Teacher evaluation reform bills in Michigan would de-emphasize student test scores, according to Chalkbeat Detroit. Current state law requires that student scores on standardized tests count for 40 percent of a teacher’s performance rating. Under
While there are many reasons to be cautious about generative AI, it’s quickly becoming a fact of modern life. Banning it entirely within schools might be futile or even do a disservice to some students
Cossondra George is a 7th grade math and social studies teacher and school technology leader at Newberry Middle School in Newberry, Michigan. Here she presents in an Education Week article ten “stolen” secrets borrowed from
A year ago, school would have been over and students at Columbus East Elementary in Chicago’s west suburb would be walking out the door. But this year, a group of fifth graders were instead sitting
K-12 ed tech spending is expected to skyrocket in market worth from $14.8 billion in 2022 to $132.4 billion globally in 2032, according to a recent report by Market.Us, a consulting and market research company, as
The Hip Hop H.E.A.L.S., or Healthy Eating and Living in Schools, after-school program was developed last year by Columbia University neurologist Olajide Williams and hip hop artist Doug E. Fresh to use music to help
An early warning dashboard will be available to Indiana’s K-12 districts before the 2024-2025 academic year to help identify students who are at risk of not graduating on time due to chronic absenteeism and other
Michigan has added more than 1,300 mental health professionals to its schools in the last five years, according to state records, as reported in Chalkbeat Detroit. Michigan schools hired a total of 1,316 staff to
A survey of 1,000 K-8 teachers and students finds nearly all (98 percent) students believe purposeful play helps them learn. Most (96 percent) teachers believe play with intent is an effective way for learning, according
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