Here’s a concise guide to key school accountability provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act, including how states and districts handle teacher evaluation, gauge school progress, and fix their lowest-performing schools. View full post on Education Week: NCLB #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
Supreme Court Backs Church Hospitals, Schools in Case on Pension Rules
The justices rule 8-0 that a pension plan maintained by a church affiliate such as a hospital or school is exempt from ERISA. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
Detroit District May Rethink Authorizing Charter Schools – Education Week
From almost the moment Michigan began allowing charter schools more than 20 years ago, the Detroit school district has been active in authorizing them. But that could soon change. View full post on Education Week: Charter Schools #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
Supreme Court to Weigh Whether Pension Rules Apply to Church Schools, Hospitals
The justices will decide whether religious affiliates must adhere to the federal law that regulates private pension plans or whether a “church plan” exemption still applies. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
We All Have a Race Problem (and Need to Discuss It) – The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools – Education Week Teacher
We are all struggling with race. We are all operating in a racist society. Unless we talk about it, we can’t fixing it. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
Teachers Cite Post-Election Rise in Negativity, Bigotry in Schools in Survey – Teaching Now – Education Week Teacher
A survey of more than 10,000 teachers by the advocacy group Teaching Tolerance found that most teachers said the divisive election results have negatively impacted the classroom. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
Mindfulness, Yoga, Meditation and Extended Play in our Schools – Leadership 360 – Education Week
My school district has embarked on a whole child journey. This revolves around our extended recess time (we increased recess from twenty minutes to forty minutes), yoga, meditation and mindfulness work for students K-8. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
Obama Administration Calls On Schools To Stop Abusing Kids
Although 28 states and the District of Columbia explicitly prohibit the act of physical discipline in school, corporal punishment is hardly a relic of the past. In the 2013-2014 school year, over 110,000 students were struck, paddled or flogged in the classroom, according to the most recent available data from…
When Political Meets Personal: Classroom Conversations Post-Election – The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools – Education Week Teacher
How much do I push back on this student, knowing my own opinion and biases will come into play? View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
The Days After – The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools – Education Week Teacher
Teaching is inherently political. We ask our students to think critically, to question existing systems, to imagine what might be better. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More