eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2021

As a small rural district in Texas where 92 percent of students have families that are economically disadvantaged and where 68 percent of students are at risk, we place a big emphasis on social and emotional learning (SEL) and its value in the educational environment. I’m a firm believer in the fact that culture precedes achievement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2025

Boosting student achievement Preventing teacher burnout Closing equity/access gaps Supporting student mental health Δ To help students truly thrive, schools must go beyond emotional support and daily well-being; they need a more comprehensive approach that fosters a clear sense of purpose, direction, and meaning in both school and life.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

How can we, as educators, enable engagement, persistence, and improved performance in the classroom? i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves. Students’ academic mindsets directly impact their behavior and achievement in your classroom. [ii]

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

I have a suspicion that these simple words—“every” and “all”—are often overlooked by the hundreds of people who make up an educational organization. At Newington Public Schools (NPS) in Connecticut, the belief in all students is at the heart of every decision we make. In part, it's because of the diverse group of students we serve.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

There was no fanfarejust a vision, a small classroom, and a deep belief in what girls could achieve when given the right environment to grow. And its exactly how Elmwood thinks education should feel in the 21st century. Educators dont just keep up with innovationthey lead it. Its lively. Its hands-on.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

After several years of disrupted learning, schools are taking stock of the range of challenges that need to be addressed—challenges resulting from the most significant disruption to K-12 education in history. Rather, educators anticipate a multi-year process of helping struggling students recover from pandemic-related school disruptions.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2018

After 29 years in education, one thing remains the same: Every time I walk the halls during class in any school, I encounter what I call “the hallway kid.” What Dweck’s work has brought to the education profession is a strategy to boost a child’s potential based on the power of language. The power of words.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2019

Student SEL is the process of deep change—changing beliefs, assumptions, and paradigms of reality. When K-12 educators use SEL best practices and methods, they can produce transformational results in school-aged children and adolescents. Related: 5 ways we develop SEL in our schools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

Key points: Students who feel supported feel empowered to learn and achieve 3 critical areas necessary to boost student motivation Expanded learning can improve student well-being For more on student achievement, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub Every student should get to feel brilliant at school. But too often, they dont.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2024

This belief is what drove me to develop my TEDx Talk titled “ Education Reimagined: Student-Led Learning.” Right now, we are facing an educational crisis with more teachers leaving the profession than new teachers are entering the field. If you answered, “no,” we are on the same page.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2019

In our field, there is a false dichotomy that educators should focus on either SEL or academics, hence the unending pendulum swing in education. The foundational belief that intelligence is malleable and that each child’s “true potential is unknown and unknowable.” The truth is our kids need and deserve both simultaneously.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2015

Special education programs have been the target of legal challenges on the grounds of discrimination and racial bias, yet the study found that minority children are underdiagnosed across five disability conditions for which U.S. schoolchildren commonly receive special education services.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

How can we, as educators, enable engagement, persistence, and improved performance in the classroom? i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves. Students’ academic mindsets directly impact their behavior and achievement in your classroom. [ii]

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2015

The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today announced that 40 national education organizations officially support the Student Data Principles. “Everyone who uses data to help students achieve should adhere to and build upon these 10 principles.”.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2019

Without ignoring that much of what differentiates one school from another takes place below the surface, the desire to make schools look like high-tech office spaces might be just the latest demonstration that education has historically followed and reflected —rather than led—technological, political and economic change.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

With small class sizes, individualized instruction, and a focus on executive functioning, social-emotional growth, and life skills, AEF offers a unique educational experience tailored to each students needs. AEF takes a different approach to education, one that meets students where they are and gives them the tools to succeed.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

School districts nationwide are scrambling to fill open teaching vacancies, and this crisis has a profound effect on the quality of education that students receive. Providing high-quality professional learning experiences can help instill this belief by ensuring that teachers have the skills they need to be effective.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2018

When educators think about diversity in the classroom, culture may be one of the characteristics that crosses their mind. First, Berry-Jones discussed culture—the values and beliefs students bring to the classroom. Also, educators need to think about students who don’t “speak the language of school.”

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

Key points: Many teachers who use AI found it helpful in addressing pain points at work An alarming number of educators are jumping ship Key strategies for education leaders to boost morale For more news on teacher burnout, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub As the 2023-2024 school year comes to an end, K-12 teachers in the U.S.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

FEV Tutor’s products meet the Level Two Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the national education law that helps ensure success for students and schools. FEV Tutor has observed heightened demand for its solutions due to ongoing learning achievement and equity gaps. Tyton Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to FEV.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities in educational opportunity and employment, and it’s time for a new approach to connecting education and work to close the gaps. Due to this confluence of economic and societal factors, this is clearly a moment to rethink how education and the workforce interconnect.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2025

Despite this growing belief, 97 percent of surveyed teachers say they lack the necessary resources to integrate emerging technology like AI and concepts like entrepreneurship into their curriculum. Samsung Solve for Tomorrows second The State of STEM Education survey, conducted in partnership with DonorsChoose , polled1,039 U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Key points: Digital learning is a key part of students’ school experiences As technology evolves, so, too, do students’ learning opportunities See related article: Is AI the future of education? Our students’ belief that everything they need to know is online can, without the right skillset, leave them prey to misinformation.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

A recent report found that this wanes somewhat throughout middle school, and, by the time students reach high school, many schools subscribe to the belief that the need for school-to-home communication diminishes. This alarming trend jeopardizes students’ academic achievement, graduation prospects, and life outcomes.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

How can educators unlock its power and potential to maximize student growth? It gives students a sense of direction, helping them understand what they are striving to achieve and how their current performance is positioned in relation to those objectives. What is the secret to effective feedback?

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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. Although there are many causes for the achievement gap, one merits special scrutiny.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At Tutor Doctor, were committed to helping students achieve academic success by understanding not just what they are learning but how they learn best, said Frank Milner, President of Tutor Doctor. This partnership aligns with Tutor Doctors holistic approach to education and empowers tutors to further enhance their personalized learning plans.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2020

Against that backdrop, technology-enabled assessments will play an outsized role in diagnosing student progress and prescribing a course of educational “treatment.” Replacing grade-level achievement goals with relative growth goals undermine the mission of equity that our schools promise to uphold. The gaps are wide.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

As far as the school system was concerned, this was the group destined for low-level achievement. This experience inspired Dr. Boaler to work with her school to shift to a mixed achievement approach for students. It also sparked her passion for math education reform. It also sparked her passion for math education reform.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Check out the latest news on AI in education For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Technology plays a crucial, and expanding, role in today’s schools. These features allow educators to move from brainstorming and open-ended conversation to defining concrete, actionable goals so they can make real progress.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Teachers are asked to be more than educators to serve as counselors, advocates and role models all while grappling with the same grief and trauma as their students. Her work was not just a job but a mission, and she was relentless in her belief that education should be equitable for all.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2023

Learning technology company HMH and NWEA , a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, announced today they have signed an agreement for HMH to acquire NWEA. HMH and NWEA have great alignment in mission and long-term vision and share the collective belief in the transformative power of education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Here are four strategies school leaders can employ to support their educators, help reduce their stress and maintain their enthusiasm after the holidays (and all year long). Collective efficacy, coined by Albert Bandura in the 1970s, is a shared belief that a school’s staff and faculty can positively impact student learning and achievement.

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Teachers Beliefs Coaching Achievement 281

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We’re a minority-majority district with approximately 6,600 English Learners (ELs) and 5,200 students classified for special education. Usage statistics have given credence to our educators’ long-held beliefs that offering students independent reading choice and behind-the-computer-screen privacy increases interest and participation.

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