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8 under-the-radar digital learning resources

July 11, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Digital learning resources help educators diversify their toolkit--and give students access to a wider range of learning modalities.

Digital learning resources are transforming classrooms, and educators are always on the lookout for tools that go beyond the standard platforms. There are numerous lesser-known digital platforms that…

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Kenneth C. Griffin Donates $2 Million to Nonprofit Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program to Strengthen South Florida’s Teacher Pipeline

May 8, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Miami – Achieve Miami, a nonprofit dedicated to equalizing educational opportunities for students throughout Miami-Dade County, has received $2.4 million ... Read more

Coding and Robotics

3 keys to success when introducing robotics to young learners

October 28, 2024 by Danielle Curry, Garfield Elementary School

The most effective robotics lessons for pre-k-2 students are hands-on, open-ended, and collaborative to engage young learners.

In my role as the school library media specialist and enrichment teacher at Garfield Elementary School, I was researching student-centered robotics products for K-2 students last year when…

STEM & STEAM Trends

Helping students learn new tech skills–and exceed expectations

August 28, 2024 by Dr. Matias Arellano, The Crockett Foundation

Thanks to collaborative teachers and learning experimentation, these students are discovering that STEAM is the key to their future.

How did the Crockett Foundation’s students, most of whom attend Title I schools and live in historically under-resourced communities, achieve this sort of success? The answer can be…

SEL Trends

The bookend model: Using SEL to support before- and after-school programs

October 16, 2023 by Damion Morgan, Social Emotional Learning Specialist, Windsor Public Schools

Before- and after-school programs with SEL components offer critical support and safe spaces where students build confidence and a sense of belonging

Incorporating social and emotional learning (SEL) throughout the school day has risen in popularity over the last few years, especially to counteract the increasing rates of anxiety and…

Innovation Insights

How summer learning can save education

October 6, 2023October 5, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

Aaron Dworkin, Chief Executive Officer of the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), discusses solutions to pandemic learning loss, teacher burnout, equity issues, and more.

Education Policy & Funding

Federal COVID relief funding will dry up soon. Are districts ready?

March 10, 2023 by Koby Levin, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit

A windfall of COVID relief funding allowed Michigan districts to balance budgets, improve school buildings, and expand academic programs.

For the past couple of years, the Detroit Public Schools Community District has been able to tap its share of federal COVID relief aid to fund after-school enrichment…

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Millwood Public Schools receives $116,000 from Paycom, benefitting marching band, music program

February 17, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

OKLAHOMA CITY – Paycom Software Inc. (NYSE:PAYC), a leading provider of HR software, gave $116,000 to the Millwood Enrichment Foundation ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

Why universal screening is a more equitable identifier of gifted and talented students

December 5, 2022October 24, 2022 by Anna Houseman, Product Marketing Director, Riverside Insights

Universal screening with both ability and achievement tests allows each student to highlight both their potential and their performance in gifted and talented programs.

School districts have historically relied on a referral-based process to identify students for gifted and talented programming. This means that teachers or parents nominate their students to take…

Education Policy & Funding

District leaders outline top 3 COVID relief funding priorities

December 7, 2022October 14, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Survey finds district leaders want more time to maximize federal investments and are planning ahead for September 2024, when funding expires.

School districts continue to prioritize expanding summer learning and enrichment offerings, adding specialist staff such as mental health personnel and reading specialists, and investing in high-quality instructional materials…

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Heading Back to School with Dungeons & Dragons in Classrooms, Afterschool Clubs

September 30, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Renton, Wash. — As kids and teens return to the classroom, some for the first time since the pandemic hit ... Read more

School Library Innovations

6 time-saving tech tricks for school librarians

December 12, 2023June 29, 2022 by Laura Ascione

School librarians can leverage edtech tools to engage with students, support teachers, and make their school libraries dynamic and welcoming learning spaces

Is there an educator on the planet who would turn down a bit more time in their day?

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Schools amplify inequity with failed solutions to teacher shortage

December 7, 2022May 16, 2022 by Evan Erdberg, President and Founder, Proximity Learning

Virtual teachers can serve in-person or virtual classrooms around the country at the click of a button, providing the quality education that all students deserve

We’re racing against a ticking clock to resolve the teacher shortage for our students’ futures as the number of unfilled positions at schools and districts hits record levels.

