Mark Friedman Joins Frontline Education as Chief Marketing Officer
Frontline Education™, a leading provider of school administration software purpose-built for K-12, today announced that Mark Friedman has joined the ... Read more
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Frontline Education has Acquired Forecast5 Analytics
Frontline Education, a leading provider of school administration software and services purpose-built for K-12, today announced that it has acquired ... Read more
Frontline Education Acquires SuccessEd
Frontline Education, a leading provider of school administration software for the K-12 education community, today announced that it has acquired ... Read more
School Health Management to Navigate a Safe & Healthy Return to School
Frontline Education, a leading provider of school administration software for K-12 education, today announced that Mobile County Public Schools will ... Read more
5 steps to building a future-ready K-12 network
Any investment you make in your network infrastructure should be driven by the learning objectives you’ve set. Creating a plan ... Read more
Districts turn to tech to prevent school violence
School violence regularly occupies news headlines, turning students into activists as they demand gun control and call on lawmakers and ... Read more
This major city knows the secret to improving student performance
A focus on high-quality principals in Chicago Public Schools could serve as a best practice model for districts across the nation after data indicates improved student performance and…
5 tips to take your large school district into the digital age
Technology changes quickly, with educators and administrators often racing to catch up. Sometimes the bigger the school district, the longer it can take to make what happens inside…
#7: Greatest lesson: Teacher buy-in is overrated
One of the greatest lessons my 30 years of experience in education has taught me is that teacher buy-in is, sometimes, overrated.
Innovative tech standards want your feedback
None of us would leave for a destination without a plan of action, without a direction and the right equipment to complete the journey. We all know that…
How to measure edtech impact in the ESSA era
The Education Technology Industry Network (ETIN) and Empirical Education Inc. recently released the Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting EdTech Impact research in U.S. K-12 Schools. These guidelines help…
Why, and how, warranties should guide edtech purchasing
School technology leaders are faced with the buying decisions of products for an entire school or district. These types of edtech purchases are a sizeable investment and, unfortunately,…
Principals list 6 school technology priorities moving into 2018
Although 90 percent of principals said they believe technology is critical for student learning, only two-thirds would rate their school ... Read more
Superintendents grapple with finding stellar teachers
Concerns around finding highly-qualified teachers and principals plague today’s district superintendents, according to a new Gallup poll. Two-thirds of district ... Read more
Hey educators: Are you trustworthy? Here are 4 vital signs for identifying and assessing trust in schools
Trust is a big word. It may be just one syllable and it’s certainly not a word the Spelling Bee organizers would consider a great challenge (or have…
4 ways to ensure a successful school culture initiative
A growing body of research confirms that school culture significantly influences student learning. Indeed, it’s in the culture that classrooms build their success. Yet, too many schools accept…
Do you know about the 3 circles that can Change School?
Will Richardson is very well known in the education world, partly because he has been active for a very long time, partly because of his well-known Tedx Talks…
Learn how these model districts implemented personalized learning
Personalized learning, competency-based learning and dynamic organizational design have shown promising results in school districts across the nation, according to a new report from Education Elements. The third…
5 signs of a tech-friendly district
The efficiencies afforded us by technology can play a central role in a district’s mission. That’s not to say we need to overwhelm our parents, students, and employees…
9 things superintendents can do to empower leadership
School leadership is never an easy task, and throwing in changing technology and the move to digital teaching and learning can prove challenging for even the best superintendents.…
7 beginner’s steps in digital citizenship for any district
How should an entire district begin teaching digital citizenship? To begin with, creativity, flexibility and strong goals are a must.
Adaptive literacy? 3 must-knows for teachers and admin about adaptive learning
The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of…
These are the 10 best and 10 worst states for teachers
New York and New Jersey are among the 10 best states for teachers, according to a new analysis that ranks states in terms of teacher friendliness. The new…
4 ways schools can combat Trump’s ed budget cuts
The Trump Administration’s 2017 and 2018 education budget proposes some drastic cuts, most notably, the elimination of the $2.3 billion Title II-A (ESEA) funding and $1.2 billion 21st…
5 questions to ask when rethinking accountability systems
I have a very interesting job. As an education correspondent, I conduct interviews with many of the leading voices in ... Read more
How to assess your district’s digital readiness
How do you know if your school system is high performing in its use of technology? What are your strengths ... Read more
Don’t let CTE become an episode of Flip or Flop! Here are 4 musts for success
Switching school districts and Career and Technical Education programs can be a challenging task for a CTE director. It’s even more difficult if your goal is to revitalize…
Urgent: Today’s students need a digitally fluent school website
It hardly seems possible to get through an hour without using technology, let alone a day. We track our health with wearable wristbands, our smartphones are basically pocket-sized…
How to have a coach for every teacher, without breaking the bank
Every good athlete needs a coach to help them improve their practice, from student athletes to superstars like LeBron James and Serena Williams. This same principle can—and should—be…
How to create a dyslexia-friendly environment in your school
According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 80 percent of students with learning disabilities have dyslexia. In order to create a learning environment that feels safe, comfortable…
Confessional survey: This is how teachers really feel about the state of education
More than half of educators in a recent survey (65 percent) said they feel confident about their ability to effectively use ed-tech resources in the classroom--a 7 percent…
What’s your district’s vision? Ask these 4 questions and find out
Education is the business of learning; we are not product-based, but instead, are people-, interest-, and demonstration-driven. As such, we all—regardless of community, economy, demographic, age or any…
Can your district afford this principal program? You might be surprised…
Establishing a principal pipeline could be an affordable path for school districts looking to reduce turnover and improve schools, according to a new report from the nonprofit RAND…
Experts: 5 elements for a winning, data-informed district
Data, data, data. Most school leaders know how important data is to every part of a district's operations, from bus routes to PD and student achievement. But sometimes,…
These educators know how to make PBL work for teachers
For PBL to reach its full potential educators must learn to step back and be facilitators in the classroom, a change that requires thoughtful and ongoing professional development.…
How a focus on teachers helps a charter district serve the most challenging students
At George Gervin Academy in San Antonio, Texas, the conversation has never been about competing with the city’s best schools by selecting the students most likely to succeed—in…
To turn around schools, first turn around the principals
I oversee a portfolio of nine turnaround schools, all of which had an overall rating of F when ACCEL Schools first took them over two years ago. This…
District chief: Why school success stops and ends with teachers
After much discussion, deliberation, and thoughtful review of reams of data, the team agreed that investing in the growth of YSCD’s teachers had to be the central pillar…
ELL Specialist: These are “My Tech Essentials”
As the administrator for multilingual programs at Beaverton Public Schools in Beaverton, OR, I oversee 5,000 English language learners (ELLs) speaking more than 95 different languages. We are…
Is teacher buy-in worth the effort?
Thinking back to what teachers hated to use in the classroom when I was a young student, the only tools that really come to mind are colored chalk…