eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

In the eighth grade, he started working on a math program that uses AI to provide just-in-time feedback and contextual hints. Math scores, which are still below pre-pandemic levels , show growing achievement gaps between higher- and lower-performing students. These data points merely scratch the surface. Hmm, the answer is 26.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

The researchers further caution that survey results on parental interest likely underestimate true interest by not inquiring about barriers to accessing school-based programs, such as scheduling conflicts and limited access to transportation. ” What is your biggest post-COVID concern?

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process. Nationwide, high-quality CS education programs and equitable access lag behind demand. “Let’s do it!”

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Highlights include new Math Talks for grades 3-5, which feature activities focused on making sense of mathematics through open-ended prompts and rich student discussions, Daily Fix-Its and Weekly Edits, which are teacher-led presentations targeting common student grammar errors, and more. The new civics-focused series, Need toKnow Jr.,

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

This process showed me that students flourish not only when they achieve academically but when their mental health, emotional resilience, and relationships are nurtured. Additionally, I emphasize context-sensitive pedagogy, particularly for rural and underserved areas where access and background vary significantly.

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Through increased visibility of nuance, documentation of progress, and rewarding of seemingly minor (but critical) behaviors, a specific outcome can be achieved. The Grade Point Average might be the most visible example of gamification in school. ’ As are Boy Scout Badges. For years, classrooms have been gamified.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

This process showed me that students flourish not only when they achieve academically but when their mental health, emotional resilience, and relationships are nurtured. Additionally, I emphasize context-sensitive pedagogy, particularly for rural and underserved areas where access and background vary significantly.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

A Commitment to Excellence Achieving international recognition isn’t just a milestone for ProEd Global School—it’s a promise to students and parents that they are receiving a world-class education. Success isn’t just about grades—it’s about finding your path and feeling confident in your journey,” says Llana.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Moreover, issues like digital dividewhere not all students have equal access to technologyraise concerns about equity in education. Another concern is the varying levels of access to technology.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6 percent of U.S.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The case reveals insights about a question relevant to a marathon course or an academic course: How can the integrity of results be ensured when there is easy access to technology that can be used to cheat? In other words, regardless of students access to AI tools, cheating has been and continues to be endemic.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

There was no fanfarejust a vision, a small classroom, and a deep belief in what girls could achieve when given the right environment to grow. From Prekindergarten to Grade 12, students learn social-emotional skills through a carefully structured curriculum. Signature events throughout the year help nurture these bonds.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This program helps students turn frustration into achievement by teaching them how to manage tasks effectively and approach learning with a problem-solving mindset. At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible. Here, learning goes beyond grades and test scores.

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k12

JULY 18, 2025

Online school students use computer skills to access classes, communicate with teachers, conduct research, review materials, and turn in assignments. Understanding the computer’s layout makes it easier for users to access the programs they need. Desktop navigation. Here are tools to help students do just that. Collaboration tools.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

High workload: Besides teaching classes, grading assignments and exams, and providing feedback, full-time teachers must plan lessons, attend meetings and professional development programs, and organize extracurricular activities. States that paid the highest salaries were Washington ($72.3k), California($73.2k), and New York ($76.4k).

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k12

JUNE 10, 2025

Online learning works for me because I am responsible and motivated to achieve high standards in my academics. In addition, I have access to many different course levels that might not be available otherwise. My 9th grade year, I earned my Adobe InDesign certification. At my school, I can control my work environment.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2017

But achieving that goal isn’t easy. According to one of our Grade 6 teachers, Shannon Diven, her students could read but could not pull out details from the text to expand answers, explain answers, or to develop a piece of writing around the text (basically, reading comprehension). The instructor can leave comments for students (i.e.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

Research shows that children who are chronically absent from preschool through second grade are more likely to be reading below grade level by third grade. It has lasting effects through the upper grades, too. The nature of the resources that are available and also the gaps in access are different.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Key points: To personalize learning, teachers need actionable data more frequently A new partnership in Montana will support student achievement in just this manner See related article: What’s the state of K-12 assessment? I am confident that teachers, students, and families will benefit from these programs that increase academic achievement.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

