Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

Lets encourage our students to be aware of what they want to achieve when using AI tools and be proactive in selecting, rearranging, editing and refining the visuals to suit their purposes. Aileen Wanli Lam is a Senior Lecturer and technology enthusiast at the National University of Singapore.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

We know there are key courses that are limiting opportunity, that are gatekeepers, because we know that theyre posing challenges [to] students achieving their goals. At the same time, schools can consider embedding dual enrollment into a default high-school track so its not solely reserved for high achievers, Fink says.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

Let’s encourage our students to be aware of what they want to achieve when using AI tools and be proactive in selecting, rearranging, editing and refining the visuals to suit their purposes. Aileen Wanli Lam is a Senior Lecturer and technology enthusiast at the National University of Singapore.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

Experts often hope that new technology will close achievement gaps and improve access for students in rural communities and those from lower income families or in other marginalized groups, Hayes says. Typically, though, it does the opposite.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

Mixed Academic Achievement Despite their early challenges, Zoomers have still managed some impressive academic milestones. In 2011 and 2012, when the oldest Zoomers were 15, that rate peaked with 46 percent of them living in low-income households. Childhood poverty grew with their successors.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2025

And what is also catching on: Counselors then plug those student achievements into a generative AI tool to help compose the letter of recommendation. Many education technology companies are touting their own solutions, which are “wrappers for ChatGPT, or Gemini or Claude,” she says, with no actual education research involved.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

The first Gen Z students I taught had been shaped by the 2008 recession, parents who struggled to bounce back, and a high-achievement culture that still promised something at the end of the tunnel. In a way, it mirrors how this generation has grown up.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 24, 2025

The result: Elevate K-12 met the standards and earned certification. “Achieving SOC 2 certification is a meaningful milestone that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting the data entrusted to us by schools, educators, and students,” said Tim Schmucker, Vice President of IT and Security at Elevate K-12.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2025

That decision paid off: In two years, from 2021 to 2023, tests showed third graders reading at grade level jumped from 9 percent to 31 percent, and those achieving math proficiency went from just 5 percent to 27 percent. Dominguez called the results remarkable. These gains prompted the district to prioritize the program in its annual budget.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

English learners often face challenges in understanding lessons, participating in discussions and completing assignments , which can lead to lower achievement and increased feelings of isolation. Language barriers can have a profound impact on these students academic performance, classroom engagement and social connection.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Studies indicate that students who collaborate in groups often achieve higher academic performance compared to those who study alone. You need to analyze these implications critically to make informed decisions about the future of education.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

Use of AI in schools, the order states, demystifies this powerful technology but also sparks curiosity and creativity, preparing students to become active and responsible participants in the workforce of the future and nurturing the next generation of American AI innovators to propel our Nation to new heights of scientific and economic achievement.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

They should also identify specific learning objectives or operational efficiencies they want to achieve with AI and align AI initiatives with the districts overall strategic plan. Educators need opportunities to build their AI literacy and confidence with these tools. Provide ongoing professional development.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2025

Painting approaches to history in stark black and white can shut down debate and keep social studies teachers from achieving what 94 percent of them report is the most important part of their job: preparing students for meaningful civic engagement.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

In the Inside Higher Ed survey, counter-intuitively, 80 percent of university technology administrators said they view it with “more excitement than fear.” It is highly unlikely that virtual education will ever achieve total saturation in the academic market. Psychologists tell us that fear can ignite excitement.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Traditional educational institutions and employers are unlikely to have the incentives or expertise to close this divide on their own. Early signs show that platform companies that invest in a scaled education strategy will gain long term competitive advantage. They’re going to need the help of the platform companies themselves.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

The trend led to a prominent study by Caroline Hoxby on the large number of high-achieving students who do not apply to selective institutions despite their likely acceptance. This lack of resources tends to occur more frequently among students coming from low-income backgrounds as well.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Otus team members coordinate the boards activities, bringing expertise in education technology, product development, and classroom instruction to facilitate meaningful discussions and actionable outcomes.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

Just like data-driven approaches are common in instruction or in managing student behavior, so is a tiered model where you think about where students are at in terms of their achievement or their behavior or their attendance, and you slot them into these categories, and then you address their problems based on that.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2025

Few states have achieved that ratio. For school counselors, its similar. Professional organizations recommend that schools have a school counselor for every 250 students, but the national average for 2023-2024 was below that. For instance, Arizona has one school counselor for every 645 students.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2017

At this year’s ASU+GSV education technology conference, organizers shared data that showed about 34 percent of nearly 180 companies presenting at the event had a woman founder or CEO. It can actually impact student achievement.”. It can actually impact student achievement. Shauntel Poulson.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2015

National Education Technology Plan has big plans for addressing unequal access to the powerful technology changing schools today. Frank Smith The latest update to the U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As students return to another school-year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report sheds light on how state education agencies and policy-makers are adapting to an increasingly digital, post-pandemic world. About SETDA The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the principal association representing U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improving math achievement has long been a sticking point for U.S. confidence level for both Math and English language proficiency scores, as measured by third-party assessments, caused by a single education technology program. schools, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative impact on learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

million students from all 50 states, Renaissance’s midyear How Kids Are Performing report provides targeted insights to help educators accelerate spring and summer learning. Based on comparisons between performance results in winter 2021 and fall 2020, COVID achievement impacts are beginning to shrink in many grades. BLOOMINGTON, Minn.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2025

This achievement inspires confidence in our community and connects us through a shared commitment to privacy, transparency and security at every level, said Rory Gaydos, Director of Information Technology, Delaware Area Career Center.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2023

Nationally, mathematics achievement on average remains low with glaring, persistent inequities across racial and ethnic groups. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2022, students in fourth and eighth grade had the largest decline in mathematics achievement since 1990.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2024

Orlando, Florida – Anthology, the leading educational technology company, revealed the latest iteration of its Learning Management System (LMS), Blackboard, at Anthology Together 2024. This iteration focuses on enhancing AI literacy, improving instructor workflows, and supporting student achievement.

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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

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Research-based evidence affirms its highly positive impact on students’ academic achievement, soft skills, and social-emotional well-being. A recent edWebinar , “Ready Player One: Esports in K-12,” highlights why esports has taken hold in schools.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2020

million students, according to Education Week. In the Montour School District, they are designing a positive future for Montour schools aligning every action and decision to their three core values: curricula, educational technology, professional development. public and private schools and affected at least 55.1

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

And unfortunately, even before the pandemic, reading achievement has been low over the past several decades. When students experience success and progress in their literacy skills through education technology, it can boost their confidence and motivation. Start by defining clear, achievable, and measurable objectives.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2024

North Carolina — Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced the recipients of the inaugural Discovery Education Awards. The Discovery Education Awards honor districts, schools, and educators who accelerate achievement among students by tapping into their natural curiosity and desire to learn.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

The right blend of teachers and technology: What’s right for one student may be different than what’s right for another. The Department of Education’s newly-updated National Educational Technology Plan introduces a component Murray said is critical for the nation–not just the digital divide, but the digital use divide.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

Rise Vision helps schools improve communication and safety, increase student involvement, celebrate student achievements, and create a positive school culture. Rise Vision provides easy to use technology, which educators are able to use to manage communications across districts.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. Perhaps the best strategy for achieving higher levels of student engagement is to continually ask the question, “Who is at the center of learning?”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education , a global education technology company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”), today announced it has agreed to acquire DreamBox Learning® , a PK-12 education technology provider serving more than 6 million students and 600,000 educators nationwide.

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