k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Additionally, I emphasize context-sensitive pedagogy, particularly for rural and underserved areas where access and background vary significantly. For example, we embed regular peer observations, not for evaluation but for reflection, where teachers receive structured feedback from colleagues and set their own growth targets.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. The Preparatory Programs support students who thrive in a structured setting without the added stress of homework or standardized testing.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

It outlines our approach to conceptualizing student voter engagement, details some key organizational support that is widely accessible to campuses, and reflects on the relative success of different methods of outreach to students. Accessed June 18, 2025.  Accessed June 18, 2025.  Accessed June 18, 2025.  About NSLVE.” 

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Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

The result: districts are facing shortages of educators who are not only qualified to teach, but certified in areas where compliance is non-negotiable, such as delivering IEP services, bilingual content-based instruction, or state-tested core courses. This frames the conversation around compliance and student access, not just HR shortages.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

It outlines our approach to conceptualizing student voter engagement, details some key organizational support that is widely accessible to campuses, and reflects on the relative success of different methods of outreach to students. Accessed June 18, 2025.  Accessed June 18, 2025.  Accessed June 18, 2025.  About NSLVE.” 

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

Recent research supports this approach–a 2025 systematic review published in the EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research found that AI-powered adaptive learning systems significantly enhance accessibility and social-emotional development for students with conditions like autism, ADHD, and dyslexia.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

Offense and Defense Much of the discourse about AI in education so far has focused on playing defense against students using the tools to cheat , leaders using them to replace the teaching workforce and rollouts that reinforce racial and economic inequities in access to high-quality education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Dave Peth, the creator and executive producer of PBS show “Lyla in the Loop,” has worked on other educational media in his 20-plus years in the industry, and he says “no one” deploys the level of rigorous research and testing used in PBS programming. Any takeaways and adjustments are made in the final story and applied to future episodes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

While digital literacy is about accessing and sharing information through digital tools, data literacy is about making sense of the information those tools produce and using it wisely. Every test score, attendance log, learning app, or digital assignment generates data. This is where data literacy comes in. It is essential.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This rapid adoption brings significant risks, particularly regarding data privacy and accessibility. Ensuring that AI tools protect student data and comply with accessibility standards is crucial for creating an inclusive and secure educational environment.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized testing. The debate over using test scores in college admissions has oscillated between requiring them and questioning their necessity in favor of relying more on student grade point averages (GPAs). Over time, standardized tests have evolved in many ways.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

” In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark conducted the now-famous “doll test,” which revealed the negative impact of segregation on Black children’s self-esteem and racial identity. Board of Education sought to eradicate. At first glance, AI chatbots offer a world of promise.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2015

Latest Gallup Poll reveals that many public school parents are not in favor of using student performance in teacher evaluations. Many Americans, especially public-school parents, give low marks to rating a teacher based partly on how students perform on standardized tests, according to a survey.

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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

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. Amelia Kelly, SoapBox’s chief technology officer.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In some cases, early, effective literacy instruction can shrink the gap between typical reading and dyslexia so much that it doesn’t appear on diagnostic tests. After my son’s evaluation, I knew I had to take action. I urge parents and teachers to push for early school screenings and more access to science-backed reading instruction.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Truly open OERs do not require registration or payment to access. I have completed online graduate courses and a professional certificate that used a combination of instructor-created content, freely-accessible websites and videos, and creative-commons-licensed OERs.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Although some gains in high school students’ technological device and internet access have occurred since ACT first investigated the digital divide in 2018, device and internet access of students with lower family incomes is lagging that of students with higher family incomes,” said Jeff Schiel, Ph.D,

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Internet Students Accessibility Study 299

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has historically required prospective undergraduate students to submit a standardized test score as part of their applications. Even now, as testing has resumed—albeit with social distancing, face coverings and limited seating—access to testing centers is not equal, nor equitable.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

