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Category: Secondary Education


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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Secondary Education

My Sister Taught Me to Have Empathy for Students in Middle School

March 29, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

In some ways, middle school is very much the same as it was a decade ago. In my own classroom, I recognize some of the hallmarks of the middle school years — changing voices, students spurting up three inches by […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

The purpose of a K-12 education: Who decides and how do we get there?

March 17, 2023

Via: eSchool News

In a recent report by Populace (2022), 55 percent of American parents expressed their desire for educators to rethink how today’s K-12 schools are educating our children. The study found that, despite the widespread perception that American society wants K-12 […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

How Desk Chairs Became a Lesson About What We Deserve in Public Schools

March 15, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

One of my rituals at the start of each school year is to clean student desks and chairs. Year after year, before students arrive for their first day of school, I scrub and shine these desks. My hands, raw from […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

4 key ways schools can strengthen and advance cybersecurity strategies

March 1, 2023

Via: eSchool News

In a 2022 survey, 72 percent of the participating school administrators responded that cybersecurity was either a priority or high priority for their district leadership and local school boards. However, only 14 percent of the respondents said their district was […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

CUNY Program for High School Seniors Boosts College Enrollment

February 7, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

New York high school seniors who participated in a City University of New York system mentoring program were seven percentage points more likely to enroll in college, according to a new study by the system’s Office of Applied Research, Evaluation […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

AVID has huge benefits for high school students

January 12, 2023

Via: eSchool News

New UCLA-led research finds that a college preparatory program for youth experiencing educational inequities that operates in about 13 percent of U.S public high schools has a positive effect on students’ social networks, psycho-social outcomes, and health behaviors. The findings, […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Most high school grads feel their skills aren’t up to par

January 12, 2023

Via: eCampus News

Most high school graduates (75 percent) do not feel prepared to make college or career decisions after graduation, according to a survey from YouScience, a college and career readiness company. The national online survey, Post-Graduation Readiness Report, polled more than […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

High School program linked to lower substance use, better health behaviors

December 16, 2022

Via: ScienceDaily

The findings, published Dec. 16 in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics, suggests that the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) program, aimed at increasing educational opportunities for under-represented and economically disadvantaged students, also significantly reduces substance use. “Academic tracking” is a common […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Howard Launches High School Math Class for College Credit

October 5, 2022

Via: Inside Higher Ed

Howard University is launching an algebra course for college credit at high schools in historically underserved communities created in partnership with Khan Academy, according to an announcement today. The class will be coordinated by the National Education Equity Lab, an […]