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JUNE 24, 2025

AI tutors are transforming education by offering personalized, accessible, and efficient learning support. But as these tools become more common in schools, serious questions about their legal impact arise. Schools must now balance innovation with compliance, oversight, and long-term accountability.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2025

The survey of more than of 3,000 students in grades 7-12 offers insights into teens’ plans after high school. The research, Next Steps: An Analysis of Teens’ Post-High School Plans , uncovers evolving trends in teenagers’ attitudes, perceptions, and decision-making about their post-high school plans.

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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. So Brito took some engineering classes at his high school, became president of his state’s Technology Student Association, and is starting at the University of Washington this fall on a pre-science track.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

The third annual Post-Graduation Readiness Report from YouScience draws from a national online survey of over 500 high school graduates from the classes of 2021 through 2024, and trends across six graduating classes dating back to 2019. The findings demand urgent action to redesign how we prepare young people for life after high school.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

As districts and schools nationwide struggle to find qualified therapists, particularly speech-language pathologists and board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs), theres a growing demand for these specialized professionals. By leveraging flexible staffing solutions, schools can access high-quality therapists at a lower overall cost.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2025

A survey of over 100 teachers, 125 parents, and 50 district and private school curriculum leaders uncovered a stark contrast between administrative optimism and the realities faced by educators and families when using multiple ad hoc or even officially-sanctioned edtech applications. ” This press release originally appeared online.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2025

As the new school year approaches, one of the most powerful tools for continuous improvement is the professional learning community (PLC). Here’s an in-depth look at high-quality resources and actionable tips to help educators start or strengthen PLCs this school year. Why PLCs matter PLCs are not just staff meetings with a new name.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

Conducted at the start of the year, the survey of over 300 high school teachers underscores the growing need for educators to offer career-focused learning content and alternative high school pathways that equip students with workforce-ready skills in flexible ways beyond traditional schooling.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

Before Bullitt County Public Schools implemented a comprehensive data system, we often found ourselves looking at multiple different data sources for each individual child. They’re with us for the long haul. As we endeavor to understand their journey of learning, one piece of data does not tell us the whole story.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2025

I feel that this is a perfect representation of how schools often deal with new and emerging technologies. From the internet and computers to cell phones and artificial intelligence, schools continue to invest a lot of time and money into figuring out how best to use these new technologies.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

DENVER — The AI Education Project (aiEDU) and The Rithm Project are proud to announce a new partnership focused on advancing AI literacy and AI readiness and human connection in high school English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms. Learn more at www.aiedu.org.

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA in Finance from the Quantic School of Business and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University – Global.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2025

Nearly two-thirds of educators (65 percent) believe teachers, professors and school administrators should be the primary decision-makers on AI adoption, compared to just 13 percent who favor state or federal government control. This opinion mirrors the response from general population respondents (43 percent).

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

Each new school offered a different name, a different ZIP code and a different student handbook, but the same painful story of Black children being overlooked, mislabeled, forgotten and left behind played out again and again: Black children left behind. Don’t just build a school. Because that’s what this is. A deeply personal calling?

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2025

Lost learning time, canceled classes, and prolonged operational downtime can be just as damaging to schools and students as the initial breach. With tools for audio and video manipulation now easily accessible, threat actors can impersonate trusted individuals with startling accuracy.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

Schools embraced a broader vision of learning by nurturing curiosity, critical thinking, and emotional growth (as opposed to solely standardized test scores). What they saw inspired them to pursue their own reform–one rooted in universal access, pedagogical trust, and educational excellence. Key points: The U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

These tools offer interactive lessons, personalized learning paths, and fun activities that reinforce what students learned during the school year–without making summer feel like school. For students who want to get ahead or reinforce tricky concepts from the previous school year, Khan Academy is an ideal, self-paced resource.

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eSchool News

JULY 9, 2025

The report, published by LearnPlatform by Instructure, offers a comprehensive, data-rich snapshot of how K-12 schools across the United States used digital tools, resources and edtech solutions during the 2024-25 school year. On average, districts saw students access 1,165 tools and teachers access 1,045 tools each month.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2025

This collaboration will accelerate AI literacy and AI readiness across Michigan’s K-12 schools by expanding support for educators and leveraging the state’s existing network of instructional and educational technology coaches. Artificial intelligence is reshaping our world–and our classrooms.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

graduate with a high school diploma compared to 86 percent of their non-autistic peers, and that gap speaks for itself, but we have the tools to close it. Throughout my career as a behavior therapist, classroom teacher, and Head of School, Ive worked closely with students on the spectrum and their families.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

As Robert Pondiscio observed recently , K12 schools have largely been spared Disruptive Innovation of the sort that has transformed everything from retail to consumer package goods, telecommunications, computing, steel, newspapers, and more. public schools at the time. That was because schooling is compulsory for the most part.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2025

The loss of E-rate funding would cut off access to essential digital learning tools and online resources. Digital infrastructure is now the backbone of teaching, learning, and school operations–and edtech leaders are the architects holding it all together.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That moment in 1915 became the foundation of what is now Elmwood School an institution that, in 2025, proudly celebrates 110 years of inspiring young women to lead with confidence and purpose. The schools leap into the future began in 1978 with the introduction of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. For many schools and districts, integrating environmental topics like this into the curriculum can feel like a heavy burden.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

That’s where ProEd Global School comes in. Driven by her passion for personalized, inclusive, and globally relevant education, Llana founded ProEd Global School to create an environment where students don’t just learn—they thrive. The school’s recent Cambridge Accreditation has further strengthened its academic offerings.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2025

PRNewswire/ — BirminghamCity Schools (BCS) is spearheading an innovative research initiative to explore the critical link between student motivation and math performance. During the 2023-24 school year, MIND Education and ST Math reached more than 2.17 BIRMINGHAM, Ala./PRNewswire/ Visit MINDEducation.org.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Suitable for: Middle and high school students who want tailored practice and a bit more support in tough subjects. Suitable for: All grade levels–from elementary children designing a poster about dinosaurs to high school students putting together a multimedia history project.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

This loss is particularly pronounced among students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, who may have limited access to educational resources and enrichment activities during the break. The effects of summer learning loss extend beyond immediate academic performance.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA in Finance from the Quantic School of Business and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University – Global.

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2025

The hidden toll of empty seats When students miss school, teachers don’t just move forward with fewer students in the room. First, schools need integrated data platforms that connect attendance, academic performance, and behavioral information in real-time.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

schools wasn’t possible before–that may be changing For more news on ISTELive 25, visit eSN’s Live @ ISTE 2025 hub Now that you’ve had time to dig into all that ISTELive 25 and ASCD have to offer, you can narrow down which sessions will give you the most out of your conference experience.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2025

Mosa Mack Science Subject areas: Science Best for: Middle school science with an inquiry-based approach Mosa Mack offers animated science mysteries that prompt students to explore real-world problems through investigation and collaboration.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2025

Although it is not known for swiftness, the Supreme Court surprised the nation last week with a relatively speedy decision on its first case involving charter schools. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. For charter school advocates, the decision was a relief and a close call. The court heard oral arguments for St.

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