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Honoring Black History Month by Celebrating Black STEM Leaders with Career Readiness Resources for Students from the STEM Careers Coalition

February 2, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, February 2, 2022) — The STEM Careers Coalition™ – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by ... Read more

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The STEM Careers Coalition Marks Second Anniversary with Expanded Career Readiness Resources and New Industry Partners Joining National Effort to Improve Student Outcomes

December 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, MD (Monday, December 6, 2021) – The STEM Careers Coalition™ – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate and non-profit leaders and anchored in schools by ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

December 7, 2022November 29, 2021 by Cyreena Boston-Ashby, CEO, Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest

Purposefully designing STEAM-centered curriculum can make fields like computing and space exploration interesting and approachable for youth.

A few months into the 2021-22 school year, teachers, parents, and students are once again confronted with the devastating reality of pandemic-prompted learning loss. The global health crisis…

SEL & Well-Being

10 SEL activities for high school students

November 19, 2021 by Missi Rossi, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Aperture Education

Weaving SEL activities into instruction and afterschool programs can make lessons more engaging and help students find deeper meaning in core subject areas

Between balancing core instruction, administering assessments, grading homework, and ensuring students are prepared for college and career, high school teachers have a lot on their plates. SEL activities…

College and Career Readiness

16 college and career readiness resources

December 7, 2022June 11, 2021 by Laura Ascione

College and career readiness is of critical importance for all students--here's how to guide them down the right path

College readiness and access is often difficult, and students aren't always sure how to embark upon their chosen career path. COVID-19 made college and career readiness more complicated…

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CAE Presents Case For Authentic Assessment To Improve Student Outcomes At Beyond Multiple Choice Seminar

June 3, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

An international study gauges students' computer and information literacy skills, along with computational thinking.

Experts in performance-based assessment share research on student engagement and effort June 3, 2021, NEW YORK – The Council for Aid to ... Read more

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CAE And Centerpoint Education Solutions Collaborate To Support Mutual College And Career Readiness Goals

May 19, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

How can the education system evolve to help students identify paths to success in a changing world?

Nonprofits will seek opportunities to ensure assessments and curricula measure and teach essential skills most important to secondary and higher ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

5 ways to honor students’ time and advance equity in a post-pandemic world

December 7, 2022May 13, 2021 by Dr. Ben Klompus, Dean of Principal Supervisor Programs, Relay Graduate School of Education

School leaders can make up for lost learning time through actionable strategies—here’s where to begin to advance learning and equity.

Ultimately, making the most of students’ time is the responsibility of school and district leaders. From their positions they can set the expectations, create the systems, provide the…

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Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center Named 2021 CODiE Award Finalist for Best College & Career Readiness Solution

May 7, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Infobase, esteemed provider of the Infobase Media Cloud and the Infobase Learning Cloud, today announced that Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center was named ... Read more

College and Career Readiness

Parents are critical to college and career readiness

December 7, 2022January 25, 2021 by Rick Dalton, founder and CEO, CFES Brilliant Pathways

Education leaders and key stakeholders should work to ensure parents have the resources they need to guide their children through college and career readiness preparations

On March 13, Keller, a second grader at Vermont’s Hinesburg Elementary, came home from school and didn’t return for six months. Like 20 million other students across the…

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National Study Shows Online Literacy Engagement Minimizes COVID Slide

December 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A real-time national education study of more than one million students by two leading not-for-profit education groups has found that ... Read more

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CAE Partners with Education Research and Development Institute

October 14, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a leading provider of performance-based, authentic assessments measuring essential college and career readiness skills, ... Read more

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We Stand Together: Finding a Better Way to End Racial Inequity Starts Today

October 6, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

In the midst of protests across the country driven by the death of unarmed Black Americans George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, ... Read more

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National Network Launches to Connect Students in Crisis

August 28, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A virtual teacher offers 6 tips to help educators move their instruction online as the coronavirus outbreak closes schools

InsideTrack — the national student success nonprofit that established the use of coaching for higher education enrollment, completion and career ... Read more

College and Career Readiness

Inspiring students for college and career—and beyond

December 7, 2022October 29, 2019 by Josh Prater

Educators can deepen students’ college and career interests with dedicated discovery exercises, like this student meeting with a college adviser.

