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Teaching might be synchronous, but learning is always happening asynchronously

December 8, 2025 by George Philhower, Ed.D., Eastern Hancock Schools

Real student engagement happens in the head of the learner, and that's harder to quantify when analyzing synchronous or asynchronous learning.

The bell rings at 10:00 a.m. A teacher begins explaining quadratic equations. Some students lean forward, pencils ready. Others stare at the clock. A few are still turning…

ELL

The paradox of Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating heritage means honoring students’ languages

October 6, 2025October 3, 2025 by Altagracia “Grace” Delgado, English Learners Success Forum

Curriculum teams and administrators must center EL experiences in every adoption decision

Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month offers the United States a chance to honor the profound and varied contributions of Latino communities. We celebrate scientists like Ellen Ochoa, the…

AI in Education

Growing AI use in school PR leads to roadmap for responsible use

November 7, 2025August 18, 2025 by ESchool Media Contributors

New guidance reinforces that AI is most effective when paired with human oversight and school communication rooted in trust.

A new collaborative report from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) and engagement platform ThoughtExchange reveals a swift rise in the use of AI in K-12 communication…

Newsline

Project POTUS 2025 Middle School Winners Announced

July 16, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Indianapolis, IN — Project POTUS, a national middle school history initiative from the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, has named winners ... Read more

Education Policy & Funding

School choice and homeschool freedom go hand in hand

July 15, 2025 by Colleen Hroncich, the Cato Institute & Ben DeGrow, ExcelinEd

Efforts to increase homeschool regulations have been spurred by support for school choice and a growth in home education post-COVID.

“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” Many homeschoolers have embraced this lesson after learning it the hard way. That vigilance has paid off recently in a couple of…

Live @ ISTE 2025

Showfloor News: Ativion, NASEF join forces to expand safe, accessible esports

July 1, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Ativion has announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federations (NASEF), aimed at expanding access to ... Read more

Education Policy & Funding

Trump nominee Penny Schwinn pledges alignment with president’s education agenda after GOP criticism

June 25, 2025 by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat

Schwinn said abolishing the Education Department is a call to explore options around what is in the best interest of students.

Penny Schwinn, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the No. 2 role at the U.S. Department of Education, said she agrees with his push to dismantle the department and…

College and Career Readiness

Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

June 13, 2025 by Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat

Diploma pathways appear to have helped more students who aren’t college-bound to graduate, but they also have created new issues.

When 18-year-old Edgar Brito thinks about what he’ll do in the future, mechanical engineering is high on the list. The senior at Washington state’s Toppenish High School first…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

The pros and cons of DEI in education

May 13, 2025 by Dr. Yuvraj Verma, Bessemer City Middle School and William Howard Taft University

Positive DEI efforts in education include thoughtful and inclusive implementation strategies that promote equity and inclusion for all.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have become integral to educational institutions across the United States. DEI aims to foster environments where all students can thrive regardless of…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

States must promise their schools don’t use DEI or lose federal money, Trump administration says

April 8, 2025 by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat

The threat over DEI comes as many school districts are preparing their budgets for the next school year amid significant economic uncertainty.

The U.S. Department of Education is giving state education agencies 10 days to certify that their schools do not engage in any practices that the administration believes illegally…

COVID in Schools

10 ways COVID changed American schools

April 7, 2025 by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat

Five years on, the impact of COVID-era closures reverberate through schools and in the lives of students, parents, and teachers.

COVID had already killed thousands of people in other countries and was spreading in the United States when a top federal health official said schools should prepare to…

AI in Education

6 recommendations for AI in classrooms

March 7, 2025 by SREB Staff

AI is fundamentally changing the classroom and workplace--and education policies must be strategic, practical, and thoughtful.

As states move forward with efforts to adopt artificial intelligence, the nonprofit Southern Regional Education Board’s Commission on AI in Education has released its first six recommendations for…

Blessings in a Backpack Names Lisa Hanneman as Chief Development Officer

March 13, 2025March 3, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

CHICAGO – Blessings in a Backpack, a nonprofit organization that provides hunger-free weekends for kids across the United States, has announced ... Read more

Education Policy & Funding

Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education

March 12, 2025January 28, 2025 by Dr. Yuvraj Verma, Bessemer City Schools & William Howard Taft University

Advocates for dismantling the Department of Education argue for local control and efficiency, while critics highlight risks to equity, access.

