The new Every Student Succeeds Act allows states and districts to try “pay for success” projects that offer financial rewards to investors in public education, if they produce results.
District finance officials met to discuss their challenges and new initiatives, including working with educators on aligning expenditures and educational goals.
The nation’s second-largest district is poised to settle a dispute with Apple and Lenovo stemming from the system’s problematic 1:1 technology rollout.
The nonprofits that support K-12 districts “seldom collaborate with each other, rarely share common goals, and measure outcomes inconsistently,” a new report argues.
Fifty-four percent of public school parents oppose having teachers in their communities follow the common-core standards, a PDK/Gallup poll found.
A Philadelphia principal tries to use crowdfunding to pay for teacher professional development that the district budget won’t cover. Will it work?
Microsoft’s support for Windows Server 2003 ends this week, putting districts that have not upgraded to a newer system at risk of viruses and other derailments.
States and school districts would see new money for teacher-training, “personalized learning,” and other efforts under a $200 million budget proposal from President Obama.
Budgets for educational technology hardware and software are on the rise in many school districts across the country, thanks, in large part, to an improving economy.
An investment adviser estimates schools will save $3.7 billion in the 2014-15 school year from lower energy prices, and content providers could benefit with increased sales from the windfall.