K-12

STEM Career SmartBrief

STEM-specific news for career development professionals

STEM Career SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Association for Career and Technical Education

Houston ranks top city for engineering jobs

5/23/2013

  • San Diego Union-Tribune

Houston is the top city for engineering jobs, according to a study released Tuesday by Monster.com. Ads for jobs such as industrial and mechanical engineers have jumped 44% over the past year, the stu… Read More

ASCD SmartBrief

News serving the K-12 education profession

ASCD SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: ASCD

N.Y. students may get paid to help craft new GED tests

5/24/2013

  • Wall Street Journal, The

About 1,200 graduating high-school seniors in New York state are being sought as paid volunteers to take a new General Educational Development test being developed by CTB/McGraw-Hill. Under the plan, … Read More

ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief

Global education news

ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: ASCD

Parents seek better English instruction in Hong Kong

5/23/2013

  • Standard (Hong Kong), The

Some non-Chinese or expatriate parents in Hong Kong have expressed concerns over the level of English-language instruction available in some schools. Other schools known as Direct Subsidy Scheme schoo… Read More

CEC SmartBrief

News about special education

CEC SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: The Council for Exceptional Children

Study shows fewer minority students received autism diagnosis

5/24/2013

  • Education Week

Minority students -- African-American, Hispanic and American Indian -- were less likely to receive an autism diagnosis than white and Asian peers from 1998 to 2006, according to a recent study highlig… Read More

SmartBrief on EdTech

Education insights and advances in technology

SmartBrief on EdTech

Ill. school district offers online math enrichment 24/7

5/22/2013

  • Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.), The

Students at Olympia Community Unit School District 16 in Stanford, Ill., can access online math enrichment activities from home or school anytime they want extra skills practice. The district has used… Read More

MiddleWeb SmartBrief

News for educators and parents students in grades 4-8

MiddleWeb SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: MiddleWeb LLC

What to do about minor class disruptions

5/23/2013

  • Guardian (London), The

In this blog post, Tracey Lawrence, an educator in the United Kingdom, shares 10 tips for dealing with low-level disruptions in the classroom -- from note passing to humming -- shared by educators and… Read More

Friday Notes

San Diego Unified School District news

Friday Notes

Published in partnership with: San Diego Unified School District

Wilson Middle Orchestra entertains board of education meeting attendees

5/16/2013

The Wilson Middle School Intermediate Orchestra performed two numbers to help kick off the May 14 Board of Education meeting. The all-string orchestra, comprised of seventh- and eighth-grade students,… Read More