In light of Donald Trump assuming a second presidential term in 2025, conversations concerning dismantling the United States Department of Education have resurfaced.

STEM & STEAM Trends

Want to improve STEM education? Here’s how

December 17, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Robust, systemic change across the education system is needed to achieve major improvements in STEM education outcomes for students.

Federal agencies, states, and school districts should develop robust methods to expand the use of promising innovations that can improve STEM education from pre-K through high school.

Teacher Well-Being

Better pay, benefits can boost teacher retention

December 3, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Larger pay increases and better benefits could improve K-12 teacher retention, finds a new, nationally representative RAND survey.

Larger pay increases and better benefits could help keep K-12 teachers in the teacher workforce, finds a new, nationally representative RAND survey.

Newsline

Flywire and Blackbaud Partner to Streamline Tuition Payment Experience for International K-12 Students in the U.S.

November 29, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON, Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flywire Corporation (Flywire) (Nasdaq: FLYW), a global payments enablement and software company, has announced ... Read more

Student Well-Being

How pet therapy boosts our students’ well-being

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 by Dr. Yuvraj Verma, Tiffany Wilson-Pugh, Farrah Cureton, & Rachel Campbell, Bessemer City Middle School

Pet therapy offers educators a way to reach different students and different populations at one time, imparting key SEL benefits.

Children nowadays face various stressors in school (academically and socially), as well as challenges from their outside worlds that trickle into their school lives both directly and indirectly.

District Management

Helping K-12 leaders use data more effectively and confidently

October 29, 2024 by Tatiana Ciccarelli, NWEA

Data use can be an obstacle that even the most skilled K-12 leaders struggle with--for many, it can feel like too much.

Data is an essential aspect of a school’s culture. At the leadership level, data can be used to identify trends, validate conjectures, monitor progress and check the efficacy…

Newsline

Euna Solutions Launches Euna Special Education: MTSS — A Data-Driven Tool for School Districts to Enhance Student Outcomes

September 25, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

TORONTO & CHICAGO – Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based solutions for the public sector, today announced the ... Read more

AI in Education

7 ways AI will make a positive impact on classroom teaching

August 14, 2024 by Bill Salak, Brainly

How fast is this AI revolution likely to appear in teaching? It’s already starting to happen and already impacting teaching.

In the U.S, teachers are outnumbered on average 16 students to 1 teacher in the classroom (though this number can be as high as 23 to 1 in…

District Management

Thinking outside the classroom: Creative strategies to combat the teacher shortage

July 19, 2024 by Michele J. Stephens, Rockdale County Public Schools

By implementing innovative strategies to address the teacher shortage, districts can create an appealing career path for educators.

Schools can no longer rely on the same recruitment and retention strategies that have been in place for decades. This crisis has permanently shifted the educational landscape, and…

Literacy

AI is the solution to costly and ineffective dyslexia programs

June 18, 2024 by Coral Hoh, PhD, Dysolve

AI offers a way to read individual brains at the level of granularity needed to correct brain processes that contribute to dyslexia.

About two-thirds of American students fail to meet reading standards every year when tested in 4th, 8th, and 12th grades. Advocacy groups, backed by dyslexia authorities at universities,…

ELL

This ESL teacher ensures students learn the language–and feel the love

March 28, 2024 by Tonyaa Weathersbee, Chalkbeat

Teaching ESL students means more than helping them learn English and find their way--it means helping newcomer students fit in socially

Missy Testerman has been teaching at Rogersville City School for 32 years. But for the past few years, she’s been teaching more children who weren’t born in the…

STEM & STEAM Trends

7 tips and ideas to make the eclipse engaging for students

March 19, 2024 by David Vernier

The upcoming solar eclipse offers an exciting opportunity to incorporate phenomenon-based learning into teaching for students.

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible over the United States, starting in Texas. This upcoming eclipse event is an exciting opportunity to incorporate…

Literacy

As states adopt science of reading, one group calls for better teacher training, curriculum

March 12, 2024March 5, 2024 by Erica Meltzer and Samantha Smylie

Half of states don’t set specific standards telling teacher prep programs what future educators should know about the science of reading.

Wisconsin is creating a new literacy office and hiring reading coaches. Ohio is dedicating millions to a curriculum overhaul. Indiana is requiring new teacher training.

