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Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program Prepares 151 New Teachers for Full-Time Positions Across Miami-Dade County Classrooms

August 21, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

MIAMI, FL – Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program (TAP) is tackling South Florida’s teacher shortage head-on by creating a clear ... Read more

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Growing Number of K-12 Districts Add ParentSquare to Strengthen Family Engagement Efforts

July 15, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — As educators wrap up the 2023-24 academic year, school-home engagement remains a top priority. To unify ... Read more

Literacy

Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

June 17, 2024 by Ian Hartigan, Chalkbeat

Post-COVID, with reading challenges, we must catch our older students up on second grade literacy skills without infantilizing the content.

Literacy is a foundational skill for learning new content and as an upper elementary science teacher, my soon-to-be middle schoolers have ideally made the vital transition from “learning…

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Massachusetts Students Double Literacy Growth In Ignite Reading’s Tutoring Program

April 5, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON – Ignite Reading, a national tutoring program serving 20 districts in Massachusetts, announced significant literacy gains for 4,300 K-8 ... Read more

Texas K12 charter connects 28 schools together to elevate educational experiences

April 19, 2024March 18, 2024 by Jeff Festa

International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas) is a free K-12 charter school program serving over 23,000 children on 21 campuses. ... Read more

McKeel Academy empowers edtech learning with increased bandwidth

April 19, 2024March 18, 2024 by Jeff Festa

The Schools of McKeel Academy consist of three institutions in Lakeland, Florida. These provide free education to children in ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

How this middle school teacher gets students to challenge themselves in math

January 23, 2024 by Samantha Lauten, Chalkbeat

$This believes that giving students the opportunity to work on more difficult equations fosters excitement for math.$

When Salvador Quijada, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at Philip’s Academy Charter School, thinks back on his own journey as a mathematician, he gives credit to…

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Enhancing Communication and Safety at American Heritage Charter School with Rise Vision

January 8, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Rise Vision, the #1 digital signage software is excited to announce the release of its newest case study featuring American ... Read more

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VHS Learning Earns MSA-CESS Reaccreditation

December 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – VHS Learning has once again received accreditation from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), ... Read more

School Management

School leaders need to create opportunities for teachers as well as for students

October 26, 2023 by Garland Thomas-McDavid, Chalkbeat New York

I’m a Black woman who never saw herself as a school CEO--that’s a problem, and here’s what we can do to create opportunities for teachers.

While some of the recent efforts focused on recruiting more teachers of color have paid off, keeping those teachers in our schools and classrooms is an urgent challenge.

A charter school gets e-learning up to speed with a modern WiFi solution

April 19, 2024October 4, 2023 by Jeff Festa

The mission at The Academy of Hope, a public charter school for kindergarten through eighth grade, is to maximize ... Read more

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Arkansas’ LISA Academy Renews Partnership with Global Edtech Leader Supporting Student Success

August 10, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte, NC — Arkansas’ LISA Academy public charter school district today announced the renewal of its partnership with worldwide edtech leader ... Read more

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Texas Education Agency Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment as an Approved Grade 7 Reading Instrument

July 27, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Commissioner’s List of Approved Grade ... Read more

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PowerSchool Partners with Scribbles Software to add More than 2,000 Colleges to the Naviance eDocs Network

April 14, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte, North Carolina – Scribbles Software today announced a partnership with PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software ... Read more

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New Mexico’s Middle College High School Selects Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives to Support Student Science Explorations

April 12, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte, NC —New Mexico’s Middle College High School, a public charter school within Gallup-McKinley County Public School District, today announced ... Read more

Online & Hybrid Learning

Online tutoring is changing how we support our students

April 10, 2023 by Patrick Williams, Principal, Baker Charter Schools

Online tutoring gives our students access to the critical academic support they need, even outside traditional school hours

As the latest results from the National Assessment of Academic Progress (NAEP) make clear, we have a long way to go to ensure that our students are achieving…

Online & Hybrid Learning

How I make online teaching work as a high school educator

December 7, 2022September 9, 2022 by Brit Quarnberg, High School Mathematics Teacher, Great Lakes Learning Academy

When the pandemic hit and schools across the country shifted to virtual, an educator saw an opportunity to make a change that would support her career and love for traveling

I have been teaching at traditional and charter schools for the past 18 years, and I remain encouraged by the determination of the students I serve, even when…

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Connecticut’s Jumoke Academy Charter School Selects Discovery Education Social Studies Services to Propel Student Success

August 19, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, MD — Connecticut’s Jumoke Academy Charter School today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education, the worldwide edtech ... Read more

