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4 big benefits of professional development for adolescent reading instruction

August 21, 2023 by Katie Leonard, Acting Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Hartford Public Schools

With the help of a professional development platform, teachers understand the need for structured literacy for adolescent reading instruction.

The mission of our English Language Arts Department is for staff, families, and community members to work in partnership to ensure that all students have adequate and equitable…

Innovation Insights

Movers and Shakers—New Edtech District Leaders Take Position

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

Phil Hintz, Director of Student Information for Barrington School District

News out of D219 Board of Education in Illinois, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (CFBISD) and Round Rock ISD in Texas, Seekonk Public Schools in Massachusetts, and more.

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Finalists Announced for “Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023” Awards

August 11, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

(Portland, OR) – The Teich Group and Catapult X announce the finalists for the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 ... Read more

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Curriculum Associates Launches Extraordinary Educators™ Leadership Collaborative to Support the Professional Growth of Rising School Principals Nationwide

August 10, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. — Curriculum Associates recently launched its Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative to support the professional growth of rising ... Read more

K-12 Cybersecurity

If zero trust is good enough for the government, it’s good enough for your school

December 11, 2023August 9, 2023 by Apu Pavithran, CEO & Founder, Hexnode

A paradigm shift from traditional perimeter-based security to zero trust--a more robust and dynamic approach--is increasingly necessary.

Educators and administrators are holding their breath at the dawn of another academic year. They are well aware that schools are increasingly targeted by hackers with 1 in…

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Internet Safety Labs Advances Mobile App Safety for K-12 Students, Families and Educators with New App Microscope

August 4, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Internet Safety Labs, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent software product safety testing, today announced ... Read more

Innovation Insights

Number crunch: Edtech data you can use right now

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

UNESCO’S 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report proposes four questions that policymakers and educational stakeholders should reflect upon as technology is being deployed in education; Common Sense Media announces…

K-12 Cybersecurity

The essential guide to 2FA for schools

December 11, 2023August 1, 2023 by François Amigorena, Founder and CEO, IS Decisions

Schools are prime targets for cyberattackers--by limiting the scope of access, 2FA stops the threat actor before they can do any harm.

Education heavily relies on digital infrastructure, making it a hot spot for malicious activities. Check Point’s 2022 Mid-Year Report reinforces the urgency to secure educational institutions, highlighting a…

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Level Data, Inc. Acquires GlimpseK12

July 28, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

KALAMAZOO, Michigan – Return on Investment (ROI) is one of the leading financial measuring tools for businesses and industries everywhere, including ... Read more

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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

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Turnitin AI Detection Feature Reviews More Than 65 Million Papers

July 25, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

OAKLAND, Calif. – Today, Turnitin announced that more than 65 million papers have been reviewed since the April launch of its new ... Read more

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SchoolStatus Achieves Significant Business Momentum in 1H 2023, Fueled by Growing Demand for its K-12 Data and Communications Solutions

July 21, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

RIDGELAND, Miss.– SchoolStatus, a leader in K-12 data and communications, achieved new business milestones that demonstrate strong company momentum in ... Read more

AI in Education

ChatGPT caught NYC schools off guard–now, we’re determined to embrace its potential

July 20, 2023 by David C. Banks, Chalkbeat New York

Students are debating ethical issues around AI and ChatGPT prejudice while participating in activities in schools concerning AI's potential.

As Chancellor of the nation’s largest school system, New York City Public Schools, I anticipated starting 2023 by continuing the crucial work of ensuring every student can read…

Student Well-Being

How school-home communication combats chronic absenteeism

July 12, 2023 by Dr. Kara Stern, Head of Education Solutions, SchoolStatus

When it comes to chronic absenteeism, schools should focus on consciously aligning school communication with school connectedness.

