The best K-12 blogs, worth reading.

Copy the black pixel pattern from each small grid into its matching section on the master grid to reveal a hidden Lunar New Year image.

Copy the black pixel pattern from each small grid into its matching section on the master grid to reveal a hidden Mother's Day image.

Copy the black pixel pattern from each small grid into its matching section on the master grid to reveal a hidden penguin image.

“Portrait of a Graduate,” embraced by 26 states, describes essential skills that high school students should master, including thinking critically, communicating clearly and engaging as citizens. As school districts nationwide grapple with this new vision of what it means to earn a diploma, one of the best places for students to practice those skills may […]

President Trump wants to put his name on the performing arts center established as a memorial to the assassinated President. A federal judge said no. Congress named the building and only Congress may change its name. The board tried again, determined to acknowledge Trump for the work he had not yet performed to renovate and […]

One of the drivers of America’s literacy crisis is a simple numbers problem. Across the country, elementary schools employ an estimated 67,000 speech language pathologists — experts on the front lines of diagnosing early language and reading struggles. The problem? To meet current demand, schools need 14,000 more of them. It’s the same for reading […]

Ohio officials are tackling the math struggles of students with an effort resembling its science of reading push, but have yet to deal with perhaps the most fundamental issue — how instruction should change. That decision won’t come until next April when the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce chooses between competing visions of how […]

Looking for a great free day of virtual PD to kick off the new school year? Well get your snacks ready because Google is hosting their " AI Educator Series Badgeathon: Day of AI Learning ". I am super excited to be presenting one of the sessions that day on Gemini Notebook and how to build just-in-time coaching resources at 1:30pm Eastern. Here are the details for the full day of sessions: Date :

Steve Schmidt used to be a prominent Republican strategist. Then came Trump, and Schmidt became a never-Trumper. In this post, he shares his hope that South Carolina will reject Lindsey Graham’s sister in the race for his Senate seat because she is unfit to be a senator. I don’t share his optimism. Tommy Tuberville, Ron […]

Several years ago, I posted an item critical of homeschooling. I was bombarded by angry letters written by homeschooling parents. How dare I? The reaction made me cautious about stirring that hornet’s nest again, but I feel compelled to say what I believe. Homeschooling is a bad idea. A terrible idea. Very, very few parents […]

Deb Hill, now a middle school counselor, once met with a 4-year old who came to her grief counseling sessions after experiencing a fire that burned his house down. “He didn’t say a word for seven sessions,” Hill said. During each session he would silently select a toy fire truck from the toys she had … Continue reading When Words Aren’t Enough, Creative Tools Can Help Grieving Students of All Ages

AI tools are reaching classrooms faster than policies can keep up. These five practical questions help school leaders evaluate data, accountability, human judgment, and results before saying yes.

Copy the black pixel pattern from each small grid into its matching section on the master grid to reveal a hidden Lunar New Year image.

Copy the black pixel pattern from each small grid into its matching section on the master grid to reveal a hidden Mother's Day image.

Copy the black pixel pattern from each small grid into its matching section on the master grid to reveal a hidden penguin image.

“Portrait of a Graduate,” embraced by 26 states, describes essential skills that high school students should master, including thinking critically, communicating clearly and engaging as citizens. As school districts nationwide grapple with this new vision of what it means to earn a diploma, one of the best places for students to practice those skills may […]

President Trump wants to put his name on the performing arts center established as a memorial to the assassinated President. A federal judge said no. Congress named the building and only Congress may change its name. The board tried again, determined to acknowledge Trump for the work he had not yet performed to renovate and […]

One of the drivers of America’s literacy crisis is a simple numbers problem. Across the country, elementary schools employ an estimated 67,000 speech language pathologists — experts on the front lines of diagnosing early language and reading struggles. The problem? To meet current demand, schools need 14,000 more of them. It’s the same for reading […]

Ohio officials are tackling the math struggles of students with an effort resembling its science of reading push, but have yet to deal with perhaps the most fundamental issue — how instruction should change. That decision won’t come until next April when the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce chooses between competing visions of how […]

Looking for a great free day of virtual PD to kick off the new school year? Well get your snacks ready because Google is hosting their " AI Educator Series Badgeathon: Day of AI Learning ". I am super excited to be presenting one of the sessions that day on Gemini Notebook and how to build just-in-time coaching resources at 1:30pm Eastern. Here are the details for the full day of sessions: Date :

Steve Schmidt used to be a prominent Republican strategist. Then came Trump, and Schmidt became a never-Trumper. In this post, he shares his hope that South Carolina will reject Lindsey Graham’s sister in the race for his Senate seat because she is unfit to be a senator. I don’t share his optimism. Tommy Tuberville, Ron […]

Several years ago, I posted an item critical of homeschooling. I was bombarded by angry letters written by homeschooling parents. How dare I? The reaction made me cautious about stirring that hornet’s nest again, but I feel compelled to say what I believe. Homeschooling is a bad idea. A terrible idea. Very, very few parents […]

Deb Hill, now a middle school counselor, once met with a 4-year old who came to her grief counseling sessions after experiencing a fire that burned his house down. “He didn’t say a word for seven sessions,” Hill said. During each session he would silently select a toy fire truck from the toys she had … Continue reading When Words Aren’t Enough, Creative Tools Can Help Grieving Students of All Ages

AI tools are reaching classrooms faster than policies can keep up. These five practical questions help school leaders evaluate data, accountability, human judgment, and results before saying yes.