Jones County Board of Education

Why does the School Day End Two Hours Before the Work Day?

Parents Line up for South Windsor Before and After School Program. We all saw this headline in Connecticut last spring. Parents lining up from the wee hours in the morning to get their child into one of the few after school programs in the town. Most of them wasted their time and ended up on the wait list. The sad truth was the program had already been filled earlier in the week<br>We’ve been advocating for more and affordable before/after school care for…

I quit my job as a public school teacher. This is why

As much as I want to stay in public schools, to fight for my students’ right to learn how to think well about complex issues, I have decided the fight is...

Oak Knoll Welcomes New Faculty and Staff

With the 2016-17 school year in full swing, we invite you to welcome our newest faculty and staff to Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child.

MultiBrief: Why minority students get inferior educations: School funds and teacher expectations

Public schools in the U.S. are generally funded by a combination of federal, state and local governments. If the system were designed to succeed, the allocation of funds might be based primarily on need. In such a system, some additional moneys might go to those school districts whose students’ needs were the most acute. This idea runs so counter to the way things actually work as…

Board of Education to consider enhancing maternity leave benefits

What’s Wrong with Our Education Schools?

We need to get out of the ‘progressive education’ rut.

SF Board of Education Approves New Grading Policy for Distance Learning

SF Board of Education Approves New Grading Policy for Distance Learning

Are "Micro-Schools" the Future of Education?

The Benefits of a Girls' School Education

An infographic that lays out a short, sharp, short, powerful case for girls education.

BoardDocs® Agenda Item: D.5 Designation of Official Posting Location for Board of Education...

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Are Community Schools the Future of Education Reform?

“If we help them tap it, our kids have endless potential.”

EXPLAINER: Why are schools revisiting gifted education?

Experts don't agree about whom the programs should serve.

How far away is the world with universal education in schools?

Getting every age that has to be in school in just under 12 years is going to be impossible – the numbers say so.

Cutting-Edge Schools Show How Education Is Everyone's Business

Parents and employers alike need to pay attention to what is cutting-edge in schools today.

What If School Integration Isn’t The Key To Education Equity?

Would integration boost outcomes for the most vulnerable students, as many assume? Or would it be more effective to change standard classroom practices that hold those students back no matter who their schoolmates are?

A rural school turns to digital education. Is it a devil's bargain?

“When you eliminate the school, we’ve seen what happens to these small towns,” a school board member said. "We didn’t want our community to die.”

Is your school ready for the security ramifications of Education 3.0?

Ensuring a successful transition requires continual review of policy standards about proper conduct on connected devices

Education World: Is Your School's Culture Toxic or Positive?

It is possible to alter the environment around you--or at least assess it.