In Texas, as across the country, parents and educators are increasingly concerned by the stress on students caused by the threat of school shootings, the San Antonio News reports. Many parents in Texas are questioning
Critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration skills, all necessary for postsecondary success, can be improved by having students design their own instruction, according to a Rand Corp. report analyzed in a K-12 Dive article. Most school
One in five educators rate their current students’ ability to make eye contact as “poor,” according to a recent survey by the EdWeek Research Center, as reported in Education Week. Sixty-two percent of teachers, principals,
Educators are often stretched thin, juggle extensive curricula, endure meetings and have additional responsibilities beyond their contracts, writes Darlshawn (Shawn) Patterson, an educator and Ph.D. student in the College of Education literacy-studies program at the
Kristin Murphy, a seasoned educator with more than 30 years of experience, emphasizes the importance of “flow” in the classroom — a concept introduced by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — in an article in Education Week.
New Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS) Superintendent Dr. Marie Feagins says too many of the 110,000-plus students in the MSCS System are missing school, and she wants to know why, according to a report on
Finding ways to get students active can be particularly helpful in making elementary literacy content more memorable, says Susan Griss, who teaches graduate courses for early education and elementary teachers at the Bank Street College
A new national survey of teachers in grades 3-8 from the RAND Corp. finds 44 percent of their students always or nearly always face challenges reading the content in their classes, according to Education Week.
“Empowering students with a voice on school boards is critical to building better school systems,” writes Logan Endres, senior policy manager for the Equity in Education Coalition, in a column in The 74. “Student representation
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