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More teens are using summer for college and career prep

December 12, 2025 by Philip Bates, UWorld

When it comes to college and career goals, teens are more focused on professional and financial success than on traditional milestones.

The academic landscape has evolved dramatically, especially when it comes to summers. More students are embracing year-round learning to build strong study habits and develop the critical thinking,…

College and Career Readiness

The end of one-direction career pathways: Why empowering students sets the best course for future success

November 24, 2025 by Nick Gross, Find Your Grind

Schools have the opportunity to help students identify their desired lifestyle, existing strengths, and possible career pathways.

When middle school students make the leap to high school, they are expected to have a career path in mind so their classes and goals align with their…

STEM & STEAM Trends

Why early STEAM education unlocks the future for all learners

November 19, 2025 by Dr. Melanie Johnson, Collaborative for Children

Delaying STEAM education and learning until later grades means we risk leaving behind countless children and narrowing the talent pipeline.

When we imagine the future of America’s workforce, we often picture engineers, coders, scientists, and innovators tackling the challenges of tomorrow.

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ACT and Texas Instruments Collaborate to Enhance Student Success in Mathematics

November 12, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Iowa City, Iowa and Dallas, Texas (November 12, 2025) – ACT, a leader in college and career readiness assessment, and ... Read more

AI in Education

Why busy educators need AI with guardrails

October 28, 2025 by Nick Koprowicz, Prometric

Trust in AI begins with thoughtful design, expert oversight, and acknowledgement of the work educators do every day

In the growing conversation around AI in education, speed and efficiency often take center stage, but that focus can tempt busy educators to use what’s fast rather than…

Digital Learning Tools

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

September 24, 2025September 24, 2025 by Content Provided by Promethean

For tech leaders tasked with balancing innovation, security, and scalability in schools, interactive solutions let them rethink the ordinary.

School IT leaders face a constant balancing act to deploy technology that enhances learning while keeping systems secure, manageable, and cost-effective.

Game-Based Learning

Is gamification the key to achieving true inclusion in special education?

August 26, 2025August 25, 2025 by Aditya Prakash, SKIDOS

Gamification can turn classrooms into places where students with diverse needs feel seen, supported, and excited to learn.

Key points: For students with special needs, learning can often resemble a trek through dense woods along a narrow, rigid ... Read more

Game-Based Learning

4 ways to transform your classroom through playful gamification

August 19, 2025 by Cory Kavanagh, Van Andel Institute for Education

Bringing gamification into the classroom helps engage students.

Every educator hopes to instill a lifelong love of learning within their students. We strive to make each lesson engaging, while igniting a sense of curiosity, wonder, and…

AI in Education

4 ways AI is empowering the next generation of great teachers

August 13, 2025 by Dr. Alice Waldron, Relay Graduate School of Education

The current teacher shortage is a crisis, but it's also an opportunity to reimagine how we support teachers using AI insight.

How can we best prepare and support our teachers as they navigate increasingly complex classrooms while also dealing with unprecedented burnout and shortages within the profession?

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K12 Earns High Marks for Excellence in Online Public Education

July 15, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

RESTON, Va.(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K12, a portfolio brand of Stride, Inc. has been recognized for its steadfast commitment to quality ... Read more

Live @ ISTE 2025

Look Who’s Talking—Bringing STEM Up To Speed

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 by Kevin Hogan

Tim presented at no less than seven sessions at ISTE this year, focusing on cross-disciplinary STEAM education and meaningful AI ... Read more

Live @ ISTE 2025

Showfloor News: Gale and ConnectEDD Publishing focus on PD

July 1, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Gale, part of Cengage Group and ConnectEDD Publishing have partnered to bring the professional development (PD) resources of best-selling author, leadership ... Read more

Game-Based Learning

5 reasons why game design is the best way to teach STEAM skills

August 28, 2025June 27, 2025 by Mike Kawas, GameU

Through game design, students gain hands-on experience that traditional classrooms often lack--and they build strong STEAM skills.

