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Fantasy football offers lessons in math

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Sixth-graders at an Illinois school are applying their math skills to a fantasy-football competition. Students use division, multiplication and percentages to calculate teams' rushing and passing yards, and then log the stats online using Google Classroom. Herald & Review (Decatur, Ill.) (9/20)

Some states introduce data coaches in schools
Some states, such as Delaware, Rhode Island and Hawaii, are using Race to the Top funds to hire data coaches. The coaches are put in place to help educators learn how to use student data effectively, often within the professional learning community model. District Administration magazine online (9/22)

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Curriculum

Fla. schools adopt financial-literacy standards
Florida educators this year are teaching financial-literacy skills after the state board of education adopted the National Standards for Financial Literacy. Under the change, students must pass a high-school economics course before graduation, and financial lessons are being introduced as early as elementary school. The Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fla.) (9/22)

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R.I. embraces blended learning for K-12
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Software firm launches 6-year high school in N.Y.
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Standards

Report shows international gaps, differences in state standards
State-developed academic standards vary by as much as four grade levels among those with the highest and lowest standards, according to a report from the American Institutes for Research. The report analyzed fourth- and eighth-graders' performance on international tests and state standards -- in most cases, the percentage of students deemed by the state as proficient dropped when compared with international standards. T.H.E. Journal (9/18)

STEM

Pa. STEM website to connect students with mentors
Philadelphia officials are building an online resource center to link students with professional mentors in science, technology, engineering and math. The site also will enable parents and teachers to enroll students in out-of-school STEM programs. American City Business Journals/Philadelphia (9/17)

Policy & Legislation

Some Los Angeles schools experiment with later start times
The American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement this summer suggesting schools start classes at 8:30 a.m. or later for teens. Los Angeles schools highlighted in this article report success in shifting their start times, noting increased attendance and more energized students. Los Angeles Register (9/20)

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