Teaching wasn’t always Detroit native Janice Rowley’s career of choice. “I worked very hard for a lot of years to not become a teacher,” Rowley, now an award-winning educator, recalled amusingly. Her father, LeRoy, was the first African American man hired to teach instrumental music in Detroit Public Schools. A classically trained trombonist, LeRoy studied…
Sticking to a daily routine offers endless social, emotional and physical developmental benefits for preschoolers. Here’s how to make your schedule stick: • Seek their input: Kids are more likely to feel engaged if they are involved in creating their schedule, so seek their input on certain details, such as the timing of their daily…
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York On a recent Friday morning, a group of freshman students flagged down their chemistry teacher, Billy Green. Students were in pods, tasked with completing math equations related to physical chemistry and then presenting them to Green for points. After several failed attempts, the group of students at Harlem’s A. Philip…
Nora Macaluso, Chalkbeat Philadelphia Ninth graders at Philadelphia’s Martin Luther King High School are beginning their high school careers with a set of teachers who look like them. That’s something Principal Keisha Wilkins thinks will give the students a boost as they prepare for the future. In fact, Martin Luther King, where last year the…
Jessie Gomez, Chalkbeat Newark Newark Public School officials gave a first look at how students fared in this year’s spring state assessments, the first since disruptions over the last two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. On average, 13% of Newark students passed their math state assessments while about 27% passed their English language arts…
By Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago Chicago students got more failing and incomplete grades during the pandemic, though that increase was much steeper at elementary schools than high schools, a new report out today finds. But researchers with the University of Chicago’s Consortium on School Research say COVID-era grading data also offers some bright spots —…