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. Operating three campuses in the Davie area, AEF Schools cater to a diverse student population through two Preparatory Programs and one Academy Program.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. As students increasingly seek flexible and interactive learning experiences, the conventional approach may not meet their needs any longer. Something broke in American education these past years. You might wonder why this preference exists.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

On a quiet morning in Ottawas Rockcliffe Park, more than a century ago, a woman named Theodora Philpot opened her home to four young students. Following World War II, Elmwood broadened its academic horizons beyond the humanities, and by the early 2000s, its student body had grown from 130 to over 300. Its about who the students become.

Schools 210

Schools Culture Interdisciplinary Beliefs 210

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. There are multiple pathways to holding students accountable for their evidence of learning; one is to focus on cheating, the other is to focus on integrity.

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Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2025

Parents of students in a Maryland school district brought the lawsuit forward after the district restricted them from pulling their kids out of class when the lesson included storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. And experts say it’s part of a broader effort to undermine public education.

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Schools Writing Beliefs Accessibility 143

k12

JUNE 10, 2025

SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. This year, the talented group of students is creating social media content across platforms to help build brand awareness and engage our audiences around the online learning experience.

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History English Schools Students 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Textbooks play a central role in discussions around higher ed affordability , and publishers have long been cast as the villain, pulling in high profits as textbook prices rise. These days some publishers are trying a new sales model they say will save students money: textbook subscription services.

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Textbooks Accessibility Plagiarism Assignments 212

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Student complaints about the digital textbook and courseware bundles now assigned in many college classes have escalated into a new batch of legal challenges. Through these deals, colleges become digital book brokers , selling students access codes for packaged digital texts and online homework systems created by commercial publishers.

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Textbooks Accessibility Assignments Instructors 207

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2024

There’s a new battle raging in the long-running war over costly college textbooks , one that may strike a serious blow to the textbook subscription programs promoted by publishers and criticized by student advocates. Such a shift would not necessarily doom “inclusive access” programs, both supporters and detractors say.

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Textbooks Accessibility Assignments Participation 193

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

Complaints about the textbook subscription deals that colleges are signing with large publishers and retailers landed in federal court last week when a group of off-campus bookstores filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the practice amounts to creating an illegal monopoly. At the heart of the case are so-called “inclusive access” programs.

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Textbooks Accessibility Assignments Instructors 195

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Accessibility is a “critical key” when it comes to leveraging technology for all students — including those with disabilities, according to a new toolkit offering accessibility resources and tips for state and district education leaders.

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Accessibility Disabilities Textbooks Languages 279

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

They make it possible for teachers to maintain a human connection with their students and guide their learning from a distance. Below are three suggestions for using these video conferencing platforms to continue teaching students as they learn remotely. #1 3 Conferencing with Students. 3 Conferencing with Students.

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Learning Students Discussions Textbooks 546

Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

Among contemporary education critics, the textbook is a classic and perennial foil—perhaps because its very construction is essentially a compromise between experts and politicians, groups with sometimes competing agendas. Yet despite these limitations, textbooks are still the most popular way to teach and learn history.

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Textbooks History Teachers Critical Thinking 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2021

There’s a careful calculation that college students make at the beginning of each semester, one that might take a few weeks to fully suss out. Will I really need to buy textbooks for these classes? That figure was $220 higher for two-year college students. and also for graduate students, in some cases.

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Textbooks Students Accessibility Study 178

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Millie González and her colleagues aren’t here to argue about whether open educational resources are on par with traditional textbooks?she Like: What would happen if students had access to a catalog of free and?this culturally relevant textbooks? she says research has borne that out. this is important here? González says.

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Textbooks Culture Students Participation 186

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2020

Two decades ago, people purchased physical DVDs and CDs of their favorite films and albums, but today, fans increasingly use digital subscription services, like Netflix and Spotify, to access that material. The college textbook publishing industry is trying to move in a similar direction. Learn more.

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Textbooks Assignments English Internet 173

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2022

High textbook costs continue to prove a barrier to college for some students, with some studies showing that many students skip textbook purchases even if they worry it’ll harm their grades because of the price tag. Officials plan to make an OER Statistics 101 course available by 2023. How Is It Used In Classrooms?

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Textbooks Achievement Instructors Coaching 189

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I described how blended and online learning can help educators provide opportunities for students to perceived and engage with information presented in multiple modalities. I highlighted some of the affordances available online that can help students to manipulate digital information to make it more accessible.

Universal Design 546

Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Textbooks 546

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2021

Pointful Education’s suite of CTE and elective offerings are now available to all secondary students enrolled in eCourses through EdisonLearning. We are excited to be a part of EdisonLearning’s solutions for schools and students,” said Steve. Technology has created new job opportunities that weren’t around even a decade ago.

