Category: Current News

It’s Friday. Time for the Roundup. How Indianapolis High Schools Are Using ‘Badges’ to Help Students Demonstrate Skills – and Land Jobs (The 74) The 74 reported this week that, “Indianapolis high school principal Stacey Brewer faces a challenge schools nationwide share as they struggle to connect their students to jobs: Teaching the ‘soft skills’…

Here’s your Friday News Roundup! Lots of news – let’s get to it. Studies Show ChatGPT Cheating is on the Rise Among Students – young and old – as Teachers Remain Divided on Bans (Insider) According to Insider online, “A new survey from Study.com, an online education resource, found recently that just over one in…

Lots of news this week, so let’s get to it! Commentary: School Choice Works in Rural America – Just Take a Look at Florida (The 74) The 74 reported recently, “When Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall announced last year that he was putting a school choice bill on ice, he suggest choice wouldn’t help rural…

Here’s your Friday News Roundup! Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Governors Push for Education Savings Accounts (The 74) This week The 74 reported that, “Capitalizing on parents’ frustration with public schools during the pandemic, Republican governors across the country are putting education savings accounts at the center of their legislative agendas.” “Some hope to significantly…

It’s Friday. Here’s your news roundup. Texas Supreme Court Clears Way for State’s Education Agency to Take Over Houston ISD (The Texas Tribune) A friend of mine used to say, “Over the past 50 years of school reform, there is one body that has remained untouched by change – the school board.” Well, that might…

It’s Friday, and it’s a cold day in Iowa. Here’s your news roundup. America’s Public Schools Are Losing Students (Axios Finish Line) According to a report by Axios Finish Line this week, “The pandemic has supercharged a trend that has plagued districts across the U.S. for years – students are fleeing public schools.” “Why it…

It’s usually a slow news week returning from the holidays, but I found a few stories you might be interested in. Quarantines, Not School Closures, Led to Devastating Losses in Math and Reading (The 74) According to a report in The 74 this week, “The recent dismal results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress…

Here’s your Friday News Roundup Schools Face ‘Urgency Gap’ on Pandemic Recovery: 5 Takeaways from New Study (The 74) The 74 reported this week that “New research on post-pandemic student achievement presents a sobering picture, offering a reality check for anyone who might think recovery is proceeding apace.” “The study, from CALDER at the American…

It’s Friday. Time for the Roundup. News usually slows between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but here are a few stories that caught my attention. The 3 Teachers on the NAEP Panel Say It’s Time to Act on Drops in Scores (EducationWeek) Three teachers currently sit on the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees and sets policy…

Here’s your Friday News Roundup. How Would Teachers Spend the Gates Foundation $1.1 Billion Investment in Math? (EducationWeek) Alyson Klein, a reporter for EducationWeek, wrote an article recently focused on how teachers would spend the $1.1 billion the Gates Foundation recently approved to improve our country’s math performance. Klein writes, “The Bill and Melinda Gates…