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Support the Nation’s School Leaders Navigate 2020-2021

June 30, 2020June 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

mindSpark Learning, a Denver-based national nonprofit dedicated to empowering educators with industry-oriented professional learning experiences, announced today the launch of ... Read more

Ancillary

Open-ended learning and sharing opportunities

March 26, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

As the coronavirus continues to impact school districts, Education Elements is providing K-12 leaders with open-ended learning and sharing opportunities. ... Read more

Ancillary

Free eLearning Academy to Support K-12 Students

March 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Otus, a K-12 edtech company that provides the award winning Otus Student Performance Platform, today announced the launch of the ... Read more

Ancillary

Teletherapy Support Sessions for Students

March 23, 2020March 18, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The response to the COVID-19 virus is unprecedented. Global Teletherapy services K-12 schools virtually with therapeutic services. Because of our ... Read more

AR & VR in the Classroom

Taking the classroom into the world with VR and AR

December 7, 2022March 9, 2020 by Lyron Bentovim

For younger students, immersive experiences such as VR and AR aren't simply commonplace--they're expected

Generation Z (people born from mid-1990s to 2010s) and Generation Alpha (those born between 2010s and mid-2020s) grew up surrounded ... Read more

District Management

How two districts tackle the digital equity gap

January 21, 2020November 13, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Digital equity is a persistent challenge, but leaders in these two districts are doing their best to connect students with reliable Wi-Fi at home.

Students expect easy and immediate access to technology tools and high-speed internet in schools, and recent research shows that 99 percent of school districts are offering enough bandwidth…

District Management

Learn how school districts gain spending transparency and boost morale

January 25, 2023July 25, 2019 by eSchool News

School districts face urgent issues, from student safety to teacher evaluations, but perhaps the most critical problem involves mismanaged spending. ... Read more

District Management

4 strategies to close the digital equity gap

January 21, 2020June 12, 2019 by Eileen Belastock

A building block connects two separate piles of blocks, symbolizing bridging the digital equity gap.

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007), the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

The whys and hows of SEL implementation

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Eileen Belastock

CASEL, The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, defines social and emotional learning (SEL) as the “process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set…

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Why K-12 accounts payable teams should embrace automation

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 by Derrek Blair

A keyboard with Manual Work and then Automate It! in bright green

Across the country, K-12 schools are embracing technology to strengthen learning and engagement inside the classroom. But while technology has an ever-increasing presence in the classroom, the opposite…

District Management

3 data-driven tips for successful bonds and levies

August 15, 2018August 1, 2018 by Tyler Vick

At some point during the year, many school districts will fall into one of these three areas: Thinking about planning a bond or levy measure Attempting to pass…

District Management

10 districts with awesome brands

July 30, 2018July 27, 2018 by Erin Werra

No one is great at everything, but everyone is great at something. These 10 school districts identified why their district is awesome, then structured everything they do around…

District Management

Are virtual schools failing students?

July 26, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Virtual schools continued to under-perform academically, including in comparison to blended schools. Overall, 36.4 percent of full-time virtual schools and 43.1 percent of blended schools received acceptable performance…

eClassroom News

5 ways to get started with OER

January 25, 2018January 23, 2018 by Andrew Marcinek

It has been almost three years since the launch of the United States Department of Education’s #GoOpen movement. If you are late to the #GoOpen party, it is…

Educational Leadership

There are not enough moonshots taken in education

January 25, 2023January 8, 2018 by Samuel Mormando

I am extremely lucky to work in an organization that sets enormously high standards and one that accepts disequilibrium as part of the change process. I'm also well…

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Cost is still keeping districts from boosting broadband speeds

January 10, 2018January 3, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Cost remains the biggest hurdle for schools trying to increase broadband connectivity speeds for students, according to CoSN's 2017 Annual Infrastructure Survey. The majority of school districts--85 percent,…

District Management

Incredible: Teachers are forming job-specific collaboration networks. Here’s why and how

