Solving 3 Key PBL Challenges

Here’s how schools are overcoming some of the biggest hurdles to effective project-based learning.

Forget What You Think You Know about Summer Slide

Is the "summer slide" real? One education researcher recently questioned that assumption. The idea that students lose ground in their learning when they leave school for the summer break, suggested Paul von Hippel in an essay on Harvard's Education Next Institute website, can't be proved.

Tips for 3D Printing in Schools

3D printing is a technology that can be as complex or as simple as you make it. These ins and outs can help you simplify how 3D printing works in the classroom.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches Grant Program

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is looking for applications to help schools improve student outcomes.

Esports League Bundling Gaming PCs into Membership

The High School Esports League, which claims a membership of 1,500 high schools, is offering the "HSEL Esports Equipment Bundle" for $4,000 per year.

How Data Takes the Guesswork and Angst Out of Rezoning

Redrawing boundaries has more hurdles than a track meet and all the emotional charge that often comes with parents wanting the best for their children. A CIO shares how his district got a leg up on both.

Minority of Teachers Use Learning Standards-Aligned Curriculum

In four years of reviewing more than 90 percent of the materials in the "known" math and English language arts market, just 27 percent of math and 49 percent of ELA offerings aligned with learning standards. Furthermore, the data showed that just 15 percent of curriculum regularly used by ELA teachers and 23 percent of that used by math teachers have aligned with the standards.

Ozobot Classroom Aims to Make STEAM Learning Measurable

Ozobot is launching what it’s calling the first “STEAM learning management system,” Ozobot Classroom.

Privacy Advocates Battle Florida Plans for School Safety Database

Opponents of database say students with disabilities and those who are victims of bullying will be tracked indefinitely as potential threats to safety. The database goes live in Florida Aug. 1.

Report Offers Remedies for Principal Turnover

Nearly one in five principals — 18 percent — in public schools leave their positions year over year, and that rate is even higher in high-poverty schools — 21 percent.

Report: Teachers Have Difficulty Engaging Families

Almost half of primary teachers say they encounter difficulties communicating with a large segment of parents and families of their students.

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