Poverty
It Doesn't Take Millions to Support Students' Mental Health
Brand-new charter school Washington Leadership Academy (WLA) has already drawn national attention for its commitment to incorporating the latest in tech, including virtual reality, into student...
Teaching
Personalized Learning Works Best When People Really Believe in Kids
Five years ago, Principal LeViis Haney arrived at Lovett Elementary in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood and found a school stuck in outdated, rote-learning practices. Teachers went page-by-page through...
equity
Kids Might Be Addicted to Screens But Schools Aren't Helping Either
Recently my school’s counseling department organized a showing of the documentary “Screenagers” to all 450 of our middle school students. The film explores the negative impacts of children spending...
New York
Here's Why Every Kid Needs Computer Science, Not Just the Kids Who Like Math
The nationwide rush to implement computer science (CS) education in schools is often attributed to a desire to increase workforce preparedness. This makes sense given the growth in CS-related jobs...
Parents
You Can’t Just Trust Your Instincts, You Actually Have to Go Ask the Parents What They Think
“In God we trust. All other bring data.” —W. Edward Demming Right now, our school, Nashville Classical Charter School, is planning to open a middle school in two years. We’re spending a lot of time...
Standards
How Computer-Based Assessments Empower Educators and Students
If you went through grade school in the last 40 years, chances are you remember filling in answer bubbles to columns of multiple choice items. The introduction of Scantron forms allowed for...