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Football coach takes down student armed with shotgun inside Parkrose High School
The confrontation between the armed student and Keanon Lowe occurred inside the Northeast Portland school after the student entered a classroom.
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?
A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.
How to fix our crumbling schools
U.S. school infrastructure is failing. Time to find a new funding scheme.
22 Hilarious Tweets From Parents Who Are Really Ready For School To Start
How to keep children from skipping school
Beyond data, mentors can add a human touch and build relationships with at-risk students.
Ask, Listen, Do: How to Find Out What Kids Need From School
How can teachers make their classrooms truly child-centered? Justin Minkel shares some strategies on how to figure out students’ individual needs—starting with asking them.
8 Reasons Why School Secretaries Deserve More Credit
It's not Administrative Assistant's Day. You didn't forget the flowers. Even though it's not a national day to say thanks to the secretary, there are at least 8 reasons why you should do it today anyway.
What Happens When an Ex-Google Executive Creates a School System?
Max Ventilla used to run a team that personalized your search results—now he wants to do the same for kids' education.
Do No Harm: Flexible and Smart Grading Practices
Have students take responsibility for their grades and behavior by strategically offering opportunities to redo assignments, retake tests, and reflect on their performance.
A virtual tour of blended-learning schools, so others can see how it’s done
When teachers want to try something new in the classroom, it helps if they can see what it looks like in action. They could ask another teacher down the hall. Or they might try to talk to other teachers on social media, perhaps in an education technology Twitter chat. But too often, these aspiring innovators …
How Teachers Are Turning to Social Media to Extend Learning
Teachers are expanding the school day and enhancing learning through social media.
Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation
Guest blogger Dr. Allen Mendler presents eight strategies for helping your students reclaim and master the lost art of conversation.
6 Tips to Find the Perfect Shotgun
There is no "perfect" shotgun...just one that's perfect for YOU.
How One Middle School Cut Discipline Referrals By 98 Percent in Just One Year
Redland revitalized the overall school climate by responding to the unique needs of middle schoolers.
What is Shotgun Transcriptome Sequencing?
Shotgun sequencing is performed by randomly fragmenting DNA sequences into small pieces, followed by computer-based reassembly of DNA fragments.
Why K-12 Arts Education Is Worth Saving
Students who are exposed to arts education show promise in other academic areas and show behavioral benefits too. So why aren't all educators doing more to save these programs in K-12 schools?
How to Be a Successful High School Student
Being a successful high school student requires both patience and motivation. Unfortunately, there are often many distractions during your teen years that can make success difficult. To become a successful student, you'll have to learn to...
Finding Community Service Opportunities that Match Your Interests
Finding community service opportunities that match your interests can be difficult for many high school students.
Teachers Are Speaking Out On What They'd Rather Be "Armed With" Instead Of Guns
"Teachers are outraged. We want more. We need more. We demand more for our students."
What's Making Students Happier, More Self-Confident, And Less Anxious?
“What we’re doing here is setting the conditions for learning, and that’s not rocket science, that’s thoughtful, and intentional deliberate work. All schools should be like this. This shouldn’t be an exception."
How a middle school classroom redesign increased student ownership of learning
Middle-school students took ownership of their learning when their teacher redesigned their classroom
