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Student Design Competition to Benefit Kids in Need Foundation

Wednesday, January 18, 2012Learn more about the competition Rhyme & Reason, a Connecticut based clothing company, is pleased to announce its first ever student t-shirt design competition in...

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Ann Arbor School Policy Says Police Should Have Been Notified of Eberwhite...

Thursday, February 9, 2012Ann Arbor.comAnn Arbor Public Schools’ legal obligation to report an 8-year-old's claim that she was sexually assaulted at Eberwhite Elementary to Child Protective Services...

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Parents of Ga. Special Needs Students Say School District Covered up Abuse

Wednesday, May 16, 2012CNNSlammed into lockers, isolated in darkened schoolrooms, vulgar language by a teacher – it was just another day at school for special needs student Alex Williams.Recently...

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LA Schools Superintendent Shakes Up District

Tuesday, July 10, 2012Associated Press via vcstar.com Faced with a shocking case of teacher misconduct with children for years, Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy delivered another jolt: He...

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Obama Creating African-American Education Office

Thursday, July 26, 2012The Huffington PostPresident Barack Obama is creating a new office to bolster education of African-American students.The White House says the office will coordinate the work of...

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Skipping High School Can Lead to Fines, Jail for Parents

Tuesday, August 14, 2012US NewsParents of students at Adrian High School in Michigan will face stiffer penalties if their teen skips school this year. The city's commissioners approved an ordinance...

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Training for Tragedy

Critical challenges for school psychologists. Alison DeNiscoDistrict Administration, Feb 2013School psychologists are often the first professionals to reach students with mental illness, and part of...

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Arizona’s Public Schools Getting Creative to Compete for Students

Thursday, April 11, 2013Cronkite NewsConducting exit interviews with students and parents who choose charter or private schools over public schools.Buying theater advertisements promoting individual...

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Students' Info Should Not be Shared

Monday, May 6, 2013Daily WorldParents raised the alarm when they learned the state Department of Education had provided confidential student data to a nonprofit company called inBloom Inc.Education...

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Central Texas school districts adjusting to serve homeless students

Thursday, May 16, 2013KXXVWaco ISD has more than 15-hundred students who are designated as homeless. The district has a grant funded department dedicated to helping remove any barriers that may keep...

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Chaos reigns at Oklahoma schools struck by tornado

Wednesday, May 22, 2013USA TodayRescuers were tearing through rubble at both the Plaza Towers Elementary School and the Briarwood Elementary School in nearby Moore, said Lt. Kevin Parton, public...

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Lax education in humanities, social sciences spark outcry

Friday, June 21, 2013NPRA new report argues that humanities and social sciences are as essential to the country's economic and civic future as science and technology. The study, commissioned in 2010 by...

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Improve Student Achievement through Curriculum-Based Before- and After-School...

Find out why Champions gives you peace-of-mind when choosing a partner for your before- and after-school needs. Champions’ high-quality curriculum supports 21st Century Learning, National and State...

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Assessing the Quality of Before- and After-School Programs

Extend the school day through high-quality before and after school programsDistrict Administration Custom Publishing GroupDistrict Administration, April 2014High-quality before- and after-school...

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LA Schools Superintendent Shakes Up District

Tuesday, July 10, 2012Associated Press via vcstar.com ReformSocial ServicesteacherFaced with a shocking case of teacher misconduct with children for years, Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy...

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GoClaim System

GoClaim’s dashboard helps districts increase Medicaid reimbursements and deliver special education services. Users can gain insight into their special education populations with customizable key...

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Schools overcoming homeless hurdles

Districts face high costs for transportation, while communities help with food, clothing, computers Matt ZalaznickDistrict Administration, April 2015Transportation may be the most complex and costly...

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Hairy hugs alleviate pain in schools

From shootings to tornadoes, canines provide comfort to studentsAlison DeNiscoDistrict Administration, April 2015Students who have lived through tragedy—from Newtown, Connecticut, to Joplin,...

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City Connects to Students

Boston Public Schools is seeing the results of City Connects (CCNX)—its intervention, prevention and enrichment program that works with teachers to pair students with community-based services.Jennifer...

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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Gets a Boost

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will be expanding the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.Marion HerbertDistrict Administration, May 2011Over 600,000 low-income elementary students...

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