March 22, 2024
Via: Ed SurgeAfter the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Virginia became the first state to require colleges to conduct threat assessments, later requiring K-12 schools to do the same. A method for schools to figure out which student threats foreshadow violence, threat […]
Educational Forms, Formal Education
March 19, 2024
Via: Education NextI recently had a conversation about absenteeism that I found exasperating. So did the superintendent I spoke with, I’m sure. You can judge who had more cause. The quotes here aren’t verbatim, as I jotted them down afterwards, but the […]
February 14, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsIdentity 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 […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
February 1, 2024
Via: Ed SurgeA few years on from district-wide remote learning spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, Principal Darren A. Cole-Ochoa has observed the students at Truan Junior High re-adapting to in-person schooling fall along a spectrum. “When we got into the classroom, the […]
January 26, 2024
Via: Ed SurgeI’ve been a school social worker for the last 15 years, so I am acutely aware of our nation’s mounting youth mental health crisis. I know that robust mental health and social-emotional support for students are non-negotiable in education and […]
January 24, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsSocial-emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of today’s schools. Through SEL, students learn how to manage and regulate their emotions, identify and work through tough feelings, and serves as a foundation that supports students’ personal and academic achievements. There […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
January 12, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsAll classrooms are different and require different teaching strategies to address various concerns, goals, and learning trends. Plus, it takes a dedicated teacher to employ the right teaching strategies for desired outcomes. What teaching strategy is the best? Various types […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
December 28, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsSchools across the country have been shifting their reading strategies to incorporate knowledge and best practices they have learned from the science of reading. More than 30 states have written legislation that requires schools to utilize scientifically researched instructional strategies. […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
November 14, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveIn determining pilot schools, districts would seek input from parents, students and educators. Any school participating in the pilot program would have a communication system in place to allow teachers, administrators and staff to communicate with local emergency responders. Participating […]
October 23, 2023
Via: Ed SurgeEmerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child’s growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the […]
October 9, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsNinth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. Every month, my Advanced English teacher, Mr. Johnson, assigned our class one of the classics of English literature and expected us to […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
September 26, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement called the final rule “an important step” toward achieving President Joe Biden’s commitment to create a pathway for 9 million more students to receive free school meals by 2032. “Increasing access to […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
September 18, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveK-12 schools all have unique layouts and settings within buildings that are characteristic landmarks in every city and town across the United States. With lengthy hallways and numerous classrooms and functional space, school buildings have a variety of security needs, […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
August 2, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveCorey Mohn is not a big fan of forcing students on a “right” path. Instead, the president and CEO of CAPS Network, a nonprofit supporting education-to-employment pathways, says students should have the right to explore their options and find the […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
July 21, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveUsing federal pandemic emergency funds that will soon dissipate, schools and their broader communities could take six actions to advance racial equity, a McKinsey & Company report released Friday recommends. Closing racial gaps for educational opportunities and achievement would improve […]
July 20, 2023
Via: K-12 Dive“One thing I’ve learned that we all have in common, from Florida to Nebraska to Illinois to California, is our vacancies,” says Principal Adam Lane. “Teachers are leaving. How do we keep them? What do we do?” Lane knows whereof […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
July 20, 2023
Via: K-12 DivePublic K-12 schools and universities that house migrants on their campuses would have their federal education funding stripped away under legislation passed by a 222-201 mostly partisan House vote late Wednesday. H.R. 3941, known as the Schools Not Shelters Act […]
July 10, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveFirst, safety and security are core objectives. Second, school budgets are tight. These two truisms offer more questions than answers for superintendents, principals, teachers, board members, and parents. Questions like: What school security solutions can we deploy that actively combat rising […]
June 23, 2023
Via: EdTech MagazineLocal education agencies put $2.4 billion toward physical and health safety efforts from the federal government’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund — launched to provide K–12 support during the pandemic — in fiscal year 2021. They also have […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
May 3, 2023
Via: Ed SurgeSchool districts around the country have rolled out tutoring programs at a feverish pace with the help of federal relief funds, intent on helping struggling students get back on track academically after the disruption caused when the COVID-19 pandemic shut […]