Top Approaches to Skill Building for Future-Ready Students
Integrating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects into curricula—from K-12 to higher ed levels—is essential in meeting the modern ... Read more
Higher Ed
How to weave video game principles into the classroom
Student engagement is vital for any educator throughout the length of a course. The unfortunate reality is that a great teacher only has control of a student’s environment…
How to Create a Culture-Conscious Campus
The Culture Conscious Campuses Model which has been approved by the Texas Education Agency commissioner as a research-based instructional model with proven results in increasing academic success for…
What were the most-read stories of 2023?
It wasn’t all about AI in higher ed in 2023, but just about! In this special episode of Innovations in Education, editors Laura Ascione and Kevin Hogan go…
Believing the Hope, Not the Hype, of AI
How much longer will our newsfeeds be stuffed with headlines either extolling AI as the greatest thing since sliced bread or damning it as a sign of the…
How to prioritize the future of historically underserved learners
This week the collaborative funding initiative Catalyze opened grant applications for round three of the Catalyze Challenge. This new round of grants aims to reimagine the connections between…
The Social Institute Expands Staff to Meet Growing Need for Nurturing Student Well-Being, Including Positive Social Media & Tech Education
Durham, N.C. – The Social Institute today announced Chris Valada has joined the company as Head of New Partnerships, leading ... Read more
Gen Z students are aiming for STEM careers
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…
Territorium Launches First AI-Powered Comprehensive Learner Record for Higher Ed and K-12, TerritoriumCLR™
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 3, 2021 — Territorium, a global education technology leader with 9 million users worldwide, today announced the U.S. launch ... Read more
Free At-Home Learning Content During Crisis
WESTCHESTER, IL, Mar 18, 2020 – Follett, a trusted partner to PreK-12 schools, public libraries, and college campuses for more than 145 ... Read more
Why lifelong learning matters for K-12 students
In an ever-changing global workforce, today's students are developing skills to make them productive members of tomorrow's workforce. Perhaps one of the most important skills they'll learn is…
How to balance work and study as a teacher
According to LinkedIn’s 2018 Workforce Learning Report, 93 per cent of employees would stay at a company longer if their ... Read more
Student: How a virtual education prepared me for higher ed
For home-schooled students like me, the process of earning a high school diploma is a bit more complicated than it is for “traditional” pupils. Those complications extend into…
This program could skyrocket AP scores
Participating in a specific college readiness program could cause a massive increase in qualifying Advanced Placement (AP) scores for students. Schools that complete the first year of the…
The 2 edtech fields with the most potential under Trump
The tumultuous early weeks of the Trump administration have produced plenty of headlines and controversy, but almost nothing on higher education. The nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy…
This pathway helps students better prepare for college
A new “MicroMajor” program from the University of Texas at Austin will help high school students better prepare for the ... Read more
5 critical considerations for CBE and CBL implementation
As schools begin to invest in competency-based education (CBE) and higher ed institutions set up competency-based programs, two of the big questions often unanswered become “is their focus…
New CTE bill creates new routes to credentialing
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced a bill to give more high school students the opportunity to take career and technical education college courses…
7 new standards for excellent online learning leadership
As online learning evolves from amateur experimentation to a mainstream professional entity on campus, new standards for quality online learning leadership are emerging in order to not only…
3 reasons why AI is education’s future
If you ask kids today why phrases like “hang up” the phone or “roll down” the window exist, chances are they’ll have no idea. Fast-forward to the near…
Data and salary trackers are helping students pick better careers
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Learning List, The College Board forge AP materials alliance
Learning List, an instructional materials review service for schools and districts, has formed an alliance with The College Board to provide professional, independent reviews of Advanced Placement (AP)…
New sites use research to help students select the right college
A series of state-specific websites, grounded in work conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), will offer students a new way to plan for life after high…
Michigan high schools selected to host college advisers
Sixty-two Michigan high schools were selected to host college advisers to help more students make it into college after being selected to join the Michigan College Access Network’s…
Researchers tackle gender bias in STEM education
STEM education at the K-12 and university levels has seen its share of headlines, as industry experts and policymakers tout its importance in the nation's economy and workforce.…
Georgia students leverage Parchment to improve college access
High school and college students across the state of Georgia are leveraging simple solutions every day to improve their access to their next educative journey. Parchment, a leading…
Can $47M help improve universities’ principal training?
District administrators say university principal programs need to improve A new five-year, $47 million initiative from the Wallace Foundation will ... Read more
Tenn. district, Discovery promote college readiness
Tennessee’s Maury County Public Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education focused on building challenging, problem-based learning (PBL) environments districtwide that help support students’ college and…
New tool helps middle school students assess college readiness
The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) has developed a new College Explorer tool that enables middle school and early high school-age students to use their Measures of Academic Progress…
Report explores 3 college, career readiness strategies
A new white paper introduces three "readiness models" designed to gauge students' preparedness for college and workforce success. "On Track: Redefining Readiness in Education and the Workplace," from…
Tests suggest most Kansas students not ready for college
A majority of Kansas public school students aren't on track to be ready academically for college based on their scores on standardized English and math tests this past…
nytEducation debuts pre-collegiate courses
The New York Times has announced that its education initiative, nytEducation – The School of The New York Times, will launch a pre-collegiate division in October 2015 with…
Growth of a combined high school, community college program
A River Parishes Community College (La.) program that lets students simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an associate's degree will have its largest freshman class yet when…