by bmanyibe | Sep 18, 2021 | Seasonal
Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago Pedro Martinez, a Chicago Public Schools graduate who now leads the San Antonio Independent School District, is Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick to be the next Chicago schools chief. Lightfoot made the announcement Wednesday morning at...
by bmanyibe | Aug 26, 2021 | Seasonal
Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat In just a week, more than a dozen of the country’s large urban school districts have shifted policies to require masks for all students and staff. And on Monday, the country’s largest school district announced it will require all school staff to...
by bmanyibe | Aug 17, 2021 | Seasonal
Maia Spoto, Chalkbeat Chicago Chicago Public Schools will require all Board of Education employees to be vaccinated by Oct. 15 unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption, the district announced Friday. School-based teachers and staff, central office,...
by bmanyibe | Aug 17, 2021 | Seasonal
Spiral review refers to a method of instruction where students are given multiple opportunities to practice a given skill. Spiral review is different from the traditional teaching practice where teachers teach in “chunks.” In teaching in chunks, the teacher focuses on...
by bmanyibe | Aug 5, 2021 | Seasonal
Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat Colorado More than half of prospective elementary teachers in Colorado fail their licensure exams on the first try, and of those who fail, 40% don’t try again, according to new data from the National Council on Teacher Quality. Only 46% of...
by bmanyibe | Aug 3, 2021 | Seasonal
While the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has been a relief for the nation’s teachers, many of whom have been working in-person on and off since the start of the pandemic, the reality is that not everyone will get the vaccine. What’s more, being in the school building...
