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Report highlights growing movement to elevate student voice in school communications

November 7, 2025August 14, 2025 by ESchool News Staff
Schools have opportunities to use student voice as a powerful tool for addressing challenges like chronic absenteeism and engagement.
As K-12 leaders look for ways to strengthen trust, engagement, and belonging, a growing number of districts are turning to a key partner in the work: their students.
District Management

15 questions to ask when evaluating communications platforms

September 26, 2023 by Krista J. Stockman, APR, Director of Communication & Marketing, Fort Wayne Community Schools
Switching to a new school communications platform must meet a variety of needs across the entire district and community.
The importance of effective home-school communications has never been higher. Families expect to be kept informed of their child’s activities, academic progress, and expectations.
District Management

5 reasons to use a one-stop-shop communications platform

September 14, 2023 by Craig Sheil and Donna Dennis Digital Learning Specialists, Bedford School District
Implementing a new school-home communications platform led to a number of benefits across this entire district
When our School Administrative Unit (SAU) set out to find a communications platform that all six of its schools could use across all grades, we had good reason…
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ParentSquare Announces 2023-24 Advisory Council Members 

May 22, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
Santa Barbara, CA — ParentSquare Inc., the leading provider of school-home community engagement solutions for K-12, today announced the members ... Read more
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ParentSquare Announces 2022-23 Advisory Council Members

May 6, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. MAY 6, 2022— ParentSquare Inc., developer of the premier unified school-home engagement platform for K-12, today announced ... Read more
District Management

Text, tweet, email, call—what do parents want in school communications?

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Meris Stansbury
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When it comes to school communications, parents today want more information from their children’s teachers and schools, but they also want that information to be timely, targeted, and…
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6 ways texting can improve school communications

July 11, 2015September 3, 2014 by By Barbara Palmer
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Students touch their cell phones 43 times a day and send about 60 texts, showing that mobile technology is the best way to reach them. And with 91…
District Management

TCEA 2013: School network and communication systems

November 5, 2013February 21, 2013 by From staff reports
An Australian maker of web security software is making a big push into the U.S. education market by offering 1,000 free one-year licenses of its product.
District Management

Smart phones require smart communication strategies

October 12, 2012October 10, 2012 by By Nora Carr, APR, Fellow PRSA
With as many as 49 percent of all U.S. adults using smart phones, according to Nielsen reports, it’s time to get smart about school communications as well.
District Management

Social media trends should prompt a rethinking of school communications

June 12, 2012 by By Nora Carr, APR, Fellow PRSA
Websites are slowly taking a backseat to text messaging and micro-blogging tools like Twitter for breaking news, emergency messaging, and sharing other urgent information, writes award-winning eSN columnist…
District Management

Using QR codes for school communications

January 14, 2012January 13, 2012 by By Nora Carr, APR, Fellow PRSA
Quick Response (QR) codes—those black-and-white squares that look like a cross between supermarket bar codes and postage stamps—have real potential for school communications.
District Management

Five tips for digital communication in the new year

January 31, 2012December 9, 2011 by By Nora Carr, APR
With a new year approaching, it's a great opportunity to re-evaluate what’s working—and what’s not—in your classroom, school, or district communications program. Here are five tips to power…
District Management

Schools turn to unified communications to save costs, boost productivity

November 5, 2013March 30, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
More schools and colleges are turning to unified communications as a way to streamline communication and save much-needed money in unpredictable economic times.

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