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Schools and Districts Nationwide Partner with TinkRworks to Engage Students in STEAM Project-Based Learning

November 22, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
ELMHURST, Ill. — As educators work to increase access and opportunities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM), a growing ... Read more
Newsline

VHS Learning Earns MSA-CESS Reaccreditation 

December 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
Boston – VHS Learning has once again received accreditation from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), ... Read more
Newsline

Texas Education Agency Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment as an Approved Grade 7 Reading Instrument

July 27, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Commissioner’s List of Approved Grade ... Read more
Newsline

PowerSchool Partners with Scribbles Software to add More than 2,000 Colleges to the Naviance eDocs Network

April 14, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
Charlotte, North Carolina – Scribbles Software today announced a partnership with PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software ... Read more
Online & Hybrid Learning

Online tutoring is changing how we support our students

April 10, 2023 by Patrick Williams, Principal, Baker Charter Schools
Online tutoring gives our students access to the critical academic support they need, even outside traditional school hours
As the latest results from the National Assessment of Academic Progress (NAEP) make clear, we have a long way to go to ensure that our students are achieving…
Online & Hybrid Learning

How I make online teaching work as a high school educator

December 7, 2022September 9, 2022 by Brit Quarnberg, High School Mathematics Teacher, Great Lakes Learning Academy
When the pandemic hit and schools across the country shifted to virtual, an educator saw an opportunity to make a change that would support her career and love for traveling
I have been teaching at traditional and charter schools for the past 18 years, and I remain encouraged by the determination of the students I serve, even when…
Newsline

KIPP Public Schools Expands Partnership with YouScience Bringing Student Aptitude Assessments to 48 Schools Across the Nation

March 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today,  YouScience announced its career guidance tool,  YouScience Discovery, is now available for students in 48  ... Read more
SEL & Well-Being

5 ways bullying changed during the pandemic

October 27, 2021 by Jaclyn Snyder, Seventh Grade Middle School Counselor, Insight PA Cyber Charter School
While bullying may have changed during COVID, cyberbullying is still a very real concern and remains a significant threat to students.
Throughout my career as a school counselor, I’ve worked with students in a variety of educational settings. This includes alternative and charter schools, traditional brick-and-mortar settings, and online…
Newsline

Reading Plus Insight Assessment Approved As Universal Screener For Hawaii Department of Education Longitudinal Data System

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
Literacy Measurement Tool is the Only LDS-integrated Assessment That Provides Data on Student Motivation and Silent Reading Rate  Winooski, Vt. ... Read more
Newsline

Hand2Mind Delivers Custom, Screen-Free Solutions to Los Angeles Unified School District to Support At-Home Learning

February 17, 2021February 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
21st-century students are certainly surrounded by technology, but they still need some guidance as they grow
Hand2mind, a family-owned educational resource company, is delivering custom solutions to help solve the complex challenges faced by the Los ... Read more
Newsline

Samsung’s Display Solutions Help Reimagine the Classroom for one of the U.S.’s Largest Charter School Support Organizations, Academica

September 10, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced today its partnership with Academica – one of the largest charter school support organizations in ... Read more
SEL & Well-Being

How SEL inspired a transformation in my school

December 13, 2018November 23, 2018 by Vanessa Drumm-Canepa
When I accepted the position as principal at Langley Elementary in Washington, D.C., I had two objectives in mind: one, to empower teachers who truly care about supporting…
Educational Leadership

Study: Here’s what makes parents turn to charter schools

January 25, 2023January 18, 2018 by Laura Ascione
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Public school parents who are “very dissatisfied” with their child’s school are 2.5 times more likely to switch to a charter school than parents who are “very satisfied,”…
Online & Hybrid Learning

Blog: Volusia County Schools Enhance Learning Through Digital Classrooms

January 25, 2023January 7, 2018 by Vcarlson
Volusia County Schools set into motion a 5-year technology plan in order to transition to all-digital classrooms by 2020. Comprised ... Read more
District Management

Thriving special education programs have these 7 elements

August 31, 2018November 24, 2017 by Laura Ascione
special education
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.
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
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…
News

