What’s New in Education

• Yes, Race and Politics Belong in the Classroom;  H. Richard Milner IV, Education Week, August 15, 2017
• Fade to black: How teachers are using the solar eclipse to shed light on science; Carolyn Jones,  EdSource, August 7, 2017
• Summit charter schools launch nation’s first teacher residency program for personalized learning; Sarah Favot, LA School Report, August 7, 2017
• Can Early Lessons in Spatial Skills Build Future Scientists and Mathematicians?; Brenda Iasevoli, Education Week, August 1, 2017
• We Still Don’t Know How Digital Reading Affects Comprehension; Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week, August 1, 2017
• Live stream conference aims to help math teachers up their games with students; Theresa Harrington,  EdSource, July 31, 2017
• The Next Generation Science Standards’ Next Big Challenge: Finding Curricula;  Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week, July 24, 2017
• 5 Ways to Support Social-Emotional Learning in the 21st Century Classroom ; Heather Ridge, Education Week, July 19, 2017
• What Should Special Education Teachers Know and Be Able to Do?; Christina Samuels, Education Week, July 18, 2017
• If someone tells you your kid’s teacher would be better off with a 401(k) than a pension, don’t believe it; Nari Rhee, Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2017
• Social and emotional learning appears to provide benefits that last; Jane Meredith Adams, EdSource, July 17, 2017
• What Monday’s SCOTUS ruling in Trinity Lutheran Pre
• Cultural Competency Is Not a ‘Soft’ Skill; Kyle Redford, Education Week, July 12, 2017
• Personalized Learning: Modest Gains, Big Challenges, RAND Study Finds; Benjamin Herold, Education Week, July 11, 2017
• One School’s Quest for Personalized Public Education; Mike Elsen-Rooney, The Atlantic, July 10, 2017
• Oakland expands computer game math program used by 1 million students in California and nationwide; Theresa Harrington, EdSource, July 4, 2017
• Nothing Replaces a Caring Adult in the Classroom; Dorina Sackman-Ebuwa, Education Week, June 30, 2017
• In California push to help students with dyslexia, LA schools take a first step; Jane Meredith Adams, EdSource, June 25, 2017
• What Monday’s SCOTUS ruling in Trinity Lutheran Preschool case could mean for school vouchers; T74, June 23, 2017
• Early childhood educators get schooled in working with ‘exceptional’ kids; Priska Neely, KPCC, June 23, 2017
• Help Students Remember for a Lifetime, Not Just a Semester; Maria Ter-Mikaelian, Bright, June 23, 2017
• We Need To Educate Kids For The Future, Not The Past;  Greg Satell, Arc Digital, June 21, 2017
• Teaching Computer Science Is Great, But It’s Not Enough; Florence R. Sullivan & Jill Denner, EdWeek, June 20, 2017
• How a Simple Writing Exercise in Middle School Led to Higher College Enrollment; Sarah D. Sparks, EdWeek, June 20, 2017
• Confederate Controversies as Teachable Moments; Stephen Sawchuk, EdWeek, June 20, 2017
• Future of personalized learning? 100 Years After Montessori, Wildflower Is Reinventing the Model; Kate Stringer, T74, June 18, 2017