“Embracing new expectations.” That’s how Indiana Principal of the Year Danny Mendez describes his new staff’s response as he transitioned into the top spot at North Central High School in the Indianapolis-area Metropolitan School District
Academic resilience embodies the journey of students who persist and thrive academically despite the odds being stacked against them, according to Teacher magazine. About one in 9 socioeconomically disadvantaged students demonstrate this kind of academic
The Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township has been successfully using video for teacher professional learning for more than seven years, writes Dr. Stephanie Hofer, the interim superintendent at Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township
Hillary Fairbanks is driven to show that a good teacher can change a child’s life, according to a report by MLive/Jackson Citizen Patriot. Fairbanks, 46, teaches kindergarten and first grade at the Jackson Public Schools
Ask an early educator to explain the science of reading, and phonics will likely headline the response. But phonics, and its emphasis on word recognition, covers only part of the reading-proficiency puzzle. Oral language skills
Code.org, in collaboration with the Piech Lab at Stanford University, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) teaching assistant that can significantly reduce the time it takes for computer science teachers to grade coding projects, according
New data confirm that staffing, AI and mental health are top of mind for school leaders, and education innovators are working to find solutions, according to The 74. The Canopy project, an ongoing national study
Can eighth graders take algebra? The answer to that question, it turns out, depends a lot on two things: how your school identifies students for advanced math, and where you live, according to Chalkbeat Philadelphia.
Keeping students engaged and on task can be difficult. Can rewards help? Education Week recently wrote on the question of rewards – good or not so good. Teachers are split on the answer. Some swear
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