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Category: Educational Stages


Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary

Staffed Up: 4 ways to tackle retention, recruitment challenges in early childhood education

May 31, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

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 […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

North Carolina bill would force accreditation changes for public colleges

May 23, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

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 […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

U.S. News changes undergraduate rankings methodology amid upheaval

May 22, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Designing a Modern K-12 Classroom: A Conversation with K-12 IT and Instruction Leaders

May 22, 2023

Via: EdTech Magazine

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 […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

How our campus created an inclusive esports program

May 17, 2023

Via: eCampus News

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

School safety a key focus as White House ‘maximizes’ Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

May 16, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

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 […]


Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary

Frog Street Pre-K Curriculum Linked to Improved School Readiness

May 12, 2023

Via: eSchool News

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 […]


Education Tech, Educational Stages, Higher Education

How Instructional Technology Is Impacting Higher Education

May 4, 2023

Via: EdTech Magazine

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Do Schools Have the Funding to Manage Third-Party Risk?

May 4, 2023

Via: EdTech Magazine

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 […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

A smarter way to think about college

April 28, 2023

Via: eSchool News

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Student mental health tops list of school safety concerns

April 27, 2023

Via: eSchool News

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

COVID-19 Hit Schools Unequally, But Data Shows Learning Recovery Is Equally Slow

April 20, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Building Back Better: How K-12 Schools Can Use COVID Relief Funds for Learning Loss

April 19, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

North Dakota to require computer science for all K-12 students

April 18, 2023

Via: eSchool News

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 […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

Community colleges, credential programs see enrollment uptick

April 18, 2023

Via: eCampus News

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

5 essential STEM education reads

April 17, 2023

Via: eSchool News

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, […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

The world is changing, so why isn’t high school curriculum?

April 12, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Edtech is critical in evolving school environments

April 10, 2023

Via: eSchool News

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 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

As enrollments decline, state leaders should help districts mitigate school closure pressures

April 6, 2023

Via: EdSource

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 […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

What to know about active learning and college student identities

April 5, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

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 […]