May 23, 2016
By: Dylan Peers McCoy
Source: chalkbeat.org On paper, Crispus Attucks and Broad Ripple high schools are strikingly similar. Both are relatively high performing magnet high schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools district. Both serve a diverse group of students — roughly 70 percent of students in each school are poor enough to qualify for meal […]
May 23, 2016
By: Don Smithmier
Source: edsurge.com When we think about the field of educational technology, our thoughts typically remain within the traditional arenas. We think about devices in classrooms, online learning tools, supplemental platforms in higher education or corporate learning management systems. But this focus on the traditional ignores a category where edtech has the potential to […]
May 23, 2016
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: disabilityscoop.com An influential U.S. senator is urging his colleagues to work toward plugging a special education funding shortfall of more than $17 billion. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling for the federal government to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. “For far too long, federal funding for special […]
May 23, 2016
By: Michel Martin
Source: npr.org If you are interested in education at all, then you’re probably familiar with the new push to encourage grit. The idea is that one of the most important ways children succeed in life is by mastering certain character traits like perseverance, self-control, conscientiousness. One of the people who helped popularize […]
May 23, 2016
By: Terry Heick
Source: edutopia.org It’s almost summer, which, depending on where on the planet you live, probably means it’s warming at least a little. Coinciding with this warming trend and a general flowering of the land is a break in our processes of formal education. School’s out. And just as summer brings fairs and […]
May 19, 2016
By: Yuki Noguchi
Source: npr.org As the population of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder keeps growing, so does the number of people with that diagnosis who aren’t finding employment. Though many young adults on the spectrum are considered high functioning, recent research shows 40 percent don’t find work — a higher jobless rate than people […]
May 19, 2016
By: Lara Dotson-Renta
Source: theatlantic.com One of my children is spinning in a circle, creating a narrative about a princess as she twirls. The other is building a rocket ship out of a discarded box, attaching propellers made of cardboard and jumping in and out of her makeshift launcher. It is a snow day, and […]
May 19, 2016
By: Shaina Cavazos
Source: chalkbeat.org As Indiana awaits recommendations from a committee that’s trying to figure out what student exams will look like after 2017, one idea out of New Hampshire is capturing the attention of educators. New Hampshire’s “performance tasks” are considered some of the most innovative standardized tests in the country, but they don’t […]
May 19, 2016
By: Marcie Craig Post
Source: hechingerreport.org The statistics on worldwide illiteracy are overwhelming — nearly 800 million people (or roughly one in five worldwide) are considered illiterate, according to UNESCO. In the United States alone, 45 million people are functionally illiterate and read below a fifth grade level, with 32 million of those unable to read at […]
May 19, 2016
By: Stan Jastrzebski
Source: npr.org In a basement office at Purdue University in Indiana, associate professor of engineering practice Brad Duerstock has designed a special space. His desk sits up on cinder blocks, slightly higher than all the rest. In the meeting area, tables have adjustable heights. And in the corner, a few feet away […]