This report is one of the first to gather and analyze nationally representative data from more than five million Grades K–2 students, thanks to their i-Ready® Diagnostic for Reading and for Mathematics. Some grades demonstrate modest recovery. points for Grade 1 and Grade 2 students, respectively, from pre-pandemic to 2021.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improving math achievement has long been a sticking point for U.S. Now, one Maryland school district is seeing substantial improvements in grades 6-8 math scores. In addition, multilingual learners experienced a 17-point (five percent) higher mean score on the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs test, in addition to a higher math score.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Fortunately, the district earned a grant that allowed us to offer computer science at every grade level, starting as early as pre-K. Springfield Public Schools is fortunate enough to be a 1:1 district that provides Microsoft student laptops for everyone, giving all students access to Office 365.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Through the South Carolina Department of Education’s Instructional Hub, my school system and school systems across the state have no-cost access to Discovery Education Experience. Plus, because students use the same models and problem-solving methods from grade to grade, math concepts stay with them, year after year.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

NEW YORK — North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA) and 3P Learning announced new results from an online summer learning camp focused on improving reading proficiency among third grade students. The camp also yielded noteworthy results on the DIBELS 8th Edition Reading Assessment.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

As a part of this initiative, MAP Growth data will transfer seamlessly into DMAC , enhancing this valuable tool used by Texas educators by providing quicker access to student data that supports instruction and student achievement. This allows for more time with students and less time planning, testing, grading, and disaggregating data.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018. Thank you, Sora, for making reading fun!”.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. Meanwhile, just 20% of principals said their school offered the class in eighth grade and that any student could take it. According to a new nationally representative survey released Tuesday, 65% of U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2023

CHARLOTTE, NC — Wisconsin’s Stevens Point Area Public School District today announced it has renewed its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in grades K-5. All Stevens Point educators enjoy access to the Discovery Education Community. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2023

NEW YORK – Brainly , the leading global learning platform for all school subjects and grades, announces its new AI functions allowing Learners to “Simplify” or “Expand” answers. The “Expand” function lets Learners access more in-depth AI-generated explanations for an existing answer. Learn more about Brainly at www.brainly.com.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2023

.— The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved Comparable Assessment to Ohio’s K–3 Diagnostic Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee with Dyslexia Screening (K–3 Diagnostic/Dyslexia Screener) and Tier 1 Dyslexia Screening Measure (Dyslexia Screener).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

who still may not have reliable internet access at all, according to the FCC. 26, qualifying kindergarten through 12 th grade student families who sign up for P10M with T-Mobile will now receive 200GB per year for five years, twice the previous 100GB allotment. Starting Sept. To date the company has provided $6.9

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

Even if teachers cannot require that students attend a live meeting due to concerns around access, connectivity, and availability, these sessions can be recorded and posted on class websites, Google Classroom, or a learning management system. These online sessions are an excellent way to continue teaching and connecting with learners.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this new phase of collaboration, educators, and students in grades 7-12 across PPS will receive access to Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives service. Following a review of potential solutions, PPS selected Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives service for use with students in grades 7-12.  Discovery, Inc.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

” “Students will only do the work if I grade it.” Can students regulate their behaviors, actions, emotions, or thoughts to achieve goals? This skill-building can happen at any grade level. Each of these attributes is thought to improve both academic achievement and motivation.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Instead of collecting homework or practice activities and grading that work for accuracy, teachers can encourage pairs or small groups of students to spend time assessing their work using an answer key or exemplar and rubric. Creating inclusive learning environments is hard to achieve in a one-size-fits-all, whole group, teacher-led lesson.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While the full impact has yet to be determined, the fear is that the COVID learning loss experienced during the pandemic could widen achievement gaps for those students furthest from opportunity. Related content: Study shows major learning loss for grades K-2. Some schools had ongoing interaction with families from day one.

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