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North Carolina Education Corps and Littera Education Partner to Improve Reading Achievement for North Carolina K-3 Students

June 29, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

New York — The North Carolina Education Corps (NCEC) will partner with Littera Education to support and improve reading outcomes ... Read more

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Los Angeles Unified School District Offers Spectrum Enterprise Stay Connected K-12 Solution to Families as a Way to Receive Robust Home Internet Access at No Cost to Students

May 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES – Charter Communications, Inc. today announced that it is working with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the country’s ... Read more

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Bamboo Learning’s “Comprehension Through Conversation” EdTech Solution for K–5 Students Gaining Momentum

March 7, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

SEATTLE—March 7, 2022—Bamboo Learning, Inc. today announced that Bamboo learning EDU, the first “Comprehension Through Conversation” learning application for students ... Read more

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KIPP Public Schools Expands Partnership with YouScience Bringing Student Aptitude Assessments to 48 Schools Across the Nation

March 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, YouScience announced its career guidance tool, YouScience Discovery, is now available for students in 48 ... Read more

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K-12 Districts Nationwide Expand Usage of ParentSquare to Strengthen Family Engagement

January 20, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. Jan. 20, 2022—As educators gear up for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year, school-to-home engagement continues ... Read more

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Inaugural Catalyze Challenge Winners To Transform Journey From Classroom To Career

November 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SAN FRANCISCO, NOVEMBER 4, 2021 – In an effort to level the playing field for all students and catapult young ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

5 ways bullying changed during the pandemic

October 27, 2021 by Jaclyn Snyder, Seventh Grade Middle School Counselor, Insight PA Cyber Charter School

While bullying may have changed during COVID, cyberbullying is still a very real concern and remains a significant threat to students.

Throughout my career as a school counselor, I’ve worked with students in a variety of educational settings. This includes alternative and charter schools, traditional brick-and-mortar settings, and online…

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ASU Prep Digital Forges Partnership With Ohio Charter School Network To Reduce Student Learning Loss Due To Covid Quarantine

September 17, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

ARIZONA AND OHIO (Sept. 16, 2021) – After powering through a year or more of remote and hybrid learning due ... Read more

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Cleveland Metropolitan School District Deploys the Stay Connected K-12 Solution from Spectrum Enterprise to Enhance the Learning Experience for Students Needing Robust Home Internet

September 8, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

CLEVELAND, Ohio – With many school districts continuing to look for ways to help students who don’t have robust internet service ... Read more

District Management

Engaging resources were critical to successful pandemic learning

August 11, 2021 by ESchool Media Contributors

New research reveals that high-quality instructional materials supported partnerships between students, families, and educators, which in turn supported successful pandemic learning

New research released by the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL)at Columbia University finds that digitally accessible, high-quality instructional materials designed to bring students, families, and educators…

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Reading Plus Insight Assessment Approved As Universal Screener For Hawaii Department of Education Longitudinal Data System

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Literacy Measurement Tool is the Only LDS-integrated Assessment That Provides Data on Student Motivation and Silent Reading Rate Winooski, Vt. ... Read more

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Hand2Mind Delivers Custom, Screen-Free Solutions to Los Angeles Unified School District to Support At-Home Learning

February 17, 2021February 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

21st-century students are certainly surrounded by technology, but they still need some guidance as they grow

Hand2mind, a family-owned educational resource company, is delivering custom solutions to help solve the complex challenges faced by the Los ... Read more

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Samsung’s Display Solutions Help Reimagine the Classroom for one of the U.S.’s Largest Charter School Support Organizations, Academica

September 10, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced today its partnership with Academica – one of the largest charter school support organizations in ... Read more

District Management

Is it time to retire letter grades?

November 20, 2020July 23, 2020 by Dennis Pierce

5 ways to create a community of learners

The COVID-19 pandemic has been incredibly disruptive to education, hindering instruction and other services for thousands — perhaps millions — of K-12 students across the United States. But…

SEL & Well-Being

How SEL inspired a transformation in my school

December 13, 2018November 23, 2018 by Vanessa Drumm-Canepa

When I accepted the position as principal at Langley Elementary in Washington, D.C., I had two objectives in mind: one, to empower teachers who truly care about supporting…

Educational Leadership

Study: Here’s what makes parents turn to charter schools

January 25, 2023January 18, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Public school parents who are “very dissatisfied” with their child’s school are 2.5 times more likely to switch to a charter school than parents who are “very satisfied,”…

Online & Hybrid Learning

Blog: Volusia County Schools Enhance Learning Through Digital Classrooms

January 25, 2023January 7, 2018 by Vcarlson

Volusia County Schools set into motion a 5-year technology plan in order to transition to all-digital classrooms by 2020. Comprised ... Read more

Online & Hybrid Learning

Why this school is thriving after implementing a 100% blended learning model

January 25, 2023December 13, 2017 by By John D. Butler, Ph.D., PE

Located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, 225 students along with the faculty and staff of the Village Green Virtual Charter High School (VGV) have been pioneering the school…

District Management

Thriving special education programs have these 7 elements

August 31, 2018November 24, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Focusing on inclusion, using data, and forming partnerships are among the practices that can help make special education programs successful in schools, according to a report.

