eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Key points: Innovative new technologies and strategies are impacting education in 2024 65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024 Tech-less teaching methods could alienate tech-savvy Gen Zs For more news on edtech trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Does “new year, new you” apply to K-12 education in 2024?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This agreement, finalized in October 2024, follows an extensive evaluation process in which MMI reviewed area colleges and selected Lackawanna College to partner with for Pre-College programs. MMI is a school where every student can reach their full potential: academically, ethically, and socially.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Map reprinted from The Postsecondary Outcomes of High School Dual Enrollment Students A National and State-by-State Analysis (October 2024) Community College Research Center. Share of new college students in the fall of 2015 who were still in high school and taking a dual enrollment class. Dual enrollment is exploding. That’s up from 1.5

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for 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 2024. What are the projections for edtech?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Here are a few specific predictions about what that could look like in 2024 for policymakers, schools and districts, educators, and publishers. Publishers Publishers will continue to work toward aligning their instructional materials to the science of reading in 2024.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In the 2024-2025 academic year, nonprofit VHS Learning has committed to developing and delivering a new high-school level half-credit computer science course: Artificial Intelligence. As of the 2024 CSforALL Summit, 1,416 commitments have been announced, celebrated, and reported between 2017 and 2024.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Name: Caleb Brown Age: 20 College: Clemson University Area of study: History, secondary education Intends to teach: Social studies Hometown: Rock Hill, South Carolina EdSurge: What is one of your earliest memories of a teacher? I did go into an elementary school and I learned that I did not want to be an elementary school teacher.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2022

MDE is investing up to $49 million of its American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III funds in four new services to support student safety and learning statewide.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Across the country, elementary school teachers and leaders report that children are entering kindergarten worse off than their peers of the past. But many kids — and an increasing number over the last four years — lack access to the resources and experiences that introduce those skills to them before they start elementary school.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

At least seven states have passed recent legislation requiring schools to identify and support elementary students who are struggling in math. 30, 2024–or else they risk losing this important opportunity. States with similar laws include Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2022

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) was approved in three packages in 2020 and 2021. But there is a strict deadline: Schools must tap into ESSER no later than September 2024, which means the race is on for schools to find ways to use the money before they lose it.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

2020 and 2021 saw $190 billion in federal relief funds go to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). Districts received funds based on their Title I funding, and ESSER funds must be spent by September 2024. But why aren’t schools spending the money?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

While new data suggest students are making a “ ‘surprising’ rebound,” findings also show math and reading levels for elementary and middle school students are nowhere near pre-pandemic levels. The federal funding that is set to expire in 2024 cannot wipe away the adverse learning impacts of the pandemic.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

Conversations about the science of reading are happening primarily with elementary and early childhood educators. But how are we addressing the ways that the system has failed our secondary students when they first learned to read? Here are 4 simple steps to help educators begin implementing the science of reading.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2024

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund was one of the biggest education gambles ever taken by the federal government. billion in ESSER funds over three years that it was expected to use before the September 2024 deadline. billion , received over $1.2 billion, received approximately $4.2

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The center, which is in its final design phase, will open its doors in fall 2024 to serve 245 2- to 5-year-olds in the district. This is a major shift as the district’s existing preschool program is typically served from one portable classroom at several elementary school sites.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Based on trends observed in its markets, CTL executives provided an advanced look at what to expect in 2024 for Chromebook and ChromeOS device technologies and market trends. “Recently, the leaders at CTL got together to discuss the top trends we’re experiencing and excited about as we transition to 2024.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

The partnership, which commences with the 2023-2024 school year and continues through 2028, will leverage CAE’s best practices and decades of experience in developing high-quality innovative assessments. Approximately 12,200 elementary, middle, and high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia offer PLTW programs.

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2023

Districts need to plan now, so students don’t face chaos at the start of the 2024 school year with classrooms and teachers shuffled, programs abruptly dropped, demoralized staff, and leaders focusing on nothing but budget woes,” wrote Marguerite Roza, a professor at Georgetown University who studies school finance, in a recent article.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). Despite this flexibility, districts must spend their ESSER dollars by September 2024, before this infusion of federal funds winds down.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). Current Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2003-04. Effects of a reading intervention implemented at differing intensities for upper elementary students. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 45 (3), 217-231. State of Dyslexia.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2024

My curiosity was piqued by a new study , published in the June 2024 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Learning and Instruction, that evaluated the quality of ChatGPT’s feedback on students’ writing. 1 of Steiss et al, “Comparing the quality of human and ChatGPT feedback of students’ writing,” Learning and Instruction, June 2024.)

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

The grant project will run through June 30, 2024. VHS Learning is accredited by Middle States Association Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC), and Cognia. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2024

Tate presented her study on ChatGPT essay scoring at the 2024 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Philadelphia in April. Source: Tamara Tate, University of California, Irvine (2024). The paper is under peer review for publication and is still undergoing revision.)

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

The three iterations of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) program includes close to $200 billion for improving schools, with ear marks for IT, OT, and security included. School districts should get access to those funds and get a running start to improving OT security.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

The imminent end of ESSER funding has pushed school districts to a critical juncture, compelling them to confront budget deficits for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year before the “fiscal cliff” hits in 2025-2026.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for 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 2024. What are the projections for edtech?

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Volunteer teaching in the Bahamas during her junior year had made Brunnick seriously consider becoming an elementary school teacher. Thanks to VHS Learning, I was able to discover that being an elementary school teacher was indeed what I wanted to do.” Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

APRIL 25, 2023

The Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) has named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Reading an approved assessment for the state’s Missouri Read, Lead, Exceed literacy initiative.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Following their successful debut in LISA Academy classrooms, the charter district renewed the following Discovery Education services for the 2023-2024 school year: Discovery Education Experience.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Meanwhile, the percentage of elementary districts offering weekly vegan options increased from 16 percent to 60 percent over the last five years. Out of the 25 largest school districts in the state, only three elementary districts offer daily vegan options, the same number as did in 2019.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 2, 2021

billion went to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). In the third round, the federal government made its largest contribution to K-12 education: $130 billion to be spent by 2024. Thus, of the $30.7 billion designated for education, only $13.2 There are opportunities here for assessment companies.

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Discovery Education

APRIL 16, 2023

The Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER) are congressionally-approved rounds (3 total) of relief aid totaling $190 billion for school districts. We’re in Round II (due September 30, 2023) and districts and EdTech companies continue to gear up for Round III (due September 30, 2024).

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 24, 2023

ESSER, which stands for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief , was first established as part of the CARES Act, where additional funds were added to ESSER II and III. have been granted an extension to spend ESSER I funds (March 30, 2024). What is ESSER?

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Mira Education

MAY 20, 2024

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund , commonly referred to as ESSER, is a federal program that gave districts nearly $190 billion in response to the pandemic. In the 2023-2024 school year, they came together to rally behind a vision to Watch Achievement Rise or their “W.A.R.” What is ESSER funding?

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Gradelink

OCTOBER 7, 2021

For more information, go to the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education website. EANS II also requires that funds be obligated within 6 months; they must be spent no later than Sept. 30, 2023, with an additional year available if requested by the state (allowing spending until Sept.

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