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LearnWith.AI Launches TeachTap, the first AI-powered learning app for AP exam prep and high school courses

May 1, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

AUSTIN, Texas — LearnWith.AI, an educational technology startup passionate about harnessing technology to dramatically improve educational outcomes, today announced the ... Read more

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VHS Learning Student Pass Rates on Advanced Placement® Exams Once Again Exceed National Averages

December 13, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – VHS Learning students surpassed national average pass rates on their Advanced Placement (AP)® exams during the 2021-22 academic ... Read more

Online & Hybrid Learning

4 tips for online learning success in schools

December 7, 2022November 11, 2022 by Nga Huynh, Assistant Principal & VHS Learning Program Primary Site Coordinator, Shrewsbury High School

School leaders can use these tips to increase the impact and successful outcome--and fully leverage the power--of online learning

Our school has been using online learning since the mid-1990s when we became one of the first to sign up for VHS Learning. Since then, we’ve expanded our…

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New Collegiate Partnerships with Central High School Advances Student Learning Opportunites

June 7, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Phenix City, Ala.— In the upcoming school year, high school students will have a selection of dual enrollment courses offered ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

Why girls need more STEM role models

December 7, 2022April 25, 2022 by Terry Ann Laesser, Chalkbeat Detroit

My robotics team is about half girls and half boys--gender equity has meant leading with intention because girls need more STEM role models.

My Advanced Placement computer science course is half girls and half boys. I coach an award-winning robotics team, Retro5ive, that is equally balanced between girls and boys, nearly…

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VHS Learning Continues to Serve Massachusetts Students Underrepresented in Advanced STEM Courses Through Statewide Initiative

February 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – Feb. 18, 2022 –Many students don’t have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® (AP®) classes due to limited ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

PBL students excel compared to peers in typical classrooms

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 by Laura Ascione

The PBL teaching strategy offers engaging, real-world experiences for students and could prove helpful after COVID-related learning loss

Students in project-based learning (PBL) classrooms across the United States significantly outperform students in typical classrooms, according to four studies released from Lucas Education Research.

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The College Board Partners with PBLWorks to Train Teachers for New AP Courses Rooted in Project Based Learning

February 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the College Board to offer ... Read more

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VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams

January 19, 2021January 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Students taking Advanced Placement® courses through VHS Learning maintained their decade-plus record of exceeding the national average pass rate on ... Read more

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VHS Learning and NMSI Program Enables Students to Take AP Courses

October 21, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

$Learn how to shed anxiety around math and instead create a classroom math culture that increases achievement$

VHS Learning’s new partnership with the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) has helped over 100 students from rural schools ... Read more

Blended Learning

7 keys to effective online learning

March 8, 2021April 1, 2020 by Carol DeFuria, President and CEO, VHS Learning

High-quality and engaging online learning programs have a number of common characteristics, like this young girl sitting learning online at her laptop.

Online learning’s reputation has taken a hit in recent years amid reports of poor academic performance and concerns over lax regulation. While there is certainly some cause for…

STEM & STEAM

4 keys to building an equitable STEM program

August 18, 2020October 1, 2018 by Joel Jacobson

This year in schools across the nation, approximately 136,000 students took advanced placement (AP) computer science, a 31 percent increase from last year. This group included a record…

IT Management

New AP course materials are getting an independent review

July 14, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

Today Learning List, the leading instructional materials review service for schools and districts, announces its alliance with The College Board ... Read more

IT Management

Schools lend out mobile hotspots to get all students online

June 7, 2016April 12, 2016 by Rick Barrett Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Curriculum

Motivated student seeks challenge. School says no.

April 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Fayette County, Ga., population 106,567, resembles many Washington-area suburbs, the Washington Post reports.

District Management

AP surges as a tool for schools raising standards

May 7, 2012 by From wire service reports

Not long ago, Advanced Placement exams were mostly for top students looking to challenge themselves and get a head start on college credit. Not anymore.

LearnWith.AI Launches TeachTap, the first AI-powered learning app for AP exam prep and high school courses

VHS Learning Student Pass Rates on Advanced Placement® Exams Once Again Exceed National Averages

4 tips for online learning success in schools

New Collegiate Partnerships with Central High School Advances Student Learning Opportunites

Why girls need more STEM role models

VHS Learning Continues to Serve Massachusetts Students Underrepresented in Advanced STEM Courses Through Statewide Initiative

The College Board Partners with PBLWorks to Train Teachers for New AP Courses Rooted in Project Based Learning

VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams

VHS Learning and NMSI Program Enables Students to Take AP Courses

7 keys to effective online learning

4 keys to building an equitable STEM program

New AP course materials are getting an independent review

Motivated student seeks challenge. School says no.

AP surges as a tool for schools raising standards

ISTE Takeaways:What’s the Deal with Data—EdTech Research and Challenges

North Carolina District Wins ISTE 2025 Distinguished Award for AI Leadership and Parent Engagement Innovation

10 (and counting…) Google goodies for your classroom

ISTE Takeaways—What It Takes To Win the Impact Award

Look Who’s Talking—Bringing STEM Up To Speed

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Savvy Cyber Kids Appoints New Members to Board of Directors

Project POTUS 2025 Middle School Winners Announced

K12 Earns High Marks for Excellence in Online Public Education

First AI-Powered Special Education Management Platform Helps Districts Reach 100% IEP Compliance

Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Outperformed Their Peers On the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment

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