ahead of the 2016 presidential primaries: the Common Core.
Brand names in Common Core tests vex NY parents
"Just Do It" has been a familiar Nike slogan for years, but some parents are wondering what it was doing on some of New York's Common Core standardized English tests.
