Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2024

Nevertheless, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) State of Preschool 2023 Yearbook , in 2022-2023, more than 60 percent of pre-K children served were in public school settings, not private programs or home-based child care options.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2025

In elementary classrooms, the most effective model of blended learning is called the station rotation model. Some lower elementary educators may be hesitant to throw students onto a device and let them independently navigate technology tools. According to Blended Learning Universe (n.d.), According to Blended Learning Universe (n.d.),

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

HOUSTON — On a Saturday morning in August 2023, a crowd gathered outside the Houston Independent School District administration building with protest signs in hand. Demonstrators gather in August 2023 in protest of Houston ISD's plan to close libraries in schools. Photo by Nadia Tamez-Robledo for EdSurge. The problem?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we close the door on 2022 , we approach 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2023. They will continue to step up in 2023 to meet the challenge.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2023

The company had a particularly strong showing in the 2023 EdTech Awards , where its Phonics, Reading, and MeÔ was a finalist in the Literacy/Reading Solution category and the company’s Get Set for SchoolÒ won its category and was named the “Best Early Childhood/Kindergarten-Readiness Solution.”Adding

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If Abbot Elementary can represent Black educators and give educators a stress-relieving laugh that buoys them as they go back to their classrooms the next day, that’s a win. “We Immediately after we wrapped Season 1, we had an overwhelming respect for what educators do and felt a need to advocate for educators,” Williams said.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015. We are excited to begin the school year with these new resources.”.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

NEW YORK – On March 8, 2023, 296,090 students from around the world took part in ‘World Math Day’ , an online annual event that fosters a love of math in students and boosts their engagement in the subject. Notre Dame Elementary School, Grade 1 William D., Heritage Elementary School, Grade 4 Gian P.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2023

If Abbot Elementary can represent Black educators and give educators a stress-relieving laugh that buoys them as they go back to their classrooms the next day, that’s a win. “We Immediately after we wrapped Season 1, we had an overwhelming respect for what educators do and felt a need to advocate for educators,” Williams said.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2024

Department of Education's YOU Belong in STEM and the National Science Foundation's vision for the STEM Education of the Future underscore a national commitment to equipping students with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in a tech-centric world, ensuring equitable access to opportunities that foster innovation and sustain the economy.

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PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 27, 2023

As we look ahead to 2023, there is a plethora of EdTech available to schools that can improve efficiency and student engagement. In this article, we’ll be exploring the top 5 software products for schools in 2023. So, without further ado, let’s dive into the top 5 software products for schools in 2023.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Brainly’s survey earlier this year reveals that high-school students are also accessing AI-powered tools, such as those integrated into Brainly’s educational app, for individualized homework help. Key national findings: Of the 25 elementary teacher reading licensure tests in use by states, the majority (15) are weak.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With all the surprises sprung on the world over the last few years, it can be both exciting and frightening to imagine what 2023 might hold. These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2023

We are excited to announce the all-new EdTechTeacher Summer Learning Pass for 2023! Educators familiar with our last 20 years of high-quality workshops can now access EVERY workshop held this summer with one low-cost membership of $195. Learn more and register here! (

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With experts predicting more extreme weather in 2023, that undoubtedly means schools will suffer more disruptions in a K-12 education era already defined by pandemic-related learning setbacks. And those groups that just don't have the means or the access will be left even further behind.” million students out of school.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The two events prevented many children from accessing high-quality, in-person early care and education opportunities before kindergarten. Across the country, elementary school teachers and leaders report that children are entering kindergarten worse off than their peers of the past. It has also expanded the program in a few ways.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Aspiring to use AI for social good, he shared his vision of creating accessible technology that can improve quality of life. In early 2023, Livingston Schools held focus groups and surveys with students to understand their views on AI, which helped shape the district’s policy and curriculum.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

2023 calculations by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report reveal that fewer than 1 in 5 countries have legislation in place to prevent and act on cyberbullying in school. Cyberbullying in particular is fueled by a lack of proper policies and wide access to smartphones and other devices.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2024