Adolescents are in crisis right now. Social media, pandemic isolation, gun violence, and structural racism have formed a perfect storm. It’s been so devastating to teens that the…

Innovation Insights

Data Dump

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

Highlights from the CoSN 2023 State of EdTech Leadership Survey; PowerSchool 2023 Education Focus Report Spotlighting Top EdTech Challenges and Priorities; and the Department of Education’s State of…

Education Policy & Funding

In SEL budgets, measurement matters

July 11, 2023 by Jessica Adamson, Chief Strategy Officer, Aperture Education

As school systems hammer out their budgets, it is important to remember that measurement is a critically important part of SEL programming.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) programs in schools have skyrocketed in the past few years, with spending exceeding $1.7 billion in the 2021-2022 school year alone. Experts anticipate this to grow by…

K-12 Cybersecurity

Are ransomware attacks the new snow days?

July 11, 2023 by Jon Miller, CEO & Co-Founder, Halcyon

In an alarming turn of events, school ransomware attacks are likely to cause more school closures than weather-related incidents.

In early January, the Des Moines Public Schools, the largest school district in the state of Iowa, fell victim to a ransomware attack that forced the district to…

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Aperture Education Honors 15 Districts and 19 New York City Schools for Focus on Social-Emotional Learning

July 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

CHARLOTTE, NC – Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for K-12 schools, honored ... Read more

District Management

Your top 5 school-home communication challenges, solved

July 28, 2023June 28, 2023 by Brooke Allen, Director of Communications, Crown Point Indiana Community School Corporation

A unified school-home communications platform gives educators and families choice and control over their communication preferences.

Implementing a unified communication solution focused on family engagement provides school districts with multiple benefits. An intuitive, easy-to-use program can standardize communication between school and home, for example,…

Curriculum & Assessment

We need a new approach to student assessment

June 23, 2023 by Ashley Eden, Senior Vice President for State Partnerships, New Meridian

Adopting a more holistic assessment approach means student assessment can directly impact classroom learning.

All around the country, school is ending for students and summer break is underway. In many schools, students spent the last few weeks of the year sitting for…

Building & Campus Security

4 considerations for school safety solutions

June 20, 2023 by Dean Olds, VP of Innovation & Strategy, CENTEGIX

Non-negotiable features of effective school safety technology include measures for prevention, preparedness, and response.

Recent school safety data revealed that during one school year, more than 900,000 violent incidents – such as physical attacks and fights (with or without a weapon) –…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Biden announces $930M in grants to expand internet access, digital equity

June 16, 2023 by Laura Ascione

The grants for internet access will expand America’s high-speed internet networks and digital equity as part of Investing in America.

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced $930 million in grants aimed at expanding middle mile high-speed internet infrastructure across 35 states and Puerto Rico. The grants are part of…

K-12 Cybersecurity

Preparing for ransomware attacks begins with education

June 13, 2023 by Robert Elworthy, Senior Sales Engineer, Malwarebytes

There are several tools administrators can use to counter the threats of ransomware attacks and their potential to interfere with operations.

The biggest threat to K-12 schools’ cybersecurity is, ironically, education. It’s an expensive deficit. But there are funds and tools to help.

Literacy

5 long-term benefits of our online literacy programs

August 8, 2023May 19, 2023 by Jennifer O'Sullivan, Lead Coach & Literacy Coordinator, Enrico Tonti Elementary School

Our district's online literacy programs differentiate instruction for students, identify learning gaps and focusing on individual needs

When we started using a new literacy program 10 years ago, our reading scores were mediocre. Within a few years we had moved up to being a Level…

K-12 Security Essentials for Beginners

July 19, 2023May 11, 2023 by Jeff Festa

There are few industries that have felt the transformational touch of technology quite like education. In this e-book, we address ... Read more

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Lightspeed Systems’ New ‘Digital Equity’ Module Provides Actionable Insight Into Students’ Internet Connectivity And School-Issued Device Health When Learning Outside of School

May 5, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

AUSTIN, TX – Lightspeed Systems, the leader in safe, secure and equitable education technology, announces Digital Equity—a module that provides ... Read more

K-12 Cybersecurity

3 ways MDM helps fight school cyberattacks

May 3, 2023 by Sami Makiniemela, Chief Security Officer, Miradore

Districts across the U.S. are prime targets for cyberattacks, underscoring the need for robust, cost-effective cybersecurity support like MDM