In January 2023, about one month after the release of ChatGPT, there were already stories about colleges switching to “pen-and-paper” tests to battle the AI bots. This meant that devices were somewhat affordable and that, potentially, every student could have access to one. Widespread fear gave way to some hesitant acceptance.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Language translation : Gen AI can translate educational materials for diverse language needs, making learning more accessible and inclusive. The traditional methods of testing and evaluation must evolve to accommodate the capabilities of AI.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2024

Today’s education leaders have unprecedented access to edtech products, but there’s no clear way to determine a product’s quality or effectiveness for learning. The Teacher Ready Evaluation Tool provides educators and edtech decision-makers a standardized way to evaluate an edtech product’s classroom usability.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Despite not having access to a dedicated lab space, it was important my students had the opportunity to engage in hands-on, tech-enabled, and real-world learning. For the summer program, I created an experiment in which students got to test out different types of road salts. Both are readily available on Amazon. Give students agency.

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STEM Learning Science Students 303

eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access. When we pair a tested, research-based framework like UDL with AI, it brings us a step closer to the goal of true inclusion of all learners in CS classes. Question Description Generative AI Prompt Accessible Who can participate in the lesson and who can not?

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Education Evaluation Accessibility Science 300

eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2021

These funds will enable Parallel to accelerate its growth by expanding nationwide, increasing access to special education services for students across the country. With Parallel, evaluations begin within days instead of waiting months and cost a fraction of the price of traditional evaluations which can be upwards of $5,000.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

Study after study has shown that effective library programs can increase student literacy and test scores and create more equitable student outcomes. Study after study has shown that effective library programs can increase student literacy and test scores and create more equitable student outcomes.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In educational settings, data can be derived from a range of sources–student assessments, attendance records, teacher evaluations, behavioral data, etc. For instance, consider a scenario where a district uses standardized test scores to evaluate teacher performance.

Education 273

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Test-optional and test-blind admissions in recent years could mean a radical expansion of access to selective colleges. The patchwork of admission test policies in college admissions underscores a larger challenge—and opportunity—for both K-12 and higher education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Proponents say it could save lots of time for instructional coaches and expand access to feedback that improves the quality of teaching. It will cost around $500,000 to develop, test, and implement over two years, according to the network. The use of AI in teacher coaching brings up similar questions.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

23, 2022 – The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) selected Riverside Insight’s Cognitive Abilities Test ( CogAT ® ), the most respected and widely used test of student ability, to screen Grade 2 students state-wide for gifted programs. CogAT in Arizona Schools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Who has physical access to servers and backups? How often do you test your backups? When the auditor evaluates your school’s cybersecurity awareness training, they will often ask both for the cadence or frequency of these training sessions, including if they are mandatory for all employees or staff. How secure is your VPN setup?

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Schools Questions Testing Evaluation 274

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Students, faculty, and staff need to access the network at all times of the day and night from both inside and outside the school facilities. Teachers increasingly want to live stream video into the classroom and more and more content and information is being stored in and accessed through the cloud. Keeping the network up and running.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Ultimately, we want the students to have the skills they need to increase academic engagement and decrease their disruptive behaviors so that they can access the school curriculum.” To test the intervention, approximately 50 public high school students from Jefferson City, Hallsville and Fulton will participate.

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Disabilities Students Special Education Evaluation 246

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Customer motivation is at the heart of everything we do to provide the best accessible learning and reading experiences for learners of all ages. Whether for high school students preparing for standardized tests, working adults seeking career changes, or those pursuing further education, the platform provides resources for success.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

,” a recently published study from Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), utilized Indiana Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) test scores from Spring 2019 to Spring 2021 as a measure of learning for Indiana public K-12 schools. Hicks and Faulk wrote in the study’s executive summary.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

The district was among the first in the country to test the chatbot called Khanmigo, an AI program developed by online learning giant Khan Academy that is designed for classrooms and acts as a tutor for students and an assistant for teachers. The chatbot can also guide students in exploring topics they’re interested in or exploring new ones.

Schools 268

Schools Math Testing Intelligence 268

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Moreover, it facilitates adaptive assessments, moving beyond traditional testing to evaluate critical thinking skills. Adaptive assessments, powered by AI algorithms, will provide a more nuanced understanding of students’ capabilities beyond conventional testing.

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