August 18, 2020December 4, 2017 by Jason Stricker & Jason Culbertson

A large percentage of public school districts across the U.S. are comprised of 15 or fewer schools; 46 percent of districts have fewer than 1,000 students and a…

District Management

3 keys to student success with early college programs

May 19, 2017April 13, 2017 by Dennis Pierce

Like a growing number of school districts, North Carolina’s Guilford County Schools (GCS) has early college programs that allow students to earn college credit while they’re still in…

District Management

How school districts are leveraging Twitter to become rock stars

April 3, 2017March 30, 2017 by Amy Jenkins

When a student tweets at their school’s Twitter handle, chances are they don’t expect a response--it’s like tweeting at Starbucks, or the Office of the Comptroller of the…

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

Teaching Trends

Hayes Software Systems launches implementation plan for mid-sized districts

June 29, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Hayes Software Systems, a provider of inventory control software and services for the K-12 education market, announced a new software implementation plan developed for mid-sized school districts. The…

District Management

Student data mining is a problem, and states are trying to fix it

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 by Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline.org

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District Management

In union victory, Calif. appeals court reverses tenure ruling

April 15, 2016 by Howard Blume and Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times

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IT Management

EnGenius introduces K-12 schools to a new network solution

March 28, 2016March 28, 2016 by Laura Ascione

EnGenius Technologies, Inc., a provider of high-performance, versatile networking and telecommunications solutions for businesses and consumers, recently introduced its new Neutron Series Distributed Network Management Solution. The Neutron…

District Management

Why some schools pay $100 more for the same iPads

March 10, 2016March 9, 2016 by Dennis Pierce

Irrespective of size or volume purchase, some districts are paying too much for technology. Experts discuss various solutions to the ‘broken’ process of ed-tech purchasing.

IT Management

Edsby making cloud service available on Microsoft Azure

February 2, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Edsby, a cloud-based learning management system for K-12 school districts that connects teachers, parents and students using modern technologies, will soon be available on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft's hyperscale,…

Curriculum

100 districts that are digital learning innovators

December 15, 2015December 11, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

One hundred school districts across the U.S. have been honored for their use of online and digital learning resources to personalize learning. Knovation's 2015 Digital Learning Awards program…

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The complete guide to picking the right device for every grade level

December 15, 2015December 8, 2015 by Kathy Schrock

Ed-tech expert Kathy Schrock weighs in on mixed platform device solutions for all grade levels and suggests her ideal device combos for every grade level.

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…

Best Practices in School IT Management

ONE way districts are negotiating cheap, reliable internet for themselves

February 18, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

As an early adopter of the “county-wide internet” concept, the School District of the City of Pontiac in Michigan pays less than a third of the statewide average…

Support the Nation’s School Leaders Navigate 2020-2021

Open-ended learning and sharing opportunities

Free eLearning Academy to Support K-12 Students

Teletherapy Support Sessions for Students

Taking the classroom into the world with VR and AR

How two districts tackle the digital equity gap

Learn how school districts gain spending transparency and boost morale

4 strategies to close the digital equity gap

Why K-12 accounts payable teams should embrace automation

3 data-driven tips for successful bonds and levies

Are virtual schools failing students?

5 ways to get started with OER

There are not enough moonshots taken in education

Cost is still keeping districts from boosting broadband speeds

Incredible: Teachers are forming job-specific collaboration networks. Here’s why and how

3 keys to student success with early college programs

19 new districts join League of Innovative Schools

Hayes Software Systems launches implementation plan for mid-sized districts

Student data mining is a problem, and states are trying to fix it

In union victory, Calif. appeals court reverses tenure ruling

Why some schools pay $100 more for the same iPads

100 districts that are digital learning innovators

The complete guide to picking the right device for every grade level

22 districts join network of innovative school systems

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

School Specialty Honors Top Educators with 12th Annual Crystal Apple Awards

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

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