‘Shocking’ DeVos stance on discrimination

May 25, 2017 by Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times
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News

Trump’s ed budget: A ‘betrayal’ and a ‘meat cleaver’ to public education

March 17, 2017 by Laura Ascione
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Under President Trump's proposed FY 2018 budget, school choice would receive a massive $1.4 billion while the Education Department undergoes a $9 billion, or 13 percent, cut. Overall,…

Lowe’s Toolbox for Education

February 24, 2017February 23, 2017 by Laura Ascione
Lowe’s will donate up to $5 million to K-12 public/charter schools and to parent teacher groups – at as many ... Read more
Ancillary

Betsy DeVos: She’ll be a breath of fresh air for parents, students alike

January 12, 2017January 11, 2017 by Lindsey M. Burke, Tribune News Service
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Ancillary

Republicans gear up for school choice legislation under DeVos

January 12, 2017January 7, 2017 by Emily Wilkins, CQ-Roll Call
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Coding and Robotics

In the marketplace: Google’s G Suite for Education, coding, grants, and more

January 25, 2023October 12, 2016 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
technology marketplace
Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can…
STEM & STEAM

4 radically different school models upending education

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo
student-models
Goal setting and PBL serve as cornerstones for new school models. Is self-directed learning every student’s future? These days, there ... Read more
District Management

Looking for an innovation model for your school? Try asking students

April 20, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo
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How do you combat student engagement problems? For many schools the answer seems to be some variation of personalized learning, as interpreted by school administrators. For two Chicago-area…
Curriculum

Proposed project-based school would rethink traditional learning

February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 by Elisa Crouch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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IT Management

Idaho’s virtual charter schools have a 20 percent grad rate

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 by Betsy Z. Russell, The Spokesman-Review
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Blended Learning

Do online charter schools measure up?

December 15, 2015October 30, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
online assignment
New research offers evidence that online charter schools post weaker academic performance and struggle more to maintain student engagement than their conventional brick-and-mortar peers. The National Study of…
District Management

Between the extremes on charter schools

October 29, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
As the campaigns for mayor of New York and governor of New Jersey enter the home stretch, few issues draw more heated rhetoric, the Huffington Post reports.
District Management

Feds: Pa. can’t give special treatment to charter schools

November 26, 2012 by From wire service reports
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District Management

Charters draw students from private schools, study finds

August 29, 2012 by From wire service reports
This article is no longer available. 
District Management

Ravitch: Pennsylvania’s cyber-school expansion ‘unbelievable’

July 11, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Pennsylvania just approved four new cyber-charter schools, bringing the number of online charter schools in the state to 17, writes noted education historian Diane Ravitch on her blog—and…
District Management

Fewer disabled students enroll in charter schools

June 20, 2012June 20, 2012 by From wire service reports
As the number of charter schools expands nationwide, one group of students that is enrolling in those schools at a lower rate is children with disabilities.
District Management

Romney shifting focus from economy to education

May 23, 2012 by From staff and wire reports
Mitt Romney is wading into a new policy arena—the nation's education system—as he broadens his focus to appeal to general election voters still getting to know President Barack…
District Management

Report shows education options expanding across U.S.

May 26, 2011May 26, 2011 by From staff and wire reports
When it comes to education options—from kindergarten up through college—the decision is no longer simple for students and their parents, a new federal report suggests.
Research

Charter Schools: The good ones aren’t flukes (or cherrypickers)

October 14, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
Charter schools are all the rage these days. The public is increasingly smitten with them - in this year's Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup education poll, 68% of respondents said…
District Management

What schools can learn from charters about teaching English language learners

October 29, 2010September 10, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor
As charter schools become testing grounds for innovative approaches to education, many of these schools with high English language learner (ELL) and Latino enrollments are identifying best practices…
District Management

Lawmakers trade broadband grants, school reforms for education jobs

July 12, 2010July 6, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
Schools would get $10 billion to help them avoid teacher layoffs under a bill passed by the House. But the funding would come at a price for other…

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