How do I get my students to become active, engaged learners? Amber Graeber, a teacher in Des Moines, Iowa, will never forget the student who quit high school but continued to come to her AP U.S. Government and Politics class. Day after day, he…
Education Week
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Andrew Ujifusa
– Feb 22, 11:48 PM
States will not be allowed to cancel federally mandated standardized exams this school year despite the pandemic, though they will be offered significant flexibility in how they give those tests and how they're used, the U.S. Department of…
Over the past year, video conferencing became an essential tool for teaching, learning and staying connected. As part of our commitment to building products and programs to expand learning for everyone, we're bringing new features to Meet to help…
Education Week
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Andrew Ujifusa,Evie Blad,Sarah Schwartz
– Feb 23, 11:46 PM
The Biden administration's decision not to entertain states' requests to cancel standardized exams for this school year due to the pandemic marks its first major K-12 policy decision—and it's leading to no shortage of controversy. Although…
Chromebooks — which last year were largely used as classroom tools for writing reports and working on projects — are now the main way many students go to school. As distance learning takes place around the world, educators and…