Afternoon Announcements June 18, 2014

Personalized learning helping students of color to narrow achievement gap

Philadelphia schools face a $96 million budget deficit NPR

Students of color in California school districts show improvement with personalized learning, according to a report, suggesting closing the achievement gap could rely on tailoring education EdSource

Former residents of California’s Skid Row get their shot at high school success PBS NewsHour

Non-traditional Latino high schools students speak to the importance of gaining their high school diploma The Huffington Post

A lawsuit by Missouri public school teachers seeks to block a vote on teacher tenure in the state AP

Creating an authentic learning experience can be possible with the help of Common Core eSchoolNews

Los Angeles Unified School District’s plan to introduce a one-to-one digital learning plan by putting an iPad in the hands of each student has faced opposition by an official who has been reappointed to his position. The LA Times

Student need the right tools to succeed as technology in the classroom increase. How much of a role should teachers play in creating those tools? EdSurge

New York officials plan to turn 40 schools into services hubs, which advocates say help students become better prepared to learn ChalkBeat NY

Unizin is an online learning consortium that will make a common technology infrastructure available across universities EdSurge