Category: Education Chronicles

EduClips: How DeVos’s Civil Rights Policy Affected Shutdown of Texas Schools’ Probe; AZ Teacher Walkout Scheduled for Thursday — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts EduClips is a collection of the latest educational news stories from some of the largest school districts in the United States, where over 4 million students attend classes every day across eight...

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The two schools are located in the same district but have vastly different environments. Shenandoah Elementary is situated in a suburban area with well-maintained houses and a nearby country club. The school boasts accolades such as a trophy for achieving 100 percent parent membership and being named the "best performing" school in the region. On the other hand, Greenville Elementary is...

An expert based in Washington D.C. has criticized the teacher-certification procedures in the United States, calling them "chaotic" and suggesting that they should be replaced with national certification standards. C. Emily Feistritzer, the director of the National Center for Education Information, conducted a survey of teacher education and certification in all 50 states, and her...

Last week, educators gathered to discuss a new federal "practice guide" regarding response to intervention (RTI) for students who struggle in math. They acknowledged that applying the RTI approach to math is challenging, but they also recognized that it is worth the effort. The practice guide, developed by an expert panel convened by the U.S. Department of Education's What Works...

U.S. schools are being inundated with digital devices and online reading materials, but there are concerns about whether they are actually helping children improve their reading abilities. This was the main message conveyed by a husband-and-wife research team from West Chester University, who presented their findings at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association. Their...

With the approaching midterm elections next week, Republicans are aiming to maintain their majority in the House of Representatives, while Democrats are working hard to win the few seats that could potentially lead them to the top for the first time since 1994. Political experts predict that Republicans will hold their majority in the House, where they currently have a 14-vote advantage over...

Over the past few years, there has been an increase in turnover among superintendents, particularly in large urban districts. This raises questions about what happens when these positions open up and who takes on the role. At the SXSW EDU conference in Austin this week, superintendents discussed how their districts have prepared to fill these vacancies by developing a strong leadership pipeline....