In an alarming trend, teacher diversity is slowing
A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) reveals a troubling trend: Nationally, the diversity of the teacher workforce is growing at a slower pace…
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STEAM: Why artistic exploration is essential for future innovators
The ongoing fourth industrial revolution, driven by technology’s pervasive presence in our lives, has led to a significant increase in ... Read more
Are you leveling up with esports?
Imagine a new school program that is gender-neutral, inclusive to students with physical disabilities, bolsters school pride through competitive meets and is eligible for full and partial scholarships…
School libraries are disappearing when students need them most
In 2014, I got my first teaching job at a brand new high school in Detroit. The building had once been an elementary school with a fully functioning…
K-12 Staffing Issues Require Creative Community Solutions
Austin, TX – Staffing issues have been common for many public schools across the country for years. Now, more than ... Read more
Zaner-Bloser Partners with Listenwise to Sell Its Listening Skills Platform
Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of early literacy resources, has entered into an agreement with ed-tech company Listenwise, an award-winning platform that ... Read more
7 Mindsets and K12, Inc. Virtual Schools Expand Partnership
7 Mindsets, the pioneer in delivering social emotional learning (SEL) solutions that include mindsets, equity and multicultural pedagogy, is taking ... Read more
iTutor’s Virtual School Allows School Districts to Transform the K-12 Online Experience
With most K-12 students, parents, teachers and administrators engaged in another semester or full academic year of pandemic-induced remote learning, ... Read more
Talking tech: Enabling digital transformation through collaboration
There’s no question that digital transformation is dramatically shifting the education landscape. In the Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) 2019 survey, 55 percent of respondents say they have…
6 ways the E-rate supports digital and mobile learning
Education leaders expect school internet needs to increase over the next several years, highlighting the need for increased bandwidth and resources to support the growing demands on school…
5 strategies to tackle the homework gap
Despite a brighter spotlight on digital equity, gaps still remain, including the troubling and persistent homework gap--but a newly-relaunched digital equity toolkit aims to highlight the important work…
What Is Good Leadership in Schools?
A recent study found that not one school (of 180 surveyed) was able to improve student achievement records without effective ... Read more
6 tips to help your students collaborate on awesome podcasts
A 2019 Edison Research survey reported that 51% of Americans above the age of 12 have listened to a podcast. Interest in podcasts has increased 122% since 2014,…
Is it time to say goodbye to textbooks?
People have been predicting the end of the traditional, paper-based textbook for years.
How Our High-Poverty School Reduced Suspensions By 97%
Student behavior can have a positive or negative impact on academic achievement. Even just one student who is misbehaving can affect how much and how well an entire…
Early coding can greatly benefit students–here’s how one school does it
Coding for students and computer programming are slowly becoming part of the core curriculum in schools and districts across the U.S.--and some educators say the earlier students start…
3 ways to improve special education outcomes
When you combine a steady growth in the number of students receiving special education services with rising expectations for the educators who serve these students, all of whom…
The 2 stages of successful early STEM education revisited
I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. My classroom…
Getting started: Your E‑rate cheat sheet
It's that time of year again--the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this…
3 winning characteristics of a school STEAM program
What makes Shipley’s STEAM program so great? Access to cutting-edge technology and the integration of the STEAM curriculum across the School have been integral to success, but above…
The 2 stages of successful early STEM education
I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. My classroom…
How our elementary school got a tech makeover
Kids gravitate to technology in the classroom, so it makes sense for teachers to utilize digital projectors—that is, unless no one can see the lessons they display.
Innovative district expands access like never before using E-rate
Thanks to a major funding refresh, one district found that it's now possible to support its one-to-one initiative without scaling back access for other services or devices. Could…
NetSupport’s keyword monitoring now supports multiple languages
In an effort to help districts cope with an ever-growing student population speaking languages other than English, NetSupport is adding multiple languages to its keyword monitoring software, which…
Dark fiber could be the future of school networking
Dark fiber is helping some districts scale broadband for tomorrow, not today. Is it the future of networking?
Hawaii partners on statewide STEM, energy curriculum
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is moving to further support Ka Hei, its statewide strategic program kicked off in 2014 that educates students about sustainable energy…
Best Practices for Integrating Chromebooks into Teaching & Learning
Chromebooks, the lightweight laptops that run software from the Internet instead of a local hard drive, have skyrocketed in popularity ... Read more
Top 10 of 2014, No. 10: Mobile devices and mobile learning
Each year, the eSchool News editors compile 10 of the most influential ed-tech developments and examine how those topics dominated K-12 ed tech conversations. No. 10 on our…
5 gaming dynamics that truly engage students
Gaming. It’s more than a buzzword in today’s schools, but it still sometimes carries a stigma--is gaming really an effective way for students to learn? The answer, according…
New: 10 of the best Apple and Android apps for education in 2014
Last year we presented “10 of the best Apple apps for education in 2013,” which highlighted some of the best apps for mobile technology. However, with new upgrades…