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U.S. Education Secretary Appoints Baldwin Schools Superintendent to Board Overseeing the Nation’s Report Card

November 6, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today appointed Baldwin Union Free School District Superintendent Shari Camhi to serve on the National Assessment Governing ... Read more

Education Policy & Funding

District leaders: Act now to avoid financial disasters after COVID relief funding ends

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 by Jim Grady, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Districts must plan to identify and mitigate budget gaps and build strategies for long-term financial health as the ESSER funding cliff nears

Among all institutions impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, few faced challenges as profound and fast-moving as America’s public schools. But as many large organizations return to normal, school…

Machine Learning in Education

ChatGPT can generate, but can it create?

March 16, 2023 by Dr. Lee Ann Dickerson, Instructional Designer, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

The AI chatbot known as ChatGPT is taking many of us in education by surprise and startling more of us to attention.

While artificial intelligence (AI) has been a relatively silent partner in higher education’s early warning systems, personalized learning platforms, and more for some time now, we might fairly…

Education Policy & Funding

Pay isn’t the only reason for the teacher shortage–it’s time to rethink the classroom

March 15, 2023 by Nicole Tucker-Smith, Founder and CEO, Lessoncast

To properly address the teacher shortage, we need to fundamentally reimagine the role of a teacher in the modern classroom

As dust from the pandemic settles, students across America are facing another disruption to quality education. This crisis, however, shouldn’t be a surprise. It is two centuries in…

Newsline

VHS Learning Is Awarded Teaching with Primary Sources Grant from Library of Congress

March 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – VHS Learning has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant to create a high-quality U.S. History curriculum and ... Read more

Newsline

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances

October 10, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte, NC. — Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and ... Read more

COVID in Schools

How to make the most of your COVID relief funds

December 7, 2022May 26, 2022 by Laura Ascione

The potential for COVID relief funds is great--how to effectively secure and implement it can be daunting

School district leaders across the country are cautiously optimistic about post-pandemic teaching and learning--and they're also tracking what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their technology infrastructure…

District Management

Follow the money! Use COVID relief funds to your advantage

April 21, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Education Policy & Funding

Need edtech funding? Here’s how to get it

December 7, 2022March 30, 2022 by Laura Ascione

School leaders have a historic chance to secure edtech funding for untapped learning potential

School district leaders across the country are cautiously looking forward to post-pandemic teaching and learning--but they are also eyeing what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their…

District Management

Why evidence-based solutions are critical for edtech buying

March 25, 2022 by Jason Innes, Director of Curriculum, Training, and Product Management, KinderLab Robotics, Inc.

ESSER has put extra money on the table for districts to spend on evidence-based solutions and programs in the next two school years--here’s how to make sure your classroom tools qualify

As districts budget for the 2022-2023 school year, they’ll have some additional funds to spend thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund created by…

21st Century Skills

Here’s why civics education should teach students how to self-govern

July 6, 2021 by Fred Fransen, Ph.D, CEO, Certell

A strong civics curriculum begins in school, but it continues with lifelong learning--here's what civics education should teach students.

Self-government has never been easy, and we are witnessing a true division of opinion about how our government should work. A solid civics education can prepare students to…

Newsline

IXL Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification from Digital Promise

June 23, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IXL, the personalized learning platform used by more than 12 million students, announced that ... Read more

Students with Special Needs

7 ways to focus stimulus spending on students with disabilities

December 7, 2022May 10, 2021 by Laura Ascione

An influx of federal dollars presents an opportunity for leaders to support students with disabilities with new policies and practices.

Education Policy & Funding

5 assessment policy recommendations for the Biden administration

December 7, 2022January 13, 2021 by Laura Ascione

A nonprofit group is offering expert insight into assessment policy priorities for the incoming presidential administration

The incoming Biden administration and Congress should focus on innovation, flexibility and more relevance to teaching and learning when it comes to assessment policy, according to NWEA. Following…

E-rate Funding

Groups urge IES to release months-late report on student internet access

January 25, 2023March 16, 2018 by Laura Ascione

A federal report on students' home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap.…

