Category: Current News

It’s Friday! Time for the Roundup. Was Los Angeles Schools’ $6 Million AI Venture a Disaster Waiting to Happen? (The 74) Earlier this month, The 74 reported that, “When news broke last month that Ed, the Los Angeles school district’s new, $6 million artificial intelligence chatbot, was in jeopardy – the startup that created it…

It’s Friday, so it’s time for the News Roundup. How Districts Can Keep High-Impact Tutoring Going After ESSER Money Expires (The 74) It seems like the only strategy working these days to help kids improve their reading, writing, and problem-solving skills is small group or one-to-one tutoring. But funding for that tutoring is questionable moving…

It’s Friday. Time for the News Roundup. Iowa Ranks 7th for Kids’ Well-Being, Report Says. But Students Struggle with Reading, Math (The Des Moines Register) The Des Moines Register reported last week that, “A new report ranks Iowa seventh in the nation for children’s well-being, but a nonprofit leader cautions that the state still faces…

Happy Flag Day! It’s Friday so it’s time for the News Roundup. Here we go… Class Time Roulette: Kids Receive Up to Two Years More School Depending on Where They Live (The 74) The traditional school system might not be so systematic after all. According to The 74 online this week, “Depending on where they…

It’s Friday! Time for the News Roundup. Study Links State ESA Program to Spike in Iowa K-12 Private School Tuition (The Des Moines Register) Private schools aren’t stupid. Most have realized, with a number of states approving Education Savings Accounts to support families leaving public schools for their private counterparts, they can increase their per…

It’s Friday. Here is your News Update. Retention Is the Missing Ingredient in Special Education Staffing (EducationWeek) Lack of staffing continues to plague America’s traditional K-12 system, especially when it comes to serving special populations. EducationWeek online reported recently that, “Special education staffing strategies often focus on recruiting and training new teachers in the specialty,…

Teacher Prep Programs See “Encouraging” Growth, New Federal Data Reveal (The 74) It seems like enrollment in teacher education programs is on the rise. The 74 online reported that, “…new federal data has given researchers some cause for optimism, suggesting efforts to make teaching more financially viable with strategies such as paying student teachers have…

It’s Friday. Time for the News Roundup. Post Childbirth Without Paid Leave, Teachers Leave Their Own Children to Teach Others’ (The 74) The 74 online reported this week that, “When elementary school teacher Kimberly Papa gave birth to her daughter, Margot, a little over a year ago, she wasn’t expecting much in the way of…

It was a slow news week in the world of learning, but nevertheless… It’s Friday! Time for the Roundup. D.C. Needs More Than Phonics to Lift Its Students’ Reading Scores (The 74) The 74 online reported this week that, “A decade ago, Washington D.C. was hailed as a national model for education reform. The charter…

Today marks the beginning of A Better Path to Learning’s third year of daily commentary focused on providing our young learners with a better system of learning moving forward. Here we go! And, of course, since today is Friday – here is your News Roundup. More Teachers Are Using AI-Detection Tools. Here’s Why That Might…