Community Schools Show Gains in Testing

Community schools show gains in testing scores in New York State, an indication that the community school model works and boosts performance while tackling barriers to academic success such as poverty, hunger, and family problems. The New York State School Boards...

A Mobile Classroom for Virtual Reality

Fourth and fifth grade students saw a glimpse of the future through a mobile classroom for virtual reality that stopped at their school. At Doña Ana Elementary School a large bus featuring a dozen zSpace machines pulled into the school parking lot. zSpace machines are...

Project Based STEM Class

A project based STEM class is fostering problem solving, team work, and collaboration among middle school students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. Legos are an important tool for the class at West Prairie Middle School, as they use them...

Single Gender Public Schools in Texas

Single gender public schools are gaining ground in Dallas. The district is creating more options for parents in schools that are flagged for improvement. Kevin Malonson, the single gender education coordinator for a new all male public middle school is working with...