Industries are evolving quickly, and they need workers with strong STEAM skills. But most traditional classrooms aren’t set up to keep pace. Students often aren’t getting the real-world,…

AI in Education

My high school Spanish teacher taught me about the original AI–Authentic Interaction

June 16, 2025 by Becca Katz, Chalkbeat

When a teacher builds a face-to-face relationship with students , it is, as it turns out, just as impactful as many edtech tools and resources

As AI dominates the education zeitgeist, I think it’s time to highlight an effective teaching tool as tried and true as a Ticonderoga No. 2 pencil: high-quality IRL…

Online & Hybrid Learning

The best tools to create blended learning environments

May 28, 2025 by Lori Oldham, Park Elementary School

In a dynamic blended learning environment, the teacher is a facilitator of learning, mentoring and guiding students as they progress.

Thirty unique, energetic learners enter a bright, welcoming 4th grade classroom. The students’ academic levels span an incredible range--from kindergarten-level skills to almost high school-level proficiency.

Students with Special Needs

Empowering neurodiverse learners with AI-driven solutions

May 23, 2025 by Aditya Prakash, SKIDOS

Advances in AI give us the opportunity to reshape learning environments into inclusive spaces where neurodiverse learners can thrive.

A traditional classroom is like a symphony, where every student is handed the same sheet music and expected to play in perfect unison. But neurodiverse learners are not…

Curriculum & Assessment

The key to boosting math achievement? Neuroscience

May 6, 2025 by Laura Ascione

$School district leaders need a solution that targets what's really behind lagging math scores--and neuroscience may hold the answer.$

After results from the 2024 NAEP were released, it became evident that students are struggling with math achievement. Amid disappointing and stagnant scores, district leaders are looking for…

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CoSN State Chapters Grow With Additions of MACE and CoSNE

April 24, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Washington, D.C.– CoSN today announced that the Mid-America Association for Computers in Education ( MACE) and the Nebraska Chapter of ... Read more

Innovation Insights

CoSN2025 Takeaways: Meet the Winners

April 10, 2025 by Kevin Hogan

Honors for edtech leaders across the country are always a highlight of one of edtech’s most influential events of the ... Read more

Whitney Brothers® elevatED™ CollectionReceives Design Journal BEST of 2024 Award

February 28, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Keene, NH – Acclaimed furniture brand Whitney Brothers® today announced its new elevatED™ Collection of furniture for young learners received ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Explicit instruction: Students need more of it

February 21, 2025 by Jeremy Kaplan, Chalkbeat

Explicit instruction is a deliberate progression of modeling, guided practice, and independent practice of a skill or a concept.

As a progressive educator in New York City for 30 years, I thought I had all the answers. The best teaching had to do with inquiry, with “higher-level…

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Newsela Acquires Generation Genius to Enhance Real-World Connections in Science and Math

February 5, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

NEW YORK (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newsela, a leading provider of high-quality instructional and assessment products for K-12, announced today that ... Read more

AI in Education

Navigating AI in education: The future of human teaching

January 29, 2025 by Sam Bowman, Contributing Writer

Smart classrooms blend AI tools with skilled teaching, creating spaces where students learn from both digital insights and human wisdom.

Artificial intelligence brings opportunities and questions to classrooms worldwide. Teachers find AI tools that grade assignments, create lesson plans, and offer personalized student support.

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MackinVIA Earns Prestigious Platinum Modern Library AwardFrom LibraryWorks For Its 10th Consecutive Yea

January 24, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Burnsville, MN – January 16, 2025 – Mackin, a leader in providing print and digitaleducational resources for PK-12, is proud ... Read more

District Management

The dos and don’ts of parent-educator communication

January 20, 2025 by Nicole Kluck

Parent-educator communication is a critical cornerstone of effective student support--one that can buoy achievement and belonging.

Strong parent communication ensures that both parties can collaborate as a team throughout the year for the child’s best interest.

