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San Antonio Superintendent Pedro Martinez next Chicago Public Schools CEO
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 Benito Juarez High School, Martinez’s alma mater. Martinez is the first Latino to be permanently appointed…
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‘Things are changing fast’: More schools requiring masks for all, vaccines for teachers
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 be vaccinated, joining Chicago and Los Angeles. New York City’s…
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Chicago says teachers must get vaccinated by Oct. 15 or be ineligible for work
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, regular vendors, and network employees who aren’t fully vaccinated or can’t provide documentation of an exemption…
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Spiral Reviews Binders for Teachers I EduMonitor
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 one skill at a time until the syllabus is covered. In traditional instruction, because…
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Report: More than half of aspiring Colorado elementary teachers fail their licensure exam on the first try; many don’t try again
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 state elementary teacher candidates pass their exam on the first try,…
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