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Teacher training needs more community and less compliance

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 by Quinn Simpson, Gedi Village

Professional development and learning, like teaching itself, flourishes through relationships built on trust.

Professional development is one of a school district's most powerful strategies for improving student outcomes. Yet, educators often leave workshops feeling inspired in the moment, but take little…

Teacher Professional Development

PD for innovation: Reimagining solutions for engagement, burnout, and achievement gaps

July 21, 2026 by Adam Piccoli, Special Education Teacher

Innovation in PD gives teachers autonomy to pursue PD that benefits their students and aligns with district priorities.

Do you think you’re creative? Try this: List as many uses for a paperclip as you can in two minutes. Most people imagine a standard size metal or…

COVID in Schools

Did the pandemic reopen gender-based math gaps?

June 2, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Educators should ensure pandemic learning recovery efforts don’t inadvertently reinforce old math gaps--or allow new ones to take hold.

STEM gaps in achievement between boys and girls that took more than a decade to close were reopened in just four years, according to a new study from…

The Superintendent’s Guide to MTSS & District Strategic Planning

May 21, 2025March 23, 2025 by Jeff Festa

Access key resources, expert tips, and real-world examples to help you weave MTSS into your district’s strategic plan, resulting in ... Read more

Newsline

San Jose Students In Ignite Reading’s Tutoring Program Nearly Triple Reading Growth In Two Months

February 15, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

SAN JOSE – Since the launch of Ignite Reading’s partnership with Alpha: José Hernández School in November, the organization announced ... Read more

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And the winners of the 2023 K-12 Hero Awards are…

October 10, 2023October 5, 2023 by Laura Ascione

The three winners of the eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards showcase the exceptional efforts of educators, schools, and districts across the U.S.

The K-12 Hero Awards Program recognizes the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration.

Six Key Benefits of Modernizing K-12 Business Processes

January 10, 2024September 25, 2023 by Jeff Festa

With billions of dollars in ESSER funding that must be spent before September 30, 2024, school districts have a unique ... Read more

Edtech Trends

Technology is key to educating the next generation

September 21, 2023 by Kinsey Fabrizio, Senior Vice President of CES and Membership, Consumer Technology Association

Students' technology access is a critical part of learning, especially as we strive to educate the kids who will define our future.

After Covid-era shutdowns and rocky transitions to virtual education, we’re facing a crisis in education. The past three years erased decades of improvements in math and reading literacy…

Newsline

Some Students Lose More Ground When School is Out

April 14, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Portland, Ore. — April 14, 2022 — As we approach the end of the third straight year of learning disrupted by ... Read more

District Management

When it comes to learning loss, don’t reinvent the wheel

January 18, 2022January 14, 2022 by Melissa Sinunu, President and Chief Operating Officer, Classworks

MTSS interventions can help in learning loss

As we head towards the last half of our second school year in a pandemic, there is no doubt that the impact of learning loss has exceeded all…

Education Policy & Funding

5 assessment policy recommendations for the Biden administration

December 7, 2022January 13, 2021 by Laura Ascione

A nonprofit group is offering expert insight into assessment policy priorities for the incoming presidential administration

The incoming Biden administration and Congress should focus on innovation, flexibility and more relevance to teaching and learning when it comes to assessment policy, according to NWEA. Following…

Teaching Trends

The other gap that schools aren’t talking about—relationships

January 25, 2023September 3, 2018 by Julia Freelance Fisher

The NAEP scores released in April set off a flurry of headlines about the sobering state of achievement gaps across the nation. The general consensus? Despite pockets of…

Ancillary

The other gap that schools aren’t talking about—relationships

September 5, 2018August 28, 2018 by By Julia Freeland Fisher, director of education research at the Christensen Institute

The NAEP scores released in April set off a flurry of headlines about the sobering state of achievement gaps across ... Read more

2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program

May 3, 2017 by Laura Ascione

The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning’s 2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program identifies and supports school and classroom leaders developing ... Read more

District Management

How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding

December 15, 2015December 10, 2015 by Dennis Pierce

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes block grants intended for technology, among other uses. It also opens the door to new state testing systems.

Research

Black, Latino students perform at levels of 30 years ago

January 24, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Educators are expressing alarm that the performance gap between minority and white high school students continues to expand across the United States, with minority teenagers performing at academic…

District Management

Can eBooks help bridge achievement gaps?

May 24, 2011January 3, 2011 by By Nora Carr, APR, Fellow PRSA

As more traditional book content goes digital, educators are left wondering whether technology will make achievement gaps even wider—or whether electronic books might act as a bridge for…

Teacher training needs more community and less compliance

PD for innovation: Reimagining solutions for engagement, burnout, and achievement gaps

Did the pandemic reopen gender-based math gaps?

San Jose Students In Ignite Reading’s Tutoring Program Nearly Triple Reading Growth In Two Months

And the winners of the 2023 K-12 Hero Awards are…

Technology is key to educating the next generation

Some Students Lose More Ground When School is Out

When it comes to learning loss, don’t reinvent the wheel

5 assessment policy recommendations for the Biden administration

The other gap that schools aren’t talking about—relationships

The other gap that schools aren’t talking about—relationships

2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program

How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding

Black, Latino students perform at levels of 30 years ago

Can eBooks help bridge achievement gaps?

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

School Specialty Honors Top Educators with 12th Annual Crystal Apple Awards

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

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