eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

National Science Foundation, aimed to solve that problem with a drone-focused curriculum for rural middle schools. It seemed “touchy feely” to the digital learning specialist who works in a rural New Hampshire middle school and is known as the “drone lady.” Take Flight, a research project backed by $1.5

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APRIL 22, 2025

The 12 students whose families are party to the lawsuit range in age from pre-kindergarten to high school and attend DoDEA schools in Quantico, Virginia; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Aviano, Italy; and Misawa, Japan. Even yearbooks at DoDEA schools have been scrutinized for references to gender ideology, the complaint states.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

When traditional icebreakers just dont cut it, try switching things up with Would You Rather questions for high school. Ease into the new year with these fun and lighthearted Would You Rather questions for high school students. Try them for a morning meeting, first-week-of-school activity, or SEL check-in.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

A 2007 study led by Robert Balfanz at Johns Hopkins found that chronic absence in middle school and high school is often a leading predictor of dropping out. And thats one of the things thats so difficult about addressing this issue is that there are many varied reasons why students miss school.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2025

Career and Technical Education (CTE) has played a major role in preparing students for success beyond high school, whether that means higher education, industry certifications or entering the workforce directly. Middle school is a pivotal time when students begin forming their academic and career identities.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2018

In my book Blended Learning in Grades 4-12 , I shared the following middle school writing rubrics with my readers. Unfortunately, the short links I provided in my book have timed out, so I wanted to share these on my blog so any middle school teachers interested in using them have access! 6-8NarrativeWritingRubric.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Many students have used 3D printers to solve real-world problems, such as printing affordable and accessible prosthetics for those in need. As students progress through middle school, STEM learning should focus on building curiosity, confidence, and foundational skills that students will carry with them through high school and beyond.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

As the pandemic continues to impact another school year, a lot of focus has been on “accelerating learning,” which is about maintaining on-grade level instruction or infusing pre-requisite skills in the instruction so students can access on-grade level instruction. With College- and Career-Ready standards, the learning builds.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It features national and state-level policy and implementation data, focusing on high school data. Eleven states now require students to earn credit in computer science to graduate from high school. public high schools offer foundational computer science (up from 57.5

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school science curriculum. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

AI is allowing us to do things like democratize tutoring so that families who cant afford to hire a private tutor or counselor have access to this individualized coaching, said Madison, executive director of the initiative.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2020

Macking one of the world’s largest providers of print books, ebooks, audiobooks, and video is offering access to its ebook library and distance learning content for free. If your school or district has closed due to COVID-19 or is shifting to temporary online or distance learning, MackinVIA has an effective solution.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2024

Last year, when Jayla Arensberg was a sophomore at Burnsville High School near St. Paul, Minnesota, a teacher showed her a flier saying that a program at the school could save her $25,000 on college. “I It’s a stark example of how the line between high school and college is blurring for more students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

(NYSE: RST) to extend its world language program to military families and adult learners, in addition to supplementing traditional language learning instruction to its middle and high school students and English-language learners. With a graduation rate of 96.5%

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

Founded by Aadhav Prabu and Akshar Raikanti, The Steam Foundation is a California-based nonprofit with a mission to make STEAM education equally accessible to all students in kindergarten through 12 th grade. Prabu and Raikanti are currently juniors at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon, Calif., FULL STEAM AHEAD.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

I attended low-performing elementary and middle schools in San Francisco, and no one in my family had ever gone to college. For millions of students from low-income backgrounds, the transition to college or the workforce from high school is a steep, sometimes insurmountable, climb. At a time when more than 4.6

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. Girls, for instance, make up just one-third of high school computer science students nationally. I like the challenge.”

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

In 2014, I got my first teaching job at a brand new high school in Detroit. The building had once been an elementary school with a fully functioning library. I remember fondly the book recommendations that my elementary and middle school librarians would give me. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Taylor School District, in the Michigan town of the same name, prides itself on its vision of being the innovative destination district where ALL succeed. Nearly 5,800 students attend classes at one of the district’s eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and high school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Passive uses of technology that primarily support adult goals: Taking an online test (weekly): 75 percent of high school students and 66 percent of middle school students Using a learning management system for organization (weekly): 72 percent of high school students and 67 percent of middle school students Active uses of technology that support students (..)

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2025

Young people need to start exploring career possibilities, based on their strengths and interests, starting in middle school–and theyre beginning to. More dollars are being invested in it, partly for the equity and access it brings to all students, regardless of their school or circumstances. Starting early.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. According to research conducted at Stanford University, over 70% of high school students report feeling stressed about their academic workload. For example, you could find a selection of study material at Studocu that you can utilize.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

“And we know that middle school teachers in particular play such an important role in a student’s journey which is why they are the key to bringing technology education to more schools. Students gain a solid foundation in key technology concepts to prepare them for future opportunities — in high school and beyond.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

BOSTON, MA – Kids today do not feel adequately prepared to make informed, confident decisions about what they want to do after high school. Research shows that more than 65 percent of students feel they would have benefited from more career exploration in middle and high school.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

The answer to that question, it turns out, depends a lot on two things: how your school identifies students for advanced math, and where you live. principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. Algebra is often considered a gateway class.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 20, 2018

Unfortunately, the short links I provided in my book have timed out, so I wanted to share these on my blog so any elementary teachers interested in using them have access! I will be posting middle school and high school writing rubrics as soon as I can get them reformatted in a shareable version.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

High school students from LaGuardia High School, aka the Fame School, have been hosting a series of free public information sessions for New York middle school students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Women play a crucial role in filling high-paying, in-demand STEM careers, but they account for just 34 percent of the STEM workforce , according to 2024 Female Students and STEM Report. Beginning in middle school, female students experience significant STEM exposure gaps that continue through high school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This includes new lab series for high school chemistry and biology, which are being offered at an introductory price for schools and districts through the end of the year, as well as new individual labs for high school physics, middle school physical science, and middle school life science.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

The district reports 70 screens are live today with Carousel digital signage content coming from multiple contributors per school, with approximately 150 screens expected upon completion. The district has adopted a “one school at a time” rollout strategy that helps its technology specialists effectively train staff before using the system.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

The 2022 PBL Champions are: District PBL Champion Broward County Public Schools (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) School PBL Champion Thomas A. This year’s recipient was Rose Moe, a 6th-grade math teacher at Lincoln Middle School in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. About the Champions.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

  – 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) named Sirish Subash, a 9 th grader at Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Snellville, Georgia, the winner of the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the nation’s premier middle school science competition. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

Families with social and economic capital tend to provide their children with more educational tools and opportunities, including enrichment activities, access to technology and familiarity with the learning process. However, working towards equity and access is of paramount importance. Ensure access to quality curriculum materials.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

TTSA is the state affiliate of the national Technology Student Association (TSA) which is a national, non-profit career and technical student organization (CTSO) of middle school and high school students who are engaged in STEM. states and includes high school and middle school students.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

On its face, the cell phone policy at Forest Hills High School seems clear: Phones cannot be used in school and must be turned off during the day, unless a teacher allows them as part of a lesson. Some schools collect phones before first period and place them in cubbies. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2020

VHS Learning renewed its commitment to expand access to computer science education for all students at the 2020 CSforALL virtual showcase held recently. Participating schools from at least five rural districts will be able to enroll students in the AP® program at no charge, beginning in the 2020-21 school year.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

As the nation’s premier middle school science competition for 15 years, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that utilize the power of STEM to improve the world. . California] Ryan Park, La Canada High School, La Canada Unified School District. PAUL, Minn.?–

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