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Educational Stages, Secondary Education

How can conflict resolution be embedded in classrooms?

February 21, 2024

Via: K-12 Dive

Embedding social-emotional learning practices in curriculum can help students strengthen their conflict-resolution toolkits by developing related skills such as self-awareness, communication and self-management. These can be developmentally taught across K-12 through cooperative games and activities, and by teaching students phrases […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Discovery Education Enhances K-12 Platform with New Games, Interactives, Career Resources, and More to Nurture Student Curiosity  

February 20, 2024

Via: eSchool News

Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced the addition of new games, interactives, career resources and more to its award-winning K-12 learning platform, Discove ry Education Experience. This exciting new content nurtures student curiosity and supports educators’ efforts to engage […]


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U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Releases New Resources on Students with Disabilities

February 20, 2024

Via: U.S. Department of Education

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released four new resources today with information for students, parents and families, and schools addressing civil rights of students with disabilities, as well as a data snapshot about education access for […]


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Key strategies for education leaders to boost morale

February 19, 2024

Via: eSchool News

In the current educational environment, there seems to be extremely high levels of staff stress, burnout, and generally low morale. In education, where the success of students is intricately linked to the motivation and dedication of faculty and staff to […]


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University of Michigan Halts Offers to Sell Student Data to Train AI

February 19, 2024

Via: Inside Higher Ed

The University of Michigan said it asked one of its vendors to stop work, following an offer on social media to sell student data to train artificial intelligence. “Student data was not and has never been for sale by the […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

Scholarly Groups Choose Between Speech and Silence on War

February 16, 2024

Via: Inside Higher Ed

When the American Association of University Professors last week called for “an immediate ceasefire and end to the siege of Gaza,” it was just the latest union to endorse the same labor movement statement. But the AAUP isn’t only a […]


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How Black Educators Navigate Intersectional Identities in the Classroom

February 15, 2024

Via: Ed Surge

After transitioning from teaching adolescents to educating adults, I’m challenged to understand people in the context of their identities and workplaces, especially when that context is unclear to me and those I educate. I do this while combating a flattening […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

College Endowment Returns Ticked Up in Fiscal Year 2023

February 15, 2024

Via: Inside Higher Ed

Endowment returns for fiscal year 2023 are up 7.7 percent according to the latest study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund. That marks a reversal of fortunes after returns fell by 8 percent in […]


Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary

Boys Aren’t Excelling in Schools. Would More Male Role Models in Early Learning Help?

February 14, 2024

Via: Ed Surge

Zachary Jackson thinks a lot about what his students may be learning from him in class. For some of his first graders in Atlanta, that goes beyond the actual academic lessons. They are also practicing how to be a man. […]


Education Tech

Here’s how to protect schools from cyberattacks in 2024

February 14, 2024

Via: eSchool News

Identity theft and data breaches are on the rise and K-12 schools are one of the biggest targets. In fact, from 2016 through 2022, there have been more than 1,600 publicly reported cybersecurity-related incidents at K-12 public schools, affecting millions […]


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5 helpful hacks for managing a STEM classroom

February 14, 2024

Via: eSchool News

Every classroom is a busy place, but STEM-specific classrooms are built on collaboration, communication, and hands-on inquiry. Things are bound to be extra noisy and energetic. This isn’t a bad thing–it’s “the sound of learning,” as a coworker of mine […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

AI Is Disrupting Professions That Require College Degrees. How Should Higher Ed Respond?

February 13, 2024

Via: Ed Surge

The latest wave of AI tools like ChatGPT seem certain to disrupt the workplace in the years ahead — and the most-disrupted professions may be ones that require college degrees. That presents an unprecedented challenge for colleges already struggling to […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

K-12 edtech survey notes growth obstacles attributed to insufficient leadership depth

February 13, 2024

Via: eSchool News

The latest national survey conducted by the Edtech Leadership Collective has identified a stark misalignment in expectations when it comes to emerging leaders’ readiness to reach the executive suite. For a second year in a row, very few C-level executives […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Doing Educational Equity Right: School Discipline

February 12, 2024

Via: Education Next

If school funding is the issue around which it’s easiest to find common ground across left and right, school discipline might be the hardest. That shouldn’t be surprising, given how divisive our country’s debate has been on the related issue […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Key strategies for education leaders to boost morale

February 12, 2024

Via: eCampus News

In the current educational environment, there seems to be extremely high levels of staff stress, burnout, and generally low morale. In education, where the success of students is intricately linked to the motivation and dedication of faculty and staff to […]


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What does successful education reform look like?

February 12, 2024

Via: K-12 Dive

A study of education systems globally shows there are universal strategies that lead to transformative and sustained improvements, according to a report released Friday by McKinsey & Company, a management consulting company. Those strategies — while needing to be tailored […]


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Educational leaders must leverage collaboration for success

February 9, 2024

Via: eSchool News

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) calculated global economic output loss will total $28 trillion dollars between 2020 and 2025 as the result of the COVID-19 virus that impacted businesses and education. Our schools are still pivoting to serve students and […]


Education Tech

Low-income schools aren’t vetting ed tech, analysis finds

February 9, 2024

Via: K-12 Dive

The Internet Safety Labs report’s most “disturbing findings” were related to technology use and advertising patterns among low-income schools and in schools where a majority of the student population are American Indian and Alaskan Native, said Lisa LeVasseur, executive director […]


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How esports can help students in the classroom (no, seriously!)

February 8, 2024

Via: eSchool News

Ask most parents if their children’s school should start an esports team, and you’ll be met with reluctance. Video games? In the classroom? Absolutely not! The reasons why pile up quickly. Some worry it could lead to their children spending […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

How Colleges Can Perfect On-Site Interviews

February 8, 2024

Via: Inside Higher Ed

In the competitive landscape of higher education, the recruitment of top-tier leadership is a major cornerstone of institutional success. As we navigate a new era in which skilled professionals are no longer seeking merely a step up in their careers […]