Students are constantly reminded about the importance of preparing for college and career, but the responsibility is a shared one. Educators and parents play a large role in…

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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…

College and Career Readiness

Closing the college and career readiness gap

January 25, 2023June 26, 2019 by eSchool News

Year after year, research suggests that high school students are unprepared for the rigors of college. The lack of proficiency ... Read more

District Management

Here’s how we’re preparing our students for workplace success

May 9, 2019 by Carole Ng

High school students working on designing a solution to real-world problems

When I first mentioned the FlexFactor program to my students, they were concerned that they would not be able to “invent” anything new because they believed that everything…

STEM & STEAM

How we created a comprehensive drone curriculum

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Dr. Mark Beehler

As educators, we are all continuously looking for interdisciplinary learning opportunities that will provide students with the most authentic learning experiences possible. With students’ hyper-exposure to the growing…

College and Career Readiness

4 keys to supporting college and career readiness

December 7, 2022January 8, 2019 by Michael Ballone and Michael Bowman

Preparing students for college and a career is the mission of every public K-12 school system, and this work begins by establishing a strong foundation for success in…

STEM & STEAM

23 amazing STEM and digital learning tools

January 25, 2023July 12, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Technology changes at a rapid pace, and educators have to keep up. Check below for the latest marketplace news to keep you up-to-date on product developments, teaching and…

District Management

Can traditional public schools win in an age of school choice? Yes—and here’s how

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

Public schools must ensure continued success in order to compete for students against charter schools, online learning, and other forms of education. Dissatisfied students, parents, and even staff…

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Digital e-Learning program allows innovative district to open the world to students

November 28, 2016 by Abi Mandelbaum

Boone County School District is offering digital world language learning to 10,500 students—half of its student population. With help from Rosetta Stone’s language learning solutions, Boone County Schools…

College and Career Readiness

6 steps to college and career readiness

January 25, 2023November 2, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A collaborative leadership model is critical when it comes to bolstering school policy and helping students meet college and career readiness goals, according to a new report from…

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Washington district partners with Discovery on college, career readiness

August 16, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Washington’s Highline Public Schools announced the launch of a new partnership supporting college and career readiness with Discovery Education, provider ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Arizona district turns to tech to improve equity and access in college and career readiness

July 26, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, all students in grades 9-12 in Dysart Unified School District in Maricopa County, Arizona, ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Stanford course prepares educators for the new school year

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by Laura Ascione

The ability to communicate effectively is increasingly recognized as an important skill for students entering the workforce. Two new initiatives ... Read more

District Management

How to teach skills for post-school success

June 12, 2014March 4, 2014 by By Enrique Medina

Will every student pursue higher education? Not necessarily. Should every student be prepared for and have the choice to attend college, or pursue other types of post-high school…

District Management

Stakeholders differ on college and career readiness

June 12, 2014March 8, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

A new report reveals that while teachers, parents, students, and executives believe that college- and career-readiness is essential to students’ post-high school success, the groups rate this differently…

District Management

ACT results show slight increase in college, career readiness

August 19, 2010August 18, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

Only 24 percent of 2010 high school graduates who took the ACT met or surpassed all four of the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks, and while there is much…

Honoring Black History Month by Celebrating Black STEM Leaders with Career Readiness Resources for Students from the STEM Careers Coalition

The STEM Careers Coalition Marks Second Anniversary with Expanded Career Readiness Resources and New Industry Partners Joining National Effort to Improve Student Outcomes

4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

10 SEL activities for high school students

16 college and career readiness resources

CAE Presents Case For Authentic Assessment To Improve Student Outcomes At Beyond Multiple Choice Seminar

CAE And Centerpoint Education Solutions Collaborate To Support Mutual College And Career Readiness Goals

5 ways to honor students’ time and advance equity in a post-pandemic world

Parents are critical to college and career readiness

National Study Shows Online Literacy Engagement Minimizes COVID Slide

CAE Partners with Education Research and Development Institute

We Stand Together: Finding a Better Way to End Racial Inequity Starts Today

National Network Launches to Connect Students in Crisis

Inspiring students for college and career—and beyond

Redefining what it means to be ‘college-ready’

Closing the college and career readiness gap

Here’s how we’re preparing our students for workplace success

How we created a comprehensive drone curriculum

4 keys to supporting college and career readiness

23 amazing STEM and digital learning tools

Can traditional public schools win in an age of school choice? Yes—and here’s how

Digital e-Learning program allows innovative district to open the world to students

6 steps to college and career readiness

Washington district partners with Discovery on college, career readiness

Arizona district turns to tech to improve equity and access in college and career readiness

Stanford course prepares educators for the new school year

How to teach skills for post-school success

Stakeholders differ on college and career readiness

ACT results show slight increase in college, career readiness

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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