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Students with Special Needs

Special education students need a whole child approach

December 7, 2022September 2, 2022 by Jillaine Berardi, Director of Learning and Design, Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning Student-Based Programs, Ulster BOCES

Students with special needs were disproportionately affected by COVID-related learning disruptions--focusing on the whole child can help

In early 2020, 7.3 million students received special education services as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), according to the National Center for Education Statistics.…

STEM & STEAM Trends

Gen Z students are aiming for STEM careers

December 7, 2022August 9, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Gen Z students have a keen interest in STEM--an interest that continues to grow particularly among women and students of color

A majority of high school and college students chose STEM as their No. 1 preferred career path, according to a survey of 11,495 Gen Z students conducted by…

VHS Learning Students Earn Gold and Silver Medals on the 2022 National Latin Exam

July 28, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – July 28, 2022 – Two VHS Learning students earned top honors on the 2022 National Latin Exam (NLE), ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

Powerful strategies to motivate girls in STEM

December 7, 2022July 22, 2022 by Dawn McCotter, Teacher Programs Manager, Van Andel Institute for Education & Ryan Duncan, Editorial Specialist, Van Andel Institute for Education

Classrooms that make STEM learning a priority and encourage girls to get involved are paving the way for future success.

The history of STEM is filled with amazing women who revolutionized our understanding of science. Take Grace Hopper, one of the first computer programmers who went on to…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

How to ensure digital equity in online testing

December 7, 2022July 6, 2022 by Dennis Pierce

If educators aren’t paying attention to digital equity, the integrity of online exam results could be called into question

As more high-stakes exams transition to an all-digital format, experts warn that students who are not as digitally literate as their peers could be placed at a disadvantage.

Saint Louis University School of Education and BloomBoard Partner to Help School Districts Elevate the Careers of Paraprofessionals and Address Teacher Workforce Shortage

June 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ST. LOUIS, MO (June 23, 2022) — Saint Louis University School of Education and BloomBoard have partnered to announce a ... Read more

National Study Finds High Schoolers Keenly Aware of Current In-Demand Jobs, Impacting Education Choices After Graduation

May 20, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

MINNEAPOLIS (May 20, 2022)—Today’s high schoolers are keenly aware of the impact the pandemic had on the job market and ... Read more

ShopWithScrip Rebrands as RaiseRight, Announces Lou Agnese as Chief Executive Officer

May 12, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (May 12, 2022)—ShopWithScrip, the largest gift card fundraising platform in the United States, has rebranded as RaiseRight and ... Read more

Eason Rytter Of New York, Ny Named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar In The Arts

May 12, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NEW YORK, NY (May 12, 2022) – Eason Rytter, 2022 YoungArts award winner in theater, from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High ... Read more

District Management

Why competency-based education is challenging centuries of tradition

March 7, 2022February 28, 2022 by Kevin Stringfellow, Associate Director of Client Solutions, ExamSoft

competency-based education

It’s been nearly four centuries since the first formal classrooms appeared in what would eventually become the United States. The earliest example of a public school was the…

SEL & Well-Being

Teletherapy’s crucial role in reaching remote students

November 29, 2022February 18, 2022 by Michaela Landry, Clinical Manager, Dotcom Therapy

In combination with support from family, school, and the community at large, teletherapy provides a way for students in need to get support

Beginning in April 2020, the proportion of children’s mental health–related emergency department visits among all pediatric emergency department visits increased and remained elevated through October 2020, according to…

Classroom Innovations

For COVID catch-up, don’t remediate–accelerate

January 27, 2022 by Dr. Gene Kerns, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance

In 2022, accelerated learning will take off as teachers work to close pandemic-related learning gaps and discover the effectiveness and elegant simplicity of just-in-time review

One of the biggest changes educators will see in 2022 is the shift to accelerated learning. Educators have been experimenting with accelerated learning for some time, but in…

COVID-19 Update

7 tips for a strong remote learning strategy

December 21, 2021 by James Snyder, Executive Director, Camelot Education Academies at Hamilton

Thinking outside the classroom can lead to engaging ways to inspire students during remote learning

It’s halfway through the academic year, and schools across the United States are still wrestling with how to keep students enthusiastic about learning through a computer screen.

