The dos and don’ts of parent-educator communication
Strong parent communication ensures that both parties can collaborate as a team throughout the year for the child’s best interest.
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Schools must do more to help families overcome language barriers
It’s a well-documented fact that children experience better academic achievement and social adjustment when parents are involved in their education, but navigating a school system can be challenging.
What data is necessary to help students succeed?
In education, the quality and type of feedback students receive can significantly influence their academic success. Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such…
Educator-parent communication doesn’t have to be a struggle
When I think about the challenges and tribulations facing us as educators today, none are more urgent, in my opinion, than improving the communication links between educators and…
Best of ISTE: How to Build Student Engagement
Lego Education hosted a breakfast panel on ISTE Day #1 devoted to one of the most perplexing post-pandemic problems for ... Read more
ISTELive news: LEGO Education previews student engagement data
LEGO Education’s Dr. Jenny Nash, Head of Education Impact, previewed compelling and surprising data on the U.S. student disengagement crisis. ... Read more
Community is Key to Saving Schools
While not a new concept, the importance of building a sense of community within school districts has never been more ... Read more
The evolving requirements of a K-12 school network
As the school year began this year, the White House announced several initiatives to curb cyberattacks on K-12 schools. This was in response to a 2022-2023 school year…
6 trends to watch in K-12 schools in 2024
As we move through the beginning of 2024, parent power, rethinking assessments, and career and technical education (CTE) for every student are some of the trends rippling through…
Loudoun County Public Schools Offers New Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources for Parents and Students
SALT LAKE CITY – The Cook Center for Human Connection, a nonprofit dedicated to mental health and suicide prevention, has ... Read more
Helping students navigate college majors
Deciding on a college major is a tricky decision for even the most dedicated of students. Before enrolling, students have to consider their own skills, their career prospects,…
6 tips for communicating with emergent bilingual families
Experienced educators understand that students thrive when their families are actively engaged in their education. This is particularly crucial as we navigate the challenges of helping students recover…
How we ensure flexibility in our school district communications
Like any district, we often need to communicate with our families about upcoming events, days schools might be closed, or details about crises, among other things. With such…
Your top 5 school-home communication challenges, solved
Implementing a unified communication solution focused on family engagement provides school districts with multiple benefits. An intuitive, easy-to-use program can standardize communication between school and home, for example,…
Engaging All Parents: A 6 Part Guide to School Communications That Work
Almost 50 million children are enrolled in US public schools. Let’s make sure we’re reaching their families like we should ... Read more
CoderZ Names Tony Oran as Chief Executive Officer
DERRY, N.H. – CoderZ, the award-winning, gamified, cloud-based robotics and STEM platform, has announced that Tony Oran is joining the ... Read more
Ransomware attacks on schools are only getting worse
Just a few years ago, ransomware probably didn’t rank very high on a list of things parents regularly talked about. But the odds are getting higher that if…
Federal COVID relief funding will dry up soon. Are districts ready?
For the past couple of years, the Detroit Public Schools Community District has been able to tap its share of federal COVID relief aid to fund after-school enrichment…
5 ways video improves school-home communication
Increasingly, district leaders are incorporating video into school-home communication. Many districts that tried video options out of necessity during the pandemic are seeing the benefits that video can…
Parents are turning to schools for student mental health
School counselors and social workers, teachers, and administrators have always been integral to a parent's support network. This is particularly true for children who struggle in class and…
5 Strategies to build into your school’s remote education strategy
Learning is social. Remote teaching must have a virtual classroom platform that enables engaging content, student participation and collaboration, professional ... Read more
3 ways schools play a vital role in community safety
Schools do so much for a community. They provide a safe place for children to learn and grow each day, filled with educators who truly care. However, as…
SchoolStatus Names New Chief Revenue Officer and Expands Sales Team to Build on its Continued Growth
RIDGELAND, Miss., August 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SchoolStatus, a leading provider of an education communications platform designed to improve student outcomes through data ... Read more
How our district established a unified communication platform
With 3,300 students across three different schools, our district was using a variety of diverse applications for school-to-home communications. They all handled separate aspects of our teacher-parent communications,…
SchoolStatus Acquires TeachBoost, Enhancing Communications and Support Solutions for K12 Educators
RIDGELAND, Miss. , March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SchoolStatus, a leading provider of K-12 school communications solutions designed to improve student outcomes through data ... Read more
3 proactive school safety measures leaders can take in 2022
Nationwide, schools are preparing for potentially harmful threats, putting precautions in place, and evolving the school safety landscape.
5 tips to increase parent engagement
Parent-school relationships have always been a vital part of student success, but the importance of establishing and maintaining meaningful parent engagement was emphasized by the pandemic.
How coding shapes students’ future success
With unpredictability fast becoming our daily bread, what can be more important than preparing the next generations for future challenges? Every parent wants to secure the best foundation…
California’s Oakland USD Adopts Aeries Communications Powered by ParentSquare to Enhance School-Home Engagement Efforts
Santa Barbara, CA—Nov. 17, 2021—Aeries Communications—the unified school-home communications platform powered by ParentSquare for the Aeries® Student Information System (SIS)—is ... Read more
7 strategies to get teacher buy-in for new technology tools
Parent engagement is a driving factor behind any child’s success in school—but a nationwide survey of more than 1,000 teachers found that parents are often disengaged in their…
SchoolStatus Acquires Operoo; Accelerates Vision to Build World’s Leading Unified K-12 Analytics, Communications, and Workflow Platform
RIDGELAND, Miss., Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SchoolStatus, a leading provider of an education communications platform designed to improve student outcomes through ... Read more
Student-centered learning lessons from the Future Ready Library Summit
As students across the country began heading back to classrooms, a couple hundred library leaders participated in one of this summer’s Future Ready Library Summits. The guiding principle…
ParentSquare Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Unifying School-Home Communications and Strengthening Family Engagement
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. SEPTEMBER 10, 2021—For decades, districts, schools, and teachers used different tools to communicate with families, making it ... Read more
ClassTag Launches ClassTag Goods to Eliminate Needless Teacher Out-of-Pocket Spending
NEW YORK, NY, August 12, 2021: ClassTag, the leading parent-teacher engagement platform, today announced the launch of ClassTag Goods, a ... Read more
What the pandemic has taught me about education
I’m not a formal educator, but I am a parent to a student who spent a good chunk of the last year learning from home. I also work…
7 ways to get teacher buy-in for new edtech
Parent engagement is a driving factor behind any child’s success in school—but a recent nationwide survey of more than 1,000 teachers found that parents are often disengaged in…
5 ways to make the summer count for students
Whether you’re working to engage kids at home, or planning for how to engage them in school, we’ve rounded up tips for schools and parents to make the…
MetaMetrics Unveils Lexile & Quantile Educator Academy for Teacher Professional Development
Teachers enroll now in new online professional development courses designedto improve student achievement in reading and math DURHAM, N.C. – ... Read more
Virtual learning will become more permanent post-COVID
About two in 10 U.S. school districts have already adopted, plan to adopt or are considering adopting virtual learning after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to…
Emeritus Expands into K12 through Acquisition of iD Tech Bringing Equitable STEM Education to Adults and Youth Globally
The companies will bring expert instruction in STEM fields to individuals worldwide,with a shared goal of bridging the STEM opportunity ... Read more