eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2025

The digital divide exacerbated these losses, as students from disadvantaged backgrounds often faced limited access to technology and adequate support systems. Early research on the pandemic’s impact revealed significant learning losses, with students on average losing ground in reading and mathematics.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

The senior at Washington state’s Toppenish High School first considered the career after he joined a STEM group in middle school. Across the state, students don’t have equal access to the pathways. When 18-year-old Edgar Brito thinks about what he’ll do in the future, mechanical engineering is high on the list.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

DE Original Series Boosting Literacy Skills With The Writer’s Block, middle school students build grammar, literary analysis, and communication skills with relatable hosts and captivating storytelling. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

Research shows that it can also be difficult to access these courses, though, especially for students of color and those from lower income areas. This data has broadened education researchers understanding of dual enrollment programs, including how access varies from state to state and which subjects are the most crucial for dual enrollment.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Phase 3 Live Finale: Elementary, middle and high school teams competed in a 30-minute esports showdown, held at the Levan Center of Innovation at Nova Southeastern University, to design climate-resilient schools. Leverage accessible tools. Focus on teacher support. Teachers are the backbone of success.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

Developed by Urban Arts in collaboration with Minecraft Education , the program offers middle school teachers professional development, ongoing coaching and a 72-session curriculum built around game-based instruction.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

To explore how this school partnership is taking shape, EdSurge spoke with Antigone Davis , global head of safety at Meta , and Dr. Kevin Martin , principal at Parkway Northeast Middle School in Missouri. Today, one post can carry consequences far beyond what a middle schooler’s mind is even capable of understanding.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

What middle school class has been your favorite so far? Is it okay for teenagers to leave school early if they have a job? Should parents have access to their kids’ text messages and social media? Explore middle school resources Do you like making things, such as models or desserts? Why or why not?

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

Lillard also believes the programming most recently experienced a surge in large part due to what she calls the “charter school movement,” where families forgo the traditional public school path and instead choose publicly funded, privately run charter schools based on their families’ needs.

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JULY 18, 2025

Online school students use computer skills to access classes, communicate with teachers, conduct research, review materials, and turn in assignments. In many public schools, keyboard and computer navigational skills have been a standard part of the curriculum since the 90s. Desktop navigation. Video conference platforms.

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2025

They say they have not been able to access the books under review and that the agency has not disclosed which texts have been targeted. I have three daughters, and they, like all children, deserve access to books that both mirror their own life experiences and that act as windows that expose them to greater diversity.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2025

37% of students accessed Sora through Chrome, 33% through iOS and 10% through Windows. Sora gives students another place to go for options beyond the walls of our school library. Sora, a division of OverDrive, is committed to promoting literacy and has become a crucial resource in over 62,000 K-12 schools worldwide.

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Cal Matters

MAY 22, 2025

The NIH web pages for the grants CalMatters looked up, including U-RISE , are no longer accessible. As far back as middle school, Mendoza’s favorite subjects were biology and chemistry. If the grants award number leads to a broken link, that grant is dead, a notice on another NIH webpage says.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

Printable Would You Rather Questions for Teens – Middle School and High School By Khristen Massic — CTE Teacher Coach Grades: 7th-12th This set of 102 Would You Rather questions includes 17 pages with six cards on each page. You can also access three template slides, a printable gallery walk, worksheets, and slides.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2017

It is best-suited for Middle School and older, though I’ve seen lots of youngers successfully create engaging presentations. Publish snow day lesson plans that students can access and follow intuitively. Sway works in Windows, on iPads, iPhones, and desktops. How to get started. The Pros are big, the Cons small.

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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. Jeremy Singer (Image courtesy of Jeremy Singer) Jeremy Singer: Schools have immediate access to how much school their students are missing, but they dont know the reasons.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2025

However, with the rapid evolution of industries and shifting workforce demands, we must introduce career exploration earlier before students even enter high school. The Case for Starting Career Exploration in Middle School Many states are now mandating career exploration as early as eighth grade, for good reason.

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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!

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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

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The all-new Discovery Education Science Techbook for middle school offers a phenomena-driven curriculum that puts middle school students at the center of three-dimensional storylines to investigate the mysteries of the universe. Science Techbook for middle school can be used in either Spanish or English.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Eleven states now require students to earn credit in computer science to graduate from high school. And while the increase in states requiring computer science education is encouraging, millions of students still lack the access necessary to learn, and most states have yet to make it a graduation requirement.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

to support engaging, hands-on science learning for middle school students. Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives middle school teachers access to free, standards-aligned, technology-integrated instructional materials to support this work.

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (June 12, 2022) —New Jersey’s Middle Township Public Schools (MTPS) announced it has initiated a new partnership with Discovery Education that will enhance science instruction for middle school students districtwide. MTPS educators also enjoy access to the Discovery Education Community.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Access to diverse books positively impacts children as readers and as people. Students need access to texts that reflect experiences diverse in race, ethnicity, gender, and language. Such access increases motivation, which is likely to have a positive impact on reading comprehension. percent of total books), Latinx (5.3

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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. Pivot Interactives accomplishes both these goals as it helps students explore the natural world around them.”

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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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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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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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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

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. What’s happening there?”

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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. ” Districts, schools and individual teachers are invited to explore the curriculum and get started at comptiaspark.org.

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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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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

Easily accessible from any computer, so transportation is not required. Typically kept in a teacher bag that is transported to and from school. She currently teaches Language Arts and Technology at a bilingual public middle school. Unable to leave it behind. Easily forgotten or left behind.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2023

But I did not choose this career path because I had an amazing school counselor in middle school. I did not have access to a school counselor at all. I was in the academic middle and did not need school counseling. This is my passion and the focus of my efforts every day. In fact, it’s the opposite.

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