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Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media for ‘worrisome behavior’

December 16, 2022 by Mila Koumpilova, Senior Reporter, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago officials and some educators say that many school conflicts begin or escalate on social media, and monitoring students' social media through social media monitoring may help.

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media posts for signs they might engage in violence on campus or harm themselves so that school staff — and in…

College and Career Readiness

Arne Duncan: College completion–not simply access–critical to nation’s future

December 7, 2022November 17, 2022 by Laura Ascione

College completion remains one of higher education's biggest challenges--and one that must be solved

Making higher education the norm for everyone in the nation—and ensuring that people have not just access to higher education, but also the support to complete that education—is…

Newsline

Reading Plus Approved As An Education Technology Products And Services Vendor For Chicago Public Schools

August 19, 2021August 18, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

WINOOSKI, Vt. (August 16, 2021) – Reading Plus, an evidence-based online program that uses personalized instruction to improve students’ reading ... Read more

Newsline

Rosetta Stone Announces Winners of the Emergent Bilingual Educators of the Year Award Program

November 2, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Rosetta Stone Inc. announced the 10 winners in its first Emergent Bilingual Educators of the Year award program. A total ... Read more

District Management

Are you a Hooray, Hmm, or Hell No educator?

July 20, 2016July 5, 2016 by Dennis Pierce

When it comes to innovation, there are 3 types of people, according to ed-tech leader Jennie Magiera. See how you stack up.

District Management

Looking for an innovation model for your school? Try asking students

April 20, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

How do you combat student engagement problems? For many schools the answer seems to be some variation of personalized learning, as interpreted by school administrators. For two Chicago-area…

District Management

Lawsuit accuses security guard of handcuffing first-graders for talking in class

September 1, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The attorney for a family suing Chicago Public Schools over the alleged handcuffing of a first-grader in 2010 said Tuesday that the boy was among several 6- and…

Teaching & Learning

Chicago charters ask public schools for more money; debate takes shape

August 2, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

There's a debate smoldering, just out of the media spotlight, behind the scenes of Chicago public policy, the Huffington Post reports.

District Management

Brizard, Emanuel suggest CPS teachers make home visits

June 28, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In a press conference coordinated with the United Neighborhood Organization (UNO)'s announcement that their organization, which oversees a network of charter schools, is adding instructional days to their…

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media for ‘worrisome behavior’

Arne Duncan: College completion–not simply access–critical to nation’s future

Reading Plus Approved As An Education Technology Products And Services Vendor For Chicago Public Schools

Rosetta Stone Announces Winners of the Emergent Bilingual Educators of the Year Award Program

Are you a Hooray, Hmm, or Hell No educator?

Looking for an innovation model for your school? Try asking students

Lawsuit accuses security guard of handcuffing first-graders for talking in class

Chicago charters ask public schools for more money; debate takes shape

Brizard, Emanuel suggest CPS teachers make home visits

Avantis Education Launches Eduverse+ for ClassVR

Slooh’s New Earth Science Curriculum Offers Standards-Aligned Learning Activities Utilizing Orbital Satellite Feeds

Benton County Schools Chooses Intelitek’s SmartCIM 4.0 for New CIM Lab Funded by Tennessee’s Innovative School Models program

Survey Reveals Critical Insight Into Teachers’ Technology Use and Challenges

Alaskan School System Selects Discovery Education to Enhance Science Education

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