College and Career Readiness

The FAFSA is finally easier–but that’s still not enough

January 17, 2025 by Betheny Gross, PhD, WGU Labs

As higher education enrollment continues to decline, the need for bold action around accessible financial aid and the FAFSA grows.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has long been the starting line for millions of students on the path to higher education. For decades, it’s also…

Live @ FETC 2025

Hot Topic—AI and Media Literacy

January 16, 2025 by Kevin Hogan

As the lines further blur between media and journalism, between real and fake, and sources become more obscure, there may ... Read more

AI in Education

Best practices for an AI-infused classroom

January 16, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Instead of avoiding AI, embrace it with best practices for more impactful teaching and ensure teachers and students have AI literacy.

Avoiding or banning AI in the classroom does students a disservice, and if teachers aren’t familiar with AI tools and how to use them, who is really in…

Podcast Articles

The Best in K-12 EdTech—Last Year and Next

January 2, 2025December 30, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

It wasn’t all about AI in education 2024! In this special episode of Innovations in Education, editors Laura Ascione and ... Read more

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Gale and ConnectEDD Publishing Announce Partnership to Offer Jimmy Casas’ PD Resources on Gale eBooks Platform

December 23, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

CHICAGO & FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Gale, part of Cengage Group and ConnectEDD Publishing, have partnered to bring the professional ... Read more

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Tutor Doctor Becomes First Global Tutoring Franchise to Partner with MindPrint Learning

December 20, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

TORONTO – Tutor Doctor, the leader in one-to-one private tutoring, announces its global partnership with the world-class brand MindPrint Learning. ... Read more

CZI Announces Expanded Work in AI Along with New Advisory Board

December 18, 2024December 16, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the expansion of its work in artificial intelligence to help ensure education tools ... Read more

Student Well-Being

3 ways to connect to students and inspire their learning

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 by Robert Ahdoot, Yay Math

Establishing meaningful human connections with students is a boon for inspired learning and deeper student engagement.

A recent Gallup survey asked more than 2,000 Gen Z students which factors coalesce to make the best middle/high school teachers. I’m heartened by their clear frontrunner.

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Illustration, Comic & Animation App Clip Studio Paint Named Best for Large Screens by Google Play

November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Clip Studio Paint, the illustration, comic, webtoon, and animation app developed and distributed by Celsys, has been named the Best ... Read more

Teacher Professional Development

Strategies to craft effective PD for schools and districts

November 15, 2024 by Jamie Fernandez-Schendt, Participate Learning

To create useful, sustained teacher PD in schools and districts, align efforts with school-specific needs and district-wide goals

The best teacher professional development is an empowering experience that equips educators with the skills and insights they need to grow and thrive in their careers.

Classroom Management

5 ways your classroom environment boosts student engagement

November 14, 2024 by Kelsey Tygrett, Greenbrier County Schools

With some creativity and DIY power, teachers can create their dream classrooms that boost student engagement and learning.

Teachers have their own preferences and approach when it comes to classroom decor. But every teacher is designing their classroom with the same goal in mind: to create…

Playworks Launches SparkPlay

November 5, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

OAKLAND, Calif. – Playworks has launched SparkPlay, an online, subscription-based education resource to support the continuous learning of safe and ... Read more

College and Career Readiness

After COVID, high school GPA isn’t a sure predictor of first-year college GPA

October 22, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

A new report on high school GPA status suggests students might be underprepared for their postsecondary academic journeys.

A new study examining the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the predictive validity of high school grade point average (HSGPA) and ACT Composite scores has uncovered significant changes in…

District Management

Is your state one of WalletHub’s best states for teachers?

September 30, 2024 by Laura Ascione

WalletHub analyzed the best states for teachers--and the worst--at a time when teacher salaries consistently fail to keep up with inflation.

To say teaching is a demanding and often under-appreciated career goes without saying. And despite calls for higher educator salaries and more support, not all states offer the…

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