Last September, the Los Angeles Unified School District was hit by a ransomware attack at the start of the new school year. The second-largest educational district in the…

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Windsor Public Schools Transform Culture, Build Coherence Through High-Quality SEL Program

May 2, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte N.C. – Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for K-12 schools, and ... Read more

Student Well-Being

3 key parts of this district’s student mental health support

April 28, 2023 by Dr. Kevin J. Mendivil, Superintendent, Tempe Union High School District

This district's approach to student mental health and support goes deeper than surface level and applies to school and home.

The data is clear: Our students are in the midst of a mental health crisis. A survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one…

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Student mental health tops list of school safety concerns

April 27, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Early intervention is key to supporting students, yet few educators have the tools, support necessary to address school safety concerns.

Educators participating in a recent survey overwhelmingly believe that the Covid pandemic has increased student mental health needs--and in many instances, mental health issues are the biggest obstacle…

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Ohio Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Dyslexia Screener for Grades K–3

April 20, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved Comparable Assessment to ... Read more

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Nureva achieves ISO/IEC 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System

April 11, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Calgary, Alberta — Nureva Inc., an innovator in advanced audio conferencing solutions, announces that its Information Security Management System (ISMS) ... Read more

Edtech Trends

Edtech is critical in evolving school environments

April 10, 2023 by Laura Ascione

While challenges like teacher burnout and student social-emotional needs abound, schools are looking to edtech tools to ease the burden

K-12 schools are facing a host of new challenges coming out of the pandemic, but many educators and school leaders believe technology holds the key to solving even…

Digital Learning Tools

5 ways to get results from your virtual tutoring program

April 10, 2023April 6, 2023 by Brenda Lewis, Assistant Superintendent of Grand Forks Public Schools, North Dakota

Thanks to a data-driven approach to virtual tutoring, this district has been able to help its students increase their growth and confidence in reading

Different students at different schools have different needs. When we analyzed student achievement data from multiple measures and through the lens of student groups, we saw an immediate…

Students with Special Needs

How are ELLs, students with disabilities IDed for gifted and talented?

April 5, 2023 by Laura Ascione

State policies impact representation in gifted and talented programs, and the characteristics of schools with greater enrollment challenge typical stereotypes

States with formal policies around gifted and talented programs tend to identify more English learners and students with disabilities for those programs, according to a new study from…

District Management

12 things superintendents say they could do with better data access

July 28, 2023April 4, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Nearly all superintendents agree that data about students’ academic progress is critical to get kids back on track after the pandemic.

Data access is critical when educators need to make informed decisions about curriculum, assessments, academic and social-emotional interventions, and more. So how are superintendents using data--and can they…

K-12 Cybersecurity

4 steps to avoid a ransomware attack

March 30, 2023 by Ahsan Siddiqui, Director of Product Management, Arcserve

Every school can build a robust, cost-effective data security strategy as they protect themselves, their students, and their data

Educational institutions have an urgent reason to put data security and backup at the top of their agenda: the rising threat of ransomware. Security firm BlackFog reports that the education…

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Vernier Science Education Updates Vernier Graphical Analysis® Pro to Further Meet the Needs of Educators and Students

March 29, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

BEAVERTON, Oregon — Vernier Science Education has updated Vernier Graphical Analysis ® Pro to further meet the needs of high ... Read more

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Paper Acquires Readlee To Address Literacy Crisis With Artificial Intelligence

March 23, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

MONTREAL – Paper™, the leading Educational Support System (ESS), today announced that it has acquired Readlee, an innovative learning tool ... Read more

Edtech Trends

Discover how edtech makes your teaching more effective and efficient

March 23, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Edtech can support educators as they strive to create an ecosystem of actionable data, intentional feedback, and seamless differentiation.

Nearly every student has a device and internet access, but that doesn't mean in-person instruction will magically improve. How can we use technology to maximize learning in the…

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