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Investing in Principal Talent Pays Off in Higher Math and Reading Scores, Study Finds A new study of six school districts that made heavy investments in strengthening their cadre of school leaders shows a link to stronger student achievement and longer tenures. Read more. Share:

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COMMENTARY Why a Culturally Responsive Curriculum Works When instruction feels relevant to students' lives, amazing things can happen, writes veteran educator Eugene Butler Jr. Read more.

As States Debate Arming Teachers, Opponents Detail Mishandling of Guns in Schools As more states consider arming teachers, a gun-control group's analysis found dozens of incidents of guns left accessible to students, misfired, or used inappropriately. Read more.

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DeVos Will Address State Ed. Leaders This Week. Here's What to Expect Last year DeVos addressed state education chiefs with some "tough love," telling them their ESSA plans were more than a little lacking even though they technically met the letter of the law. Read more.

Screen Reading Worse for Comprehension, Leads to Overconfidence, New Meta-Analysis Concludes Readers using screens perform worse and tend to think they're processing and understanding texts better than they actually are, according to a new review of nearly three-dozen studies over the past decade. Read more.

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How Digital Games Take the Stress Out of Formative Tests Elementary school teachers in the Peach State are using "game-based" formative assessments to take a pulse on their students' learning. Read more. • Special Report: Projects, Portfolios, and Performance Assessments

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They Hacked Their School District When They Were 12. The Adults Are Still Trying to Catch Up. This troubling tale is a must-read for ed-tech leaders who want to prevent students from hacking into their networks. Read the full story.

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Scores Were Lower When Mass. Students Took PARCC Exams on Computers, Study Finds Unfamiliarity with technology contributed to lower scores for online test-takers in 2015, but the effects diminished over time, researchers found. Read more.

OPINION Last Words on Innovation Here is a look at innovation vs. improvement and how we can all support creating a future that works for everyone. Read more.

Microsoft Acquires Education Data Platform From Brightbytes Microsoft is acquiring DataSense, a data integration platform developed by the company Brightbytes. Read more.

Ed-Tech Startups at FETC Promote Both Mission and Profitability This year among more than 30 entries to FETC's Pitchfest to award the title of most innovative startup, many of the companies had a social mission in addition to being for-profit models. Read more.

Feedback Loops Lead the Way to Mastery Elementary students and their teacher reflect on getting feedback from experts, in support of growing as a learner. Read more.

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