Cybersecurity learning standards offer a new look at a consistent threat

December 6, 2021 by Laura Ascione

New K-12 cybersecurity learning standards aim to build awareness and create a more diverse talent pipeline

CYBER.ORG has released the nation’s first voluntary K-12 cybersecurity learning standards to be used to in schools and districts around the country. As the United States continues to…

2 teacher perspectives on ELLs and learning loss

December 7, 2022November 5, 2021 by Kris Jagasia, Co-Founder and CEO, Off2Class

Teachers need support in a post-pandemic climate, including technology to address learning loss and additional opportunities for ELLs.

Since the pandemic started, teachers and students have had to transition from brick-and-mortar classrooms to virtual environments, and back. During this time, learning loss--the reversal of academic progress…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

How social and emotional competence leads to educational equity

December 7, 2022October 26, 2021 by Paul LeBuffe

Social and emotional skills are critical, and they foster educational equity by enabling the student to master and derive benefit from the curriculum

Educational equity is achieved by equipping students with tools to overcome some of the pre-existing barriers that impede their ability to succeed in school and thrive. Although educational…

National Report Reveals Educators Are Concerned About Student Preparedness This Year

October 1, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON (October 1, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, has released its “Educator Perceptions of Teaching and ... Read more

McGraw Hill Announces New Version of its Wonders K-5 English Language Arts Curriculum

September 13, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2021 — McGraw Hill today announced updates to its widely used and trusted Wonders English Language Arts program for grades K-5, ... Read more

Three tips to conquer bilingual barriers in the classroom

December 7, 2022September 9, 2021 by Stacey Hohertz, 8th Grade Teacher, Kirby Middle School

Multilingual students and ELLs face more than a few challenges in classrooms--here’s how to help them succeed

More than 10 percent of students in the United States are English language learners (ELLs) – that’s more than 4.8 million children nationwide. While these children don’t learn…

Why automation is key to education’s cybersecurity problem

August 23, 2021 by Renee Tarun, Deputy CISO, Fortinet

Education is consistently under-funded—and that’s why automation can play a critical part in keeping networks and data secure

Across industries, ransomware and cyberattacks have proliferated in the past year, largely due to the rapid shift to remote work and school. The education sector has been hit…

Slooh Launches New Grant to Help One Million Students Explore Space Using Its Robotic Telescopes

August 19, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Washington Depot, Connecticut, August 19, 2021 – Slooh, the only organization offering live online telescope feeds of amazing astronomical events ... Read more

Building & Campus Security

How AI technologies support school safety

December 7, 2022July 30, 2021 by Alok Jain, CEO and Founder, Quicklert, & Kevin Brown, Co-Founder and CSO, Quicklert

Technology has advanced to the point where many tools, including AI technologies, can alert educators of danger before a disaster occurs

The COVID pandemic has changed much about how we live and how we work. Nowhere is this more evident than in our schools – in how we safely…

21st Century Skills

Here’s why civics education should teach students how to self-govern

July 6, 2021 by Fred Fransen, Ph.D, CEO, Certell

A strong civics curriculum begins in school, but it continues with lifelong learning--here's what civics education should teach students.

Self-government has never been easy, and we are witnessing a true division of opinion about how our government should work. A solid civics education can prepare students to…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Equity and equality are not the same

December 7, 2022June 16, 2021 by JC Bowman, Executive Director, Professional Educators of Tennessee

Equity in education is absolutely critical for students to achieve their potential--but what does the term really mean?

