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  1. Laptop showing school leaders in an online summit, transformative leadershipTransformative Leadership Summit Will Focus on Improving the School ExperienceThe second annual Transformative Leadership Summit will convene from July 31-August 8, 2017. Online-only conference with thought leaders in education.Jul 212 min readEdCircuit Staff
  2. Fall education conference recommendations: a long checklist unrolling across a table in a busy education conference hall, with name badges on lanyards and autumn leavesedCircuit’s Big ListedCircuit's Fall 2017 Educational Conference Recommendations.Jun 301 min readEdCircuit Staff
  3. Parent and child sorting coins into three jars, financial literacy lessonsInformED Report: Five Financial Literacy Lessons Parents Should Teach Their KidsBeth Kobliner's money lessons for parents, a Massachusetts budget day, fewer international applications to U.S. colleges, and San Antonio nature schools.May 265 min readEdCircuit Staff
  4. A computer screen shows a typing lesson with hands on a colorful virtual keyboard. The text “Ultrakey Online” and “Now enrolling! Previews by appointment for schools and districts” appears at the bottom.Davis School District Keyboard ChallengeBytes Of Leaning partners with Utah's Davis School District for the 7th Annual Keyboard ChallengeMay 171 min readEdCircuit Staff
  5. Red brick academic buildings behind a green lawn with chairs and people on a sunny dayInformED Report: Rihanna Named Harvard’s Humanitarian Of The YearHarvard honours Rihanna's education and health work, Australia enrols a record 554,179 international students, and the Supreme Court rules for Ehlena Fry.May 54 min readEdCircuit Staff
  6. A woman in silhouette balancing a woven basket on her head against a huge glowing orange sunset sky, warm golden lightInformED Report: Kenya To Cut Arts Education Fund For Technical SchoolsKenya plans to move university funding from the arts to technical schools, librarians weigh in on information literacy, and a Nepali student's journey.May 24 min readEdCircuit Staff
  7. From above of crop anonymous male typing on keyboard in long exposure and sitting at woodeTyping Forum Goes Live in UltraKey OnlineRelease of Typing Forum UltraKey Online by Bytes of LearningMay 12 min readEdCircuit Staff
  8. College degrees behind bars: a graduate in cap and gown holds his diploma in a prison classroom lit by a barred windowInformED Report: College Degrees Behind BarsThe InformED Report for April 25, 2017 covered the Bard Prison Initiative's bachelor's degrees at Woodbourne, LEAP Innovations' ed tech pilots in Chicago, and responsive classrooms in Lidgerwood, North Dakota.Apr 254 min readEdCircuit Staff
  9. States rethink their tests: a student fills in a bubble answer sheet that turns into an interactive tablet testInformED Report: States Rethink Their TestsThe InformED Report for April 25, 2017 covered new statewide assessments in Iowa and Nebraska, Montana's House Bill 563 on preschool, and Everybody Wins! Atlanta's 20th anniversary.Apr 254 min readEdCircuit Staff
  10. The four-day school week: a desk calendar with four school days filled and one day empty, a rural school bus outsideInformED Report: The Four-Day School WeekThe InformED Report for April 24, 2017 looked at a Missouri district's move to a four-day school week, Australian findings on classroom disorder, and a New Jersey principal who pushed his student through a 5K.Apr 244 min readEdCircuit Staff
  11. A world map outline drawn in thin ink on a light wooden tabletop with small house sketches placed across the continents, even overhead lightThe 13 Countries With The Best Education, According To ExpatsExpats rank Finland, Singapore and Switzerland best for education, the Supreme Court's Endrew F. ruling, and PHIT America's push for school fitness.Apr 215 min readEdCircuit Staff
  12. Podcasts help students read: a student in headphones follows a transcript with her finger as a sound wave glows above the pageInformED Report: How Podcasts Help Students ReadThe April 17, 2017, InformED Report covered how podcasts with transcripts help students read, UNICEF's finding that more than half of South Sudan's children are out of school, and a grant for all-day kindergarten in Watertown, South Dakota.Apr 174 min readEdCircuit Staff
  13. California School Dashboard: a parent studies colored gauges and charts of school performance on a laptop, a California school outsideInformED Report: California Launches Its New School DashboardThe April 17, 2017, InformED Report covered the new California School Dashboard, rising international applications to Canadian universities, and Toyota's gift of a laboratory to create a STEAM school in Northern Kentucky.Apr 174 min readEdCircuit Staff
  14. A rustic green wooden door secured with a heavy chain and padlock, weathered paint, daylightInformED Report: Who Teaches Kids in Prison?California analysts propose moving education for incarcerated youth to school districts, three conference tips for parents, and a financial literacy match.Apr 104 min readEdCircuit Staff
  15. A man standing on a stage with his hands in the airTED Talks: What’s In A Name?Creating the largest learning communities on the planet - 18 minutes at a time.Apr 49 min readEdCircuit Staff
  16. Woman practicing yoga in lotus pose on a cliff by the sea at sunset, embodying tranquility and balanceInformED Report: Schools Promote Mental Wellness for StudentsSchools taking on student wellbeing in New Zealand and Manchester, Texas biology standards that kept evolution challenges, and the Snap Foundation.Mar 165 min readEdCircuit Staff
  17. A white student microscope with black objective lenses and stage on a plain white background, bright clean studio lightC & A Scientific Gives Large Donation to Prince William County Public Schools$300,000 donation to engage students in STEM skill developmentMar 152 min readEdCircuit Staff
  18. A student in a blue hoodie and gray hat asleep with head down on a yellow desk beside a notebook, plain green wall behindInformED Report: Many Students Are Underprepared for College EducationMore than half a million college students in remedial classes, placement tests that mis-assign many of them, Armenia's TUMO, and a record giving year.Mar 25 min readEdCircuit Staff
  19. African secondary school students in white shirts sharing textbooks at crowded wooden desks in a simple brick classroom, daylight from windowsInformED Report: Educating Out of PovertyUganda's Educate! program, a Supreme Court case on special education standards, and a West Michigan band director honoured for doubling his band.Feb 275 min readEdCircuit Staff
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