Newsline

Winners of the Lexia LETRS Science of Reading Grant Contest Announced

February 28, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON – Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, has selected the 118 winners of its inaugural Lexia LETRS Science ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Navigating cultural diversity in American education

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 by Dr. Yuvraj Verma

CRT has emerged as a multifaceted approach to promote equitable excellence and validate the diverse experiences of students.

The tapestry of America’s history is arguably woven with threads of multiculturalism, reflecting a nation that has embraced diversity since its inception. In many ways, the history of…

AI in Education

Districts call for guidance in developing classroom AI policies

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Without federal regulation and few states guiding AI use, 47 percent of districts nationwide plan to develop their own classroom AI policies.

To date, only six states have formulated a comprehensive AI policy absent federal guidance for districts to look to, according to findings from The 2024 Administrator AI Report: Perceptions,…

District Management

Scaling-up high-dosage tutoring is crucial to students’ academic success

February 6, 2024 by Paige Shoemaker DeMio

Policymakers must take action to support states and districts in implementing high-dosage tutoring to ensure opportunities for student success

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, students have faced unprecedented levels of learning loss because of school closures and interrupted learning. In fact, recent national testing shows…

Literacy

The science of reading, beyond phonics

March 12, 2024December 28, 2023 by Joe Burns, Product Marketing Expert, Capstone Publishing

Schools are on the right path with the science of reading, but students will need plenty of ongoing support to continue that trend beyond phonics.

Schools across the country have been shifting their reading strategies to incorporate knowledge and best practices they have learned from the science of reading.

Finding ways to solve the cybersecurity challenge in K-12

February 4, 2025October 23, 2023 by Jeff Festa

More than 2.6 million students across the United States were affected by ransomware attacks alone from 2018 to 2021, ... Read more

Newsline

2023 Content Marketing Awards Top Winners Announced Live at Content Marketing World

October 4, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES /EINPresswire.com/ — The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) just awarded the top eight winners in the prestigious ... Read more

District Management

Solving school transportation troubles with Title I funds

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 by LaShone Mosely, Area Manager, EverDriven

District leaders can provide school transportation options for all students through the effective utilization of Title I funds.

Low-income students are often subjected to daunting challenges, but getting a ride to school shouldn’t be one of them. Federally funded resources are available that can be used…

District Management

4 tips for addressing absenteeism in K-12 schools

July 28, 2023June 7, 2023 by Erica Peterson, National Education Manager, School Innovations & Achievement

Addressing absenteeism requires a comprehensive approach that gets to the root cause of student absences

Districts across the country are grappling with elevated levels of chronic absenteeism that have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. The Associated Press and Stanford University’s Big Local…

Newsline

Certell’s Poptential™ Addresses 21st-Century Wars With Free Memorial Day Teaching Resources

May 17, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Poptential™, a family of free social studies course packages from Certell, provides rich content to teach ... Read more

Newsline

Navigate360 Ushers in Growth with Key Additions: Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Product Officer and Vice President of Threat Detection & Prevention Program Development

May 9, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

RICHFIELD, OHIO (PRWEB) — Navigate360, the nation’s leader in K–12 school safety and student wellness solutions, announces the appointment of Julia ... Read more

District Management

How our district improved a 5 percent attendance rate

July 28, 2023May 4, 2023 by Daniella Byrne, Public Information Officer, Eagle Pass Independent School District

Our rural district found its attendance rate so low after the pandemic that funding was at risk. Here’s how we brought students back to class

Here at Eagle Pass Independent School District, we’re right on the border of the United States and Mexico. Approximately 95 percent of our students are Hispanic, and most…

Newsline

New, Free Digital Experience Offers All Students Invaluable Career Readiness Opportunities

April 19, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON, MA – Kids today do not feel adequately prepared to make informed, confident decisions about what they want to ... Read more

Teacher Professional Development

How to use micro-coaching for teacher PD

April 19, 2023 by Dr. Donna Spangler, Department Coordinator of Coaches, Derry Township School District, Sibme Virtual Coach

The teacher shortage is creating a troubling trend surrounding teacher PD and other professional development needs.

The United States is experiencing a national education shortage of teachers leaving the profession in droves, coined “The Great Resignation” due to high anxiety, burnout, safety concerns, low…

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