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…

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Riverside Insights Joins Forces with Renzulli Learning to Foster Instructional Equity through Engagement

March 16, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – March 16, 2022 – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced a ... Read more

District Management

4 ways digital tools streamline summer program administration

July 15, 2021 by Chad Reid, VP of Marketing and Communication, JotForm

Summer learning programs are even more critical this year in the wake of COVID's impact on learning, and digital tools can help ensure efficiency

Summer school is more important than ever this year as school administrators establish new learning programs to give K–12 students an opportunity to catch up on schoolwork and…

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North Carolina State Board of Education Names i-Ready® as the Recommended Competency-Based Assessment for Summer Learning Programs

May 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Award-winning Diagnostic, which is already widely used across the state, provides educators with actionable criterion-referenced and normative data to deliver ... Read more

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Mesa Public Schools and S.A.V.E. Consortium Name CoderZ as Approved Vendor

May 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

When you're teaching in a dual immersion classroom--or even if you aren't--these character development tips will help students build important life skills

DERRY, N.H. – May 11, 2021 – CoderZ, creators of innovative educational solutions using virtual robotics to bring core subject ... Read more

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PBS Offers At-Home Learning Broadcast and Digital Resources

August 19, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

As the nation prepares for the beginning of a new school year unlike any other, PBS and member stations are helping ... Read more

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Online research program offers first ever covid-19 independent study

July 28, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Pioneer Academics, the college-accredited online research program for high school students, has launched Pioneer Open Summer Study (POSS), a free ... Read more

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Free classes and practice problems in over 200 subjects

July 27, 2020 by ESchool News

Many K-12 schools have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More closings are sure to come. In response, Varsity Tutors, founded ... Read more

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Online STEM Summer Camps for High School and College Students

June 30, 2020May 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

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Numerade—an online education platform founded with a mission to provide equitable access to high-quality STEM instruction—today announced the launch of ... Read more

Ancillary

Free Digital Enrichment Kits for Librarians and Educators

April 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Wizards of the Coast today announced that the company will distribute 2,000 digital kits to schools and libraries in the ... Read more

Featured on eSchool News

Six things I learned bringing online learning to international schools

January 28, 2020January 24, 2020 by Tracy Arnold

This graduation cap and globe illustrates how online learning can be global.

For the last 15 years, I’ve been introducing schools all around the world to the value of online learning. It started at the Colegio Internacional de Caracas in…

District Management

How we turned around our reading program

May 6, 2019April 2, 2019 by Mellissa Douglas

Rockford Public Schools is one of the largest school districts in Illinois. More than 28,800 students attend the 44 schools in the district.

District Management

How we turned around our reading program

May 6, 2019March 5, 2019 by Mellissa Douglas

Rockford Public Schools is one of the largest school districts in Illinois, with more than 28,800 students and 44 schools.

Educational Leadership

How to use data to increase student success rates

January 25, 2023January 31, 2018 by Nate Davis

Roughly 10 percent of freshmen class students nationwide find themselves struggling to earn enough credits to pass ninth grade, leaving them with only a 20-percent chance of graduating…

McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Academic Enrichment Grants

February 23, 2017 by Laura Ascione

The Academic Enrichment Grants provide funding for programs that nurture the intellectual, artistic and creative abilities of children from low-income ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

Teach students to learn by doing with Google school coding clubs

February 8, 2016April 23, 2015 by By Janice Mak

Today my school is a Google CS First site, meaning we host CS First clubs that take place before or after school as an enrichment experience for students…

8 under-the-radar digital learning resources

Kenneth C. Griffin Donates $2 Million to Nonprofit Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program to Strengthen South Florida’s Teacher Pipeline

3 keys to success when introducing robotics to young learners

Helping students learn new tech skills–and exceed expectations

How summer learning can save education

Federal COVID relief funding will dry up soon. Are districts ready?

Millwood Public Schools receives $116,000 from Paycom, benefitting marching band, music program

Why universal screening is a more equitable identifier of gifted and talented students

District leaders outline top 3 COVID relief funding priorities

Heading Back to School with Dungeons & Dragons in Classrooms, Afterschool Clubs

6 time-saving tech tricks for school librarians

Schools amplify inequity with failed solutions to teacher shortage

Why evidence-based solutions are critical for edtech buying

Riverside Insights Joins Forces with Renzulli Learning to Foster Instructional Equity through Engagement

4 ways digital tools streamline summer program administration

North Carolina State Board of Education Names i-Ready® as the Recommended Competency-Based Assessment for Summer Learning Programs

Mesa Public Schools and S.A.V.E. Consortium Name CoderZ as Approved Vendor

PBS Offers At-Home Learning Broadcast and Digital Resources

Online research program offers first ever covid-19 independent study

Free classes and practice problems in over 200 subjects

Online STEM Summer Camps for High School and College Students

Six things I learned bringing online learning to international schools

How we turned around our reading program

How we turned around our reading program

How to use data to increase student success rates

McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Academic Enrichment Grants

Teach students to learn by doing with Google school coding clubs

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

ACT and Texas Instruments Collaborate to Enhance Student Success in Mathematics

Big Ideas Start Young: Games for Change Opens 2026 Student Challenge to Game Creators and Innovators Ages 10–25

BBC Learning Hub Launches Walking with Dinosaurs Virtual Field Trip Resources

Four education innovators honored with the 2025 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

ST Math Students Double Math Gains Through Phillips 66 Partnership: 10+ Years of Lasting Impact and Local Commitment

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