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Accessibility Education Exams Textbooks 246

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The need for digital learning content in classrooms is nothing new, but teachers, parents, and students are becoming more vocal in their desire to provide or have access to such materials outside of the school day or school year. Next page: Students explain their desire for more digital learning outside of the classroom.

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Textbooks Learning Students Skills 279

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Newsela , founded in 2013, is best known for its leveled reading tool that lets students read content licensed from publishing partners at different Lexile levels. Last March, when Newsela raised $50 million in Series C funding , it reported 20 million students and 1.8 Those numbers have since ballooned to 37 million students and 2.5

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Textbooks Curriculum Internet Grades 160

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

The transition to digital has been tough to crack for traditional textbook publishers. Its leaders say that student equity, in particular, will be a focus for the company moving forward, though they declined to offer details. The textbook publisher had announced the sale back in February.

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Textbooks Knowledge Questions Learning Tools 165

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. It doesn’t have to take a lot of expensive supplies to engage students in hands-on learning–just start with a thermometer or, better yet, a temperature probe!

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STEM Learning Science Students 297

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2024

The modern social studies classroom should now be a classroom full of student inquiry and choice. Students should be learning the contextual background of a subject and working on the skills they need to critically analyze social studies content. Students need to understand sourcing and how to recognize inherent bias.

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History Social Studies Learning Students 344

eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

The curriculum is adaptive in real-time, and technology is used intuitively to ensure every aspect of student life is safe, connected, efficient, and supportive. By using DC power systems, smart schools can efficiently distribute data and electricity, ensuring that all students have access to fast and reliable internet.

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Internet Students Textbooks Learning Styles 287

eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2019

As someone with years of experience working with visually impaired students, I am thrilled by the transition from traditional to digital classrooms–and I am particularly excited by the opportunities that new technology is bringing with it. Visually impaired students are gaining new learning opportunities.

Textbooks 230

Textbooks Students STEM Accessibility 230

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Student data privacy is quite a different topic from the headlines most people read concerning data breaches. Student data privacy concerns, specifically, center on the misuse of personally identifiable information, known by its acronym PII. Even if being done in the aggregate, there are still concerns of misuse.

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Schools Students Textbooks Testing 272

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Once simply a quiet space to check out books, libraries have evolved to provide students with a holistic and interactive learning experience. This shift reflects a move toward active and collaborative learning environments, as well as provides students with the tools and resources to engage in hands-on, creative learning projects.

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Schools Students Hybrid Learning Textbooks 269

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

Instead of forbidding generative AI tools, it’s critical that teachers show students how and when it’s appropriate to use AI in student writing. The bottom line: When students are confident in their writing skills, they will be less tempted to run directly to AI to generate a writing assignment.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 318

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2022

The programs, supported by General Motors (GM) and Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt, are focused on leveraging AI to make complex visuals, graphs, and equations in science and math educational materials accessible to people with dyslexia, vision loss, and other reading barriers.

STEM 276

STEM Disabilities Textbooks Math 276

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

NEW YORK and LONDON – BibliU , the EdTech innovator democratizing content accessibility, announced today that the Ysleta Independent School District has implemented its Universal Learning solution. It will give students and instructors seamless access to content through the Clever digital learning platform.

Textbooks 244

Textbooks Schools Instructors Accessibility 244

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

(NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, have launched an innovative new public-private partnership that supports student learning and builds academic confidence.

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Accessibility Technology Education Interdisciplinary 197

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

With College Decision Day approaching, students are bombarded with information–rankings, brochures, campus tours, and advice from every direction. Every student has different needs, priorities, and goals, and finding the right school requires looking beyond name recognition. The key is knowing what to ask.

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Questions Students Study Textbooks 267

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Even though they are taking more courses, college students are spending less on course materials. The group received responses from 11,800 college students, from 39 colleges and universities in the U.S. Less money is coming directly from students' pockets to pay for course materials. and one institution in Canada.

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Textbooks Students Assignments Instructors 217

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

May 5, 2021) — Virginia’s Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS) today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education designed to inspire, engage and empower the district’s 16,300 K-5 students and improve academic achievement. CPS educators and students districtwide will have access to this resource. Discovery Education?

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Textbooks Education Science STEM 246

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

There’s new evidence that open educational resources may contribute to helping students complete college. The findings come out of the Achieving the Dream OER Degree Initiative , which provided grant money to 38 community colleges across 13 states to create degree pathways of courses that use OER materials instead of commercial textbooks.

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Textbooks Instructors Education Participation 195

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif., Details about the new program are available at [link].

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Teachers Coaching Textbooks Participation 254