How outdoor learning spaces lead to STEM engagement
As school districts of all sizes across the country look for innovative ways to meet health advisories to safely open and remain open, implementing a SOLE can provide…
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Think Together Brings in More Than $500,000 at Annual Raise A Hand Event to Support Expanded Learning, Afterschool and Student Learning Recovery Programs
The live virtual event held April 23 was attended by more than 300 guests from across the state of California. ... Read more
Promethean Announces iKeepSafe Student Data Privacy Certification in the U.S. for ClassFlow Software
Promethean®, a leading global education technology company, today at TCEA 2021 announced its ClassFlow™ platform had received iKeepSafe certification renewal. ... Read more
Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science
Discovery Education—the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—today announced the acquisition ... Read more
ST Math and Los Angeles USD Partner to Bring Math Program District-Wide
MIND Research Institute has announced a partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District to bring ST Math®, MIND’s patented approach to math ... Read more
BIOZONE Launches Comprehensive Environmental Science Program
BIOZONE has just published an exciting new AP Environmental Science title (in print and eBook) dedicated to addressing the College ... Read more
Learn to fight fake news in your classrooms and schools
In the 1930s, Upton Sinclair was one of the most prominent writers in the United States. But no amount of fame could protect him, when he ran for…
6 ways to get teachers on board with edtech
We’ve all heard about veteran educators who have been teaching the same way for years and are reluctant to integrate technology into their practice. Why should they? It’s…
3 ways to navigate American politics in the classroom
In our current social climate, it can be tricky for anyone, especially a teenager, to talk about politics and the role of government. But as educators, it’s our…
How to bring global learning to your classroom
The sun was high overhead as we stood in the open, slowly baking in the hundred- degree heat, which was abnormally hot for late October, even by southern…
Thriving special education programs have these 7 elements
Focusing on inclusion, using data, and forming partnerships are among the practices that can help make special education programs successful in schools, according to a report.
EDITORIAL: California moving too slowly on computer science graduation requirements
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The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom
One school is creating STEM scholars through a unique combination of badging and internships with local industry partners.
Watch 14 thought leadership presentations from a recent ed-tech symposium
In July 2015, Discovery Education, provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms and CUE, the California-based organization inspiring innovative learners and advocating educational opportunities for…
What Google’s virtual field trips look like in the classroom
Last spring, Hector Camacho guided his high school economics class on comprehensive tours of the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Reserve banks, and the Treasury Building. Students swept…
California dems propose free preschool
A top California lawmaker unveiled a $1 billion proposal on Tuesday to fund free public preschool for all children in the most populous U.S. state, the latest challenge…
NBA great promotes STEM education at event
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar bent down Monday to study the solar-powered car being demonstrated by sixth-graders from Miller’s Hill School in Shingle Springs, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Public schools in Fresno, Calif., to provide tablet computers to students
A public school district in Fresno, California, in one of the first such programs in the country, will provide each of its 15,000 students with a tablet loaded…
In reality and film, a battle for schools
On Tuesday officials in Adelanto, a California desert town, are set to consider whether parents there can be the first to take over a failing public school under…
Are video games the answer to college counseling shortage?
With college counseling dwindling in public schools, University of Southern California researchers have created a video game that lets student simulate the application process in all its complexity.