A rising tide raises all boats. However, it is hard to guarantee equal outcomes in education when students are not starting from the same place, nor are they…

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Announce 2021 Making for Good Challenge Winners

April 29, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, April 29, 2021) – Today, three students across the United States are recognized for innovative solutions ... Read more

District Management

A guide to choosing the right edtech partner

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by John Wheeler, CEO, Vernier Software & Technology

4 questions every district leader should consider when choosing an edtech partner

With so many technologies and providers out there, how can district leaders choose the right edtech partner or partners? Below are four questions to consider during the procurement…

District Management

6 strategies for better K-12 cybersecurity

April 8, 2021 by Renee Tarun, deputy CISO, Fortinet

As COVID made remote and hybrid learning an everyday reality, it also exposed network vulnerabilities, making cybersecurity awareness more essential than ever

The education sector has had to rapidly adopt and scale new technologies to enable remote and hybrid learning as a result of the pandemic. This has created an…

District Management

The U.S. needs billions to close the digital divide

May 25, 2021March 18, 2021 by Laura Ascione

For too long, the digital divide has put far too many students at an unfair disadvantage, and it's about time to seriously address that gap, as seen on this keyboard with a digital divide key

As Americans close out one year of pandemic-related school disruption and head into a second, the digital divide remains a daunting challenge for K-12 public school systems in…

Classroom Innovations

PBL students excel compared to peers in typical classrooms

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 by Laura Ascione

The PBL teaching strategy offers engaging, real-world experiences for students and could prove helpful after COVID-related learning loss

Students in project-based learning (PBL) classrooms across the United States significantly outperform students in typical classrooms, according to four studies released from Lucas Education Research.

Oransi Offers 5 Tips for Schools Seeking Better Classroom Ventilation to Help Stop COVID-19 Spread

March 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Experts agree that ventilation in schools is inadequate and many administrators seek clarification regarding best practices to improve classroom air ... Read more

CoderZ Announces CoderZ League World Champions

March 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

CoderZ today announced the winners of the all-new CoderZ League: the Virtual Cyber Robotics Competition (formerly the Cyber Robotics Coding ... Read more

Lexia Learning’s PowerUp Literacy Program is 2.5x More Effective in Helping English Learners Close Critical Reading Gaps

March 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

A child sits reading on her tablet.

Many English Learners (ELs) across the United States have gone months without exposure to the academic English they require for ... Read more

CoderZ to Launch New CoderZ League Sprint Challenge Virtual Tournament in March

January 25, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

This year, students across the United States can look forward to another type of March Madness. On top of cheering ... Read more

VHS Learning Once Again Earns High Satisfaction Rates from Schools Around the Globe

January 19, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

$A kindergarten teacher recounts her journey in online math instruction to inspire confidence and collaboration in her students under extraordinary circumstances$

Students from schools in 66 countries (up from 44) and 46 U.S. states (up from 45) have enrolled in VHS ... Read more

Funding Year 2021 E-rate Application Window is Now Open

January 19, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

School funding has always been a challenge, but a recession and pandemic have made it even more of a hurdle for many districts in recent years

Funds For Learning announces that the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) opened the E-rate filing window on January 15, 2021, and will ... Read more

Discovery Inc. and Discovery Education Partner to Present Exclusive Virtual Field Trip Behind the Scenes of the Inauguration

January 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Inc. and Discovery Education are partnering to present I Do Solemnly Swear: The U.S. Presidential Inauguration to help educators, students, and families across ... Read more

District Management

7 resources to teach students about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by Laura Ascione

After a pro-Trump group attacked the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., teachers will need vetted resources to help students process the events

Citizens of the United States watched in shock on Jan. 6 as a group of pro-Trump supporters, who continue to maintain that the presidential election has been rigged,…

Impero Software Acquires Netop

January 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Impero, a leading provider of online student safety and classroom and network management software, today announced that it has acquired ... Read more

Registration is Now Open for the 10th annual PBL World Conference

January 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

School operations can't stop during COVID--here's how you can hold a productive virtual school board meeting during a pandemic

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), will host its 10th annual PBL World ... Read more

ALAS Applauds the Appointment of ALAS Member Dr. Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents (ALAS) applauds the appointment of ALAS member Dr. Miguel Cardona to the position ... Read more

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