House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would ban the popular social media platform TikTok — albeit for concern over China’s access to data — states like Oklahoma and Florida are considering laws that would tighten age restrictions for social media users. While the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

In Molly Long’s kindergarten class at Burrus Elementary in Hendersonville, Tenn., Manipulating numbers in different ways, part of a supplemental math curriculum for Murphy’s whole class at Hilltop Elementary in this suburb of Philadelphia, is an attempt to address those problems.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Our company launched with the idea that the foundation to learning is enabling students to make real-world connections through engaging, accessible content. 500 list in 2022 and landing on Time Magazines TIME100s list of the most influential companies in the world in 2023.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 High schoolers, whose day ends at lunchtime, will have access to college preparation, job training and counseling. After more than a year of teaching under quarantine, school districts have big plans for summer learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2023. They will continue to step up in 2023 to meet the challenge.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Students who miss school also miss important social interaction with their peers, access to regular meals and special services such as speech therapy or counseling. These districts implemented proactive, positive attendance management strategies and tools over three consecutive school years (2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-2024).

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We’re trying to teach them something that will ensure they have access to the grade-level rigor.” “I Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama. Piedmont Elementary School Principal Brigett Stewart and Piedmont Middle School Principal Chris Hanson on Aug. 31, 2023, in Piedmont, Ala.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Today, math scores are at pre-pandemic lows (thanks in part to years of remote learning) and elementary-aged children are falling behind grade-level standards, posing significant risks to children’s educational development.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

Every two or three years, state and federal laws regarding accessibility in education change. However, the goal is always the same: making sure that every student, at every level (classroom, building, district), has access to the resources they need to meet their learning goals. Highlights. Dr. Carol L.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

On February 13, 2023, the Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act was introduced in the Senate. The state of Delaware has made significant strides to ensure that students have access to technology at home , primarily through the provision of Wi-Fi hotspots.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2024

It is as if, after getting access to the steam engine in the 1700s, every manufacturer decided to keep production and quality the same, and just fire staff in response to new-found efficiency, rather than building world-spanning companies by expanding their outputs.” And he says the lab is committed to sharing what it learns.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

The Portland school district in Oregon planned to compress two levels of middle school math into one starting in 2023, but after criticism, said the issue needed more study. In a 2023 survey of middle-school principals by the Rand Corporation, 39 percent said their schools group students into separate classes based on achievement.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2024

A report last year from Emsisoft revealed a surge in K-12 cyberattacks with cases more than doubling from 45 in 2022 to 108 in 2023. This is what Canada’s Barnaby School District did across its 41 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools, uncovering more than 2,000 additional endpoints than previously thought.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

To help, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) partnered with VHS Learning to create the STEM Advanced Placement Access Expansion Opportunity , which enables up to 1,500 students within the state to take free AP® courses during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

From the outside, the building that was once Cold Springs Elementary School in Missoula, Montana, looks abandoned. Cold Springs Elementary was bursting at its nearly 90-year-old seams when it shut its doors in late 2018 and its students moved to a new facility. MISSOULA, Mont. Beige paint peels from its cinder-block facade.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In the latest study , published in January 2023, children who went to preschool were far more likely to go to college within a couple years of graduating high school. About 40 percent of the families took advantage of it and chose to send their children to a pre-K program at a public elementary school.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The accelerated track in middle and high school drew mostly from elementary schools in affluent neighborhoods, where students tended to perform better on a pre-algebra placement test that they had one chance to take as fifth graders. This practice — and mindset — must change.” She decided to talk with her principal at the time, Lisa Witcher.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The racial and socioeconomic gaps in math are stark: Only 28 percent of Black students and 31 percent Hispanic students nationwide took advanced math in high school compared with 46 percent of white students, according to a 2023 report from EdTrust. Just 22 percent of low-income students took advanced math.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

Just because a mandate has been passed, it doesn’t mean there’s necessarily a plan for implementation, access to training or a repository of resources, all of which are necessary to put it into practice with fidelity. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

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