Parents, students and teachers have radically different views on the value of time spent on tests. According to a new poll conducted by Gallup on behalf of the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), while 83 percent of teachers surveyed said they think students spend too much time on tests, 75 percent of students and 52 percent of parents said they think students spend the right amount of time or not enough time on them.
Reports of bullying in American schools have dropped nearly in half from the turn of the century. Overall, violent victimizations were down even more substantially — 82 percent from 1992 to 2014, according to a report released today by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Truenorthlogic has launched a new mobile attendance app that’s designed to save K-12 teachers in professional development time and paperwork.
A Q&A with Philip D. Lanoue, Ph.D., superintendent, Clarke County School District, Athens, GA.
Encouraging school leaders to think deeply about equity, agency and leadership when actualizing or revisioning technology integration plans.
- By Jeff Mao
- 04/19/16
It has been more than a year since the FCC modernized E-rate. Here's how the latest developments are affecting schools.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/24/16
Noodle Markets officials said the new online marketplace will make it easier for buyers and sellers to connect.
The Texas district asked Kronos to upgrade existing time and attendance software to its cloud-based Workforce Central.
The West Valley School District in Yakima, WA, is the fourth district in the state to adopt the Infinite Visions software.
How about starting high school at 10 a.m. and college at 11? That's among the recommendations from a new study examining the impact of early start times for students.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/09/15