What’s News in Education

Report: New summer learning initiative, launched last year as a 5-week pilot for nearly 12,000 students, shows promise for improving online instruction: Kevin Mahnken, LA SCHOOLREPORT, May 11, 2021
Creating a Culturally Responsive Math Curriculum for the Elementary Grades; Ishmael Robinson, edutopia, May 7, 2021
As Early Ed Teachers Prepare for Fall, New Study Backs Efforts to Support Young Children’s Mental Health,; T74, May 5, 2021
Leveraging Technology to Support Students’ Needs; Stefani Boutelier, Nicole Ludwig, edutopia, May 5, 2021
California state board likely to adopt long-awaited ‘student growth model’ to measure test scores; John Fensterwald, EdSource, May 3, 2021
Orange County debates ethnic studies: Vital learnings or ‘anti-white’ divisiveness?; Haley Smith, LA Times, April 28, 2021
How to Make Teaching Better: 8 Lessons Learned From Remote and Hybrid Learning; Sarah Schwartz, EDWeek April 20, 2021
‘A Year of Tremendous Growth.’ How the Pandemic Forced Teachers to Master Technology; Alyson Klein, EDWeek April 20, 2021
Creating Opportunities for Project-Based Learning in Math; Kristen Moore, edutopia, April 19, 2021
7 Tips for Exploring Environmental Science Through Project-Based Learning; James Fester, edutopia, April 14, 2021
Ethnic studies could be the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of American education reform, but California showed how creating a curriculum can get sucked into the culture wars; Mark Keierleber, LA SCHOOLREPORT, April 13, 2021
Report: Prepare now for predicted kindergarten ‘bubble’; Kara Arundel, K-12DIVE, April 13, 2021
Enduring Practices From Remote Teaching; Samantha Pack, edutopia, April 2, 2021
Pre-K may boost math scores even eight years later; Jackie Mader, Hechinger Report, April 1, 2021
Using Online Whiteboards to Boost Student Engagement and Confidence in Math; Bobson Wong, Larisa Bukalov, edutopia, March 24, 2021
California approves ethnic studies curriculum for K-12 schools after years of debate; Nina Agrawal, LA Times, March 18, 2021
Should kindergarten be mandatory in California?; Karen D’Souza, EdSource, March 3, 2021
For some Black students, remote learning has offered a chance to thrive; Oregon Public Broadcasting, March 1, 2021
Getting Kids to Take Online Safety Seriously; Patricia Dickenson, Karen Snedeker, edutopia, February 26, 2021
Educational Innovation Isn’t Just the Technology, It’s the Teaching. How Educators Are Getting Creative in the Pandemic; Patrick Dobard, the74, February 21, 2021
New tools can help us better address student trauma; Jerry Almendarez, EdSource, February 17, 2021
To test or not to test: Educators weigh in on the value of standardized testing in a pandemic; Kelly Field, Hechinger Report, February 12, 2021
Biden’s goal to reopen schools meets high-stakes political test; Laura Meckler and Annie Linskey, Washington Post, February 11, 2021
Takeaways From Distance Learning; Christopher Klein, edutopia, February 10, 2021
Will Shift to Online Classes Speed Progress Toward Student-Centered Learning? Survey Hints at Some Ways Forward; Thomas Arnett, the74, February 10, 2021
Teaching Students to Self-Advocate During Distance Learning;
Sarah Kesty, edutopia, February 10, 2021
How to Differentiate Math Instruction With One-on-One Conferences; Zachary Maher, edutopia, February 3, 2021
When Life Gives You Mud, Make Science; Lori Brenneise, edutopia, February 3, 2021