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College and Career Readiness

Do AP classes matter in college admissions?

November 29, 2024 by John Morganelli, Ivy Tutors Network
Motivated students rely on AP classes to showcase their ability to challenge themselves academically and prove college readiness.
The competitive nature of college admissions can leave students in a panic, desperate to prove their academic excellence. Admissions officers and experts get asked all the time how…
College and Career Readiness

Standardized testing isn’t about the score–it’s about preparing students for the future

November 6, 2024November 5, 2024 by Philip Bates, UWorld
Emphasizing rigor through AP exams and challenging standardized testing helps students develop grit and not be afraid to struggle to grow.
A 2021 College Board analysis found that simply completing AP classes and taking the exams made students more likely to enroll in college and excel in introductory courses.
Digital Learning Tools

5 edtech tools for the statistics teacher (and other teachers, too)

July 3, 2024 by Brent Grahn, Shakopee High School
Finding the right edtech tools is a must when a teacher begins to teach a new class--these are great for statistics teachers and others.
As a high school math teacher who is about to start his first year of teaching AP Statistics, I find myself searching for arrows to add to my…
Newsline

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
STEM & STEAM Trends

How this middle school teacher gets students to challenge themselves in math

January 23, 2024 by Samantha Lauten, Chalkbeat
This believes that giving students the opportunity to work on more difficult equations fosters excitement for math.
When Salvador Quijada, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at Philip’s Academy Charter School, thinks back on his own journey as a mathematician, he gives credit to…
Newsline

Internet Safety Labs Advances Mobile App Safety for K-12 Students, Families and Educators with New App Microscope

August 4, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Internet Safety Labs, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent software product safety testing, today announced ... Read more
Education Policy & Funding

7 reasons AP automation is the antidote to finance department burnout

March 14, 2023 by John Zaudtke, Vice President of Sales, Paymerang
AP automation can cure fatigue from overwhelming manual workloads and give AP staff time for other priorities
Education institutions are forced to do more with less, putting extra stress on employees. Without realizing it, schools often have processes that create even more work, particularly in…
Newsline

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…
Curriculum & Assessment

Don’t wait to start helping students ace their AP exams

December 5, 2022October 10, 2022 by Kate Beeson, History and Government Teacher, Lake Country Christian Academy & Content Author for College Readiness, UWorld
The road to a 4 or 5 on AP exams starts early and includes serious talk about how hard the exam is, supplementary materials, and free candy.
Students across the country take AP exams in hopes of earning high exam scores that help them opt out of college prerequisites and ultimately save money on tuition.…
Student Well-Being

Chicago students can take up to 5 mental health days

December 7, 2022September 15, 2022 by Norah Hendrickson, Chalkbeat Chicago
With mental health issues increasing for youth due to the pandemic and rising violence in the city, students welcome the chance to take a break
With working 25 hours a week at her minimum wage job at an ice cream shop, juggling a stressful workload with AP and honors classes, and dealing with…
Newsline

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
DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Major equity gaps persist in access to AP science learning

December 7, 2022May 13, 2022 by Laura Ascione
Study finds finds Black and Latino students voice interest and college aspirations in STEM but are excluded from AP STEM learning and courses
Despite students saying that STEM courses are their favorite subject areas and that they aspire to go to college, Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds…
Online & Hybrid Learning

5 steps to building a robust online CTE program

December 7, 2022February 24, 2022 by Matthew Munro, Career and Technical Education Coordinator, Florida Virtual School and FlexPoint Education Cloud
A strong online career and technical education program supports student interests and needs--and helps them carve out a path for future success
For more than 16 years, my goal has been to help students discover their passions and see their potential through career and technical education (CTE).
Newsline

Blackbird Announces First-ever Purpose-built Middle School Coding Education Platform

April 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
Courses that help students build technology skills increase students’ tech literacy and their ability to contribute to the workforce
Created to Address the “Middle School Gap” – Blackbird Teaches Real-world Computer Science Skills, Aligned to Educational Standards PORTLAND, April ... Read more
Newsline

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
Newsline

Vernier Software & Technology Launches New Wireless Probe for AP and College-Level Chemistry

February 1, 2021January 25, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
Ideal for Advanced Placement® (AP) Chemistry and college-level general chemistry, the affordable and durable Go Direct Platinum-Cell Conductivity Probe from ... Read more
Newsline

UWorld Launches New Tools to Support Educators in Fostering AP® Success

November 17, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
A building block connects two separate piles of blocks, symbolizing bridging the digital equity gap.
UWorld, the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP® (Advanced Placement®) Learning Tools, ... Read more
Newsline

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
Newsline

BIOZONE Launches Comprehensive Environmental Science Program

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
BIOZONE has just published an exciting new AP Environmental Science title (in print and eBook) dedicated to addressing the College ... Read more
Coding and Robotics

We need to put robotics in rural schools

December 7, 2022October 16, 2019 by Patty Cooke
This student works on a robot, illustrating the importance of putting robotics in rural schools.
Rural schools in the United States face challenges many of their suburban counterparts couldn’t fathom. For example, access to challenging and engaging STEM courses such as robotics and…
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Redefining what it means to be ‘college-ready’

October 15, 2019October 11, 2019 by Dr. David Schuler
New research is calling for a new definition of what it means to be college-ready, like these graduates walking in graduation caps.
Societal pressures on high school seniors seemingly grow by the year. These days, a student’s level of college and workforce readiness is said to be dependent on their…
District Management

Learn how school districts gain spending transparency and boost morale

January 25, 2023July 25, 2019 by eSchool News
School districts face urgent issues, from student safety to teacher evaluations, but perhaps the most critical problem involves mismanaged spending. ... Read more
Digital Learning Tools

How we turned around our ability to support BYOD for now and for the future

December 7, 2022April 9, 2019 by Scott Leppelman
the words Turnaround Tuesdays
Rio Rancho (NM) Public Schools is the state’s third-largest school district; it has 18,000 students and more than 2,000 employees across 19 schools.
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Why K-12 accounts payable teams should embrace automation

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 by Derrek Blair
A keyboard with Manual Work and then Automate It! in bright green
Across the country, K-12 schools are embracing technology to strengthen learning and engagement inside the classroom. But while technology has an ever-increasing presence in the classroom, the opposite…
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

Sad tales of AP tests gone wrong

October 16, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
With this region’s high concentration of Advanced Placement tests, AP stress, scores and credit are hot topics, The Washington Post reports.

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