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Schools in England do not need to give non-religious views "equal air time" and should still teach that the UK is principally a Christian country, guidelines say.

Educator Larry Ferlazzo in this blog post shares eight education predictions for 2016. He discusses how the result of the presidential election will affect education and asserts that teacher diversity efforts will gain more momentum.

The amount of standardized testing in schools under the Every Student Succeeds Act may not change much in the future. Schools each year will test at least 95% of students in reading and math in third through eighth grades and once in high school. However, the federal education law de-emphasizes the role test scores play…

From Piers Gaveston parties to pro-education rap videos, 2015 was a busy year in HE. How well do you remember it?

Tyskland har anställt 8.500 lärare för att klara undervisningen av 196.000 flyktingbarn som börjat i tyska skolor i år.

60 students at Coventry University divide their time between lecture halls and Unipart’s nearby site, working on live projects.

Some schools are adopting formative, performance-based assessments and other changes as a result of a backlash against standardized testing. Changes include some states dropping graduation tests, while the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium intends to devote more time to interim exams.

Teacher-initiated interventions to engage families can make a big difference for students, writes Anne O'Brien, deputy director of the Learning First Alliance. In this blog post, she writes about the importance of home visits, academic meetings and continued contact throughout the school year.

Do you read books at lightning speed? Are you known for your magnetic personality? Have you appeared to be in two places at one time? All educators are heroes, but some just might be superheroes! Take this fun quiz to find out what your superhero persona may be, and get some great gift ideas from…

Every Tuesday SmartBrief on EdTech runs Tech Tips, a column featuring suggestions and recommendations from school technologists and tech-using educators. This month, we are running a roundup of the top tips from the year.