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Jessica Howard, who teaches business and computer science at Lone Tree, was selected from nine regional finalists for the statewide honor. She brings industry experience to career-connected learning.
Dallas Independent School District's IDEA and CityLab high schools in Texas are helping students become more confident in their ability to learn mathematics.
Orange County’s math proficiency rate reached 50.2 percent in 2026, while science rose to about 46 percent. Achievement gaps persisted for English learners, students with disabilities and other groups.
Aurora Public Schools in Colorado celebrated a groundbreaking for its new health sciences high school, which will expand hands-on learning opportunities for students.
The Virginia Board of Education will raise passing thresholds for reading and math SOL tests starting in 2026-27. The changes will be phased in over four years.
Three students at Apex High designed AETHER-12, a 12U CubeSat prototype, to explore ways to extend small satellites' operating lives amid radiation, temperature changes and battery degradation.
California’s latest measures restrict student data use in generative AI, revise English learner reclassification and allow qualifying substitutes to stay in one classroom for up to 70 days.
Canarelli Middle School’s remodeled STEM lab was supported by the College Football Playoff Foundation and School Specialty. STEM math teacher Cortnee Goodlin also received a $1,000 classroom supply gift card.
Saddleback High School plans to use Hyundai funding to help build a half-acre learning farm, with a greenhouse, irrigation and composting stations for lessons in science, sustainability and agriculture.
Connecticut’s education department selected 42 agencies from 70 applicants for tutoring funding. The state-funded program expands intensive math support from grades 6–9 to grades 6–10.
Clark County School District offers fire science programs at three high schools, where students use professional equipment and study fire protection and prevention to prepare for firefighting careers.
Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia examines the role of trust in social engineering, with a focus on understanding how that trust can be targeted.
The cafeteria staff at McClure Health Science High School in Georgia’s Gwinnett County Public Schools received an award recognizing the team’s work in school nutrition.
Colorado’s education board voted 7-2 to send MESA K-8’s application back to Jeffco for reconsideration and 6-3 to deny Koson Schools’ appeal to open a STEM high school in Littleton.
September 08, 2026 In this issue, read about the SR&R Signature Sheet, SAT School Day, and applications to Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology.
The 44 Iowa elementary students selected for a 10-year math enrichment program will receive mentoring and learning support. They come from 18 public school districts and four accredited nonpublic schools.
Connecticut students posted gains in math, science and English language arts in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism fell to 16.4%, down from 23.7% in 2021–22.
The Mississippi Department of Education released state assessment results for 2025-26, showing improved science performance, steady English language arts results and a slight drop in math proficiency.
Missouri education officials presented preliminary 2025-26 assessment results showing modest gains in English language arts, math, science and government across grade-level and high school exams.
Colorado released spring 2026 assessment data showing gains in elementary math and literacy across many student groups. Achievement gaps persisted, and middle school English language arts scores declined.
August 12, 2026 In this issue, read about New Student Device Requirements, Math Textbooks, and Football Game Safety Measures.
August 7: The Work Is Working: APS Ranks No. 1 in Atlanta Metro for Year-Over-Year Academic Gains In Math, Science and Social Studies
New York's education department has published initial data for statewide tests in English language arts, math and science. The results are preliminary.
For the 2026-27 school year, Mississippi education officials designated 15 elementary schools as Emerging Science of Reading Schools and one as a Science of Reading School.
Gov. Mike Kehoe named Michael McDonald and Vincent Schoemehl Jr. to Missouri’s education board. McDonald, a Park Hill math teacher, fills a nonvoting advisory seat vacant since its creation in 2018.
Discovery Education’s Science Techbook assessment content will be integrated into Renaissance’s DnA and SchoolCity platforms, letting districts review science results alongside other assessment data.
The Mississippi Department of Education briefed the State Board of Education on the Mississippi Math Act and Adolescent Literacy Initiative, both set for the 2026-27 school year.
Renaissance received the 2026 CODiE award for math instruction, its second consecutive win in the category. Its math platform combines assessment, teacher-led lessons and adaptive practice.
Mississippi public and charter schools will use Renaissance’s Star Math in grades K–5 and Star Reading in grades 4–8 for required screening beginning in the 2026–2027 school year.
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