Category: Educational Stages

May 31, 2023

At Pittsburgh Public Schools, families are often denied early childhood spots because their income is too high to meet requirements under the grants that fund the programs. “There are a lot of families that we turn away that are not […]

May 23, 2023

North Carolina’s public institutions, including community colleges, would need to change accreditors every cycle — typically between five and 10 years — under a bill that passed the state’s Senate this month. Certain academic programs that may have more intricate […]

May 22, 2023

Turmoil around U.S. News’ rankings began late last year when contingents of law, and then medical schools, announced they would no longer cooperate by giving data to the publication. Their reasons for rejecting the rankings varied, but many cited concerns […]

May 22, 2023

Irving Independent School District is no stranger to digital innovation. Nestled between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, the district of 32,000 students has spent more than 20 years integrating technology into the classroom. It was one of the first districts […]

May 17, 2023

With esports growing fast among college students, educators across the U.S. face an opportunity to build programs that foster inclusivity and diversity in ways traditional sports fall short. It’s no secret that esports are rapidly rising in popularity. The esports […]

May 16, 2023

The White House’s 13-point plan to make the most of BSCA funding for school safety comes as the number of school shootings in the first three months of 2023 surpassed the same period last year. Other K-12 initiatives in the […]

May 12, 2023

Frog Street, an early childhood education company designed around the latest science in early brain development, has announced the results of a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins School of Education evaluating the efficacy of the Frog Street Pre-K curriculum […]

May 4, 2023

When the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends toward remote instruction, asynchronous learning and more, classrooms were inundated with new technologies that were intended to help. The sudden push forced higher education institutions sometimes reticent instructors to adopt these tools to facilitate […]

May 4, 2023

The recent government attention on K–12 cybersecurity has, in many ways, benefited school districts by raising awareness of security threats. However, schools can’t take action to meet the government’s recommendations without funding. They don’t have the budgets to implement the […]

April 28, 2023

This month, hundreds of thousands of graduating high school seniors are weighing their college options. For many, it’s an intensely stressful time as they are rejected or waitlisted by schools they aspired to attend and decide where they will spend […]

April 27, 2023

Educators participating in a recent survey overwhelmingly believe that the Covid pandemic has increased student mental health needs–and in many instances, mental health issues are the biggest obstacle to school safety. These latest statistics are found in the 2023 School […]

April 20, 2023

When schools were forced to go remote during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it shone a spotlight on inequities that had long plagued education. For example, teachers serving schools with high levels of student poverty were far more […]

April 19, 2023

As schools across the country look to recover from the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruptions, federal relief funds can go a long way toward supporting students and building a brighter future for education. The $190 billion provided through the […]

April 18, 2023

North Dakota has become the first state to require computer science and cybersecurity education for all K-12 students. Gov. Doug Burgum and North Dakota School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler celebrated the governor’s signing of HB1398, which requires the teaching of computer […]

April 18, 2023

Enrollment at community colleges is beginning to grow this spring, with a 2.1 percent increase over last spring, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Stay Informed with the Latest Enrollment Information, the first-look spring 2023 enrollment report found […]

April 17, 2023

STEM education is a critical part of a comprehensive K-12 education–it helps students build and improve critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and it teaches students to be persistent when presented with a challenge. And while STEM education is essential, […]

April 12, 2023

It’s that time of year. High schools around the country are posting the news of college acceptances. Tacked to a board in the halls are smiling photos of 12th-graders with their college acceptances listed beside their names. This is the […]

April 10, 2023

K-12 schools are facing a host of new challenges coming out of the pandemic, but many educators and school leaders believe technology holds the key to solving even the most entrenched problems, according to new data from Promethean. The annual […]

April 6, 2023

New school enrollment numbers in California point to an uncomfortable truth: California may have too many schools for its shrinking student population. As declining enrollment puts pressure on school district budgets, many districts are considering school closures — an option […]

April 5, 2023

Fifty-five percent of students say a teaching style that didn’t work for them has impeded their success in a class since starting college. That makes it the No. 1 reported barrier to academic success in the recent Student Voice survey […]