News

DeVos undoes Obama student loan protections

April 24, 2017 by Shahien Nasiripour, Bloomberg News

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Educational Leadership

ED programs set to lose another $3 billion

January 25, 2023April 4, 2017 by Laura Ascione

President Donald Trump is asking Congress to cut almost $3 billion in education funding for the remainder of the fiscal year, according to a document obtained by Politico.…

News

Trump repeats push for school voucher program

March 2, 2017 by Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times

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News

Pence casts historic tie-breaking vote to confirm DeVos

February 7, 2017 by Bridget Bowman, CQ-Roll Call

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Bipartisan action to rewrite CTE; Trump’s budget details

May 23, 2017February 2, 2017 by Vcarlson

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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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District Management

19 new districts join League of Innovative Schools

May 7, 2019October 4, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

A cohort of 19 new school districts have been accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

Online petition urges computer science education funding

May 5, 2016May 5, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

An online petition urges Congress to provide $250 million to help schools and districts integrate computer science into the curriculum. In a letter sent to Congress, the authors…

STEM & STEAM

Obama seeks $4B for computer science classes

February 1, 2016 by Laura Ascione

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District Management

How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding

December 15, 2015December 10, 2015 by Dennis Pierce

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes block grants intended for technology, among other uses. It also opens the door to new state testing systems.

STEM & STEAM

Buoyed by Congress, STEM and coding are on the rise

December 15, 2015October 22, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

STEM education, while always a national focus, is receiving more attention in recent days, as surveys and legislation reveal awareness of its importance to the nation's success. Three…

District Management

22 districts join network of innovative school systems

December 15, 2015October 21, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Oxnard Union High School District is one of 22 school districts accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward-thinking school districts organized by Digital…

District Management

More than half of students struggle with reading, report says

January 21, 2016August 20, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Nearly half of minority students and students from low-income families enter the fifth grade without basic reading skills, according to a new report urging Congress to focus on…

IT Management

Tough slog ahead in Congress for NCLB rewrite

February 20, 2015 by By Kyung M. Song, The Seattle Times

U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander earlier this month announced a symbolic breakthrough in the decadelong ideological wrangling over how to rewrite the nation's chief education law.…

District Management

Education’s less-than-certain windfall

September 3, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

There's $10 billion for schools in the state aid bill Congress passed last month, but some school systems have reason to wonder whether they are going to see…

District Management

$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation

March 31, 2010March 29, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

In last-minute maneuvering designed to get the measure to pass, lawmakers eliminated $20 billion in proposed education funding from the student aid overhaul enacted by Congress last week:…

U.S. Education Secretary Appoints Baldwin Schools Superintendent to Board Overseeing the Nation’s Report Card

District leaders: Act now to avoid financial disasters after COVID relief funding ends

ChatGPT can generate, but can it create?

Pay isn’t the only reason for the teacher shortage–it’s time to rethink the classroom

VHS Learning Is Awarded Teaching with Primary Sources Grant from Library of Congress

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances

How to make the most of your COVID relief funds

Follow the money! Use COVID relief funds to your advantage

Need edtech funding? Here’s how to get it

Why evidence-based solutions are critical for edtech buying

Here’s why civics education should teach students how to self-govern

IXL Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification from Digital Promise

7 ways to focus stimulus spending on students with disabilities

5 assessment policy recommendations for the Biden administration

Groups urge IES to release months-late report on student internet access

DeVos undoes Obama student loan protections

ED programs set to lose another $3 billion

Trump repeats push for school voucher program

Pence casts historic tie-breaking vote to confirm DeVos

Bipartisan action to rewrite CTE; Trump’s budget details

Republicans gear up for school choice legislation under DeVos

19 new districts join League of Innovative Schools

Online petition urges computer science education funding

Obama seeks $4B for computer science classes

How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding

Buoyed by Congress, STEM and coding are on the rise

22 districts join network of innovative school systems

More than half of students struggle with reading, report says

Tough slog ahead in Congress for NCLB rewrite

Education’s less-than-certain windfall

$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Counslr Launches in Texas to Increase Access to Mental Health Support for Staff and Students

Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

aiEDU and The Rithm Project Partner to Infuse Human Connection into AI Literacy Through High School ELA Curriculum

Catapult Learning is Approved to Provide High-Dosage Tutoring in Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Schools

Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

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