District Management

Can traditional public schools win in an age of school choice? Yes—and here’s how

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

Public schools must ensure continued success in order to compete for students against charter schools, online learning, and other forms of education. Dissatisfied students, parents, and even staff…

News

‘Shocking’ DeVos stance on discrimination

May 25, 2017 by Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times

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News

Trump’s ed budget: A ‘betrayal’ and a ‘meat cleaver’ to public education

March 17, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Under President Trump's proposed FY 2018 budget, school choice would receive a massive $1.4 billion while the Education Department undergoes a $9 billion, or 13 percent, cut. Overall,…

Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program Prepares 151 New Teachers for Full-Time Positions Across Miami-Dade County Classrooms

Growing Number of K-12 Districts Add ParentSquare to Strengthen Family Engagement Efforts

Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

Massachusetts Students Double Literacy Growth In Ignite Reading’s Tutoring Program

How this middle school teacher gets students to challenge themselves in math

Enhancing Communication and Safety at American Heritage Charter School with Rise Vision

VHS Learning Earns MSA-CESS Reaccreditation

School leaders need to create opportunities for teachers as well as for students

Arkansas’ LISA Academy Renews Partnership with Global Edtech Leader Supporting Student Success

Texas Education Agency Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment as an Approved Grade 7 Reading Instrument

New Mexico’s Middle College High School Selects Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives to Support Student Science Explorations

Online tutoring is changing how we support our students

How I make online teaching work as a high school educator

Connecticut’s Jumoke Academy Charter School Selects Discovery Education Social Studies Services to Propel Student Success

North Carolina Education Corps and Littera Education Partner to Improve Reading Achievement for North Carolina K-3 Students

Los Angeles Unified School District Offers Spectrum Enterprise Stay Connected K-12 Solution to Families as a Way to Receive Robust Home Internet Access at No Cost to Students

Bamboo Learning’s “Comprehension Through Conversation” EdTech Solution for K–5 Students Gaining Momentum

KIPP Public Schools Expands Partnership with YouScience Bringing Student Aptitude Assessments to 48 Schools Across the Nation

K-12 Districts Nationwide Expand Usage of ParentSquare to Strengthen Family Engagement

Inaugural Catalyze Challenge Winners To Transform Journey From Classroom To Career

ASU Prep Digital Forges Partnership With Ohio Charter School Network To Reduce Student Learning Loss Due To Covid Quarantine

Cleveland Metropolitan School District Deploys the Stay Connected K-12 Solution from Spectrum Enterprise to Enhance the Learning Experience for Students Needing Robust Home Internet

Engaging resources were critical to successful pandemic learning

Reading Plus Insight Assessment Approved As Universal Screener For Hawaii Department of Education Longitudinal Data System

Hand2Mind Delivers Custom, Screen-Free Solutions to Los Angeles Unified School District to Support At-Home Learning

Samsung’s Display Solutions Help Reimagine the Classroom for one of the U.S.’s Largest Charter School Support Organizations, Academica

Is it time to retire letter grades?

Study: Here’s what makes parents turn to charter schools

Blog: Volusia County Schools Enhance Learning Through Digital Classrooms

Why this school is thriving after implementing a 100% blended learning model

Thriving special education programs have these 7 elements

Can traditional public schools win in an age of school choice? Yes—and here’s how

‘Shocking’ DeVos stance on discrimination

Trump’s ed budget: A ‘betrayal’ and a ‘meat cleaver’ to public education

Illustration, Comic & Animation App Clip Studio Paint Named Best for Large Screens by Google Play

Savvas Learning Company Extends Collaboration with Cognizant, Leader in Driving Enterprise Transformation

AI-Enabled Personal Professional Learning Rural District Grant Winner Announced

Otus and Discovery Education Forge New Strategic Partnership to Maximize Student Achievement Nationwide

VHS Learning Among 136 Organizations Committed to Advancing Computer Science Education through CSforALL

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