k12 Digest

JUNE 2, 2025

My youngest daughter, Josephine Grace Gay, was among the 26 children and educators whose lives were taken at Sandy Hook School that day. As I grieved, I co-founded an organization called Safe and Sound Schools. It was a way to rekindle hope, driven by the belief that we must do better. That was my call to action.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It is an online platform that focuses on providing a culturally-affirming identity development classes for African-American young people. It was very important to me that this is not school. I’m not trying to replace school. I don’t want to be “school.” and told their schools, “I don't see myself in the curriculum.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This is a powerful social-emotional learning (SEL) experience for middle- and high-school-aged students. Most often it is because they are trapped in their own minds, with unexamined beliefs and assumptions about who they are “supposed to be.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

Written by Jen Easterly, Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Last month marks six years since 17 students and faculty senselessly lost their lives and 17 others were injured when a mass murderer entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and started shooting.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

For many students, high school and college are times of tremendous personal growth and experimentation. Yet as confident as they may seem, many are yearning for guidance and a way in which to align their beliefs with the pull of popular culture. This is especially apparent during an election cycle.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Closing the gap will require a broad approach involving schools and communities working together. Our students navigate a variety of complex challenges, and we are committed to a culture that leverages emerging technologies that elevate learning and personal growth.

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Beliefs STEM Feedback High School 242

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2017

For years, school leaders in Loudoun County, Virginia “had been talking about a one-to-one technology initiative,” says Josh Ajima, instructional facilitator for technology at Dominion High School and Loudoun Academy of Science. But if you search for designs related to identity, history, or culture,” he says, you find nothing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Every student has the right to engage in rigorous, educational experiences that prepare them with the knowledge and skills necessary to graduate from high school with academic and career options. The workforce of the future requires that schools equip students with the right skills for the jobs of the future.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

One is cultural, says Yong Zhao, author of the book “Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?: In China, you have a hierarchy where people are always trying to compete to be better than you,” says Zhao, a professor of education at the University of Kansas and the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. dollars a year for this instruction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

NEW YORK – Students are gearing up for the 2023 school year, and new research from Brainly reveals that AI is an integral element in middle and high school students’ academic life – even as educators debate and worry whether the revolutionary technology belongs in the classroom. Where are students going for help?

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

This fall, my computer science class will follow the new AP Computer Science curriculum framework while also including culturally responsive instruction that makes use of students’ interests, community settings, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

When Salvador Quijada, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at Philip’s Academy Charter School, thinks back on his own journey as a mathematician, he gives credit to one high school math teacher who pushed him to take on AP calculus. As a Newark resident, I see new restaurants, shows, and opportunities for culture and arts.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Cultural norms and pervasive beliefs remain a hindrance to improving diversity in the STEM workforce. This may be due to stereotypes regarding ability, which have been proven untrue, and assumptions about cultural fit—the inaccurate idea that females just aren’t right for certain careers.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The online program offers a solution to families seeking alternative ways to have students educated, while maintaining the core belief that traditional schooling is valuable and not easily replaced. Mr. Ruth’s leadership has been instrumental in positioning Clover High School as a standout institution.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Everett Collection/Shutterstock At the same time, I also recognize that my privileged experience in Hawaiʻi was forged by settler culture , the effects of which still persist in the state educational system. Teachers of Color After student teaching on the US continent in a high school, I felt so isolated as the only Asian adult on campus.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In my experience as a middle and high school math specialist, I’ve rarely heard any adults (including math teachers) report many positive memories of their early experiences with math at school. More than 90 percent of elementary school teachers are female. Raise your hand if this description sounds familiar.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Let Data Inform (Not Drive) Many educators urge their fellow professionals to move away from the concept of “data-driven,” and instead towards a culture of “data-informed.” But Firman expresses a firm belief that the scores from these types of testing are far from the only types of data schools and/or teachers should be collecting.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It Starts in the Community I grew up in northeast Denver — a place rich in Black history and culture where the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education enacted the Black Excellence Resolution. This summer, after she had just finished her freshman year in high school, I saw her at our annual Juneteenth celebration.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2024

More recently, in 2020, Bettina Love published a framework and guiding questions for creating classrooms that affirm Black, Latino and Indigenous children, which I’ve used to broaden my own understanding of how to create the conditions where love and acceptance flourish within our school’s culture.

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Beliefs Essay Schools Students 189

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

It might seem strange to squeeze in lessons on coping with trauma or resolving political disputes in between frog dissections and persuasive essay writing, but students today say they want to be as prepared socially and emotionally as they are academically when they leave high school.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

She harnesses the power of many platforms, devices, and peripherals to offer her students personalized instruction, inclusivity, data-driven feedback, cross-cultural exchanges, and the support of other educators at their school. This created anxiety across the district and community to other potential causes.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2024

Of course there are many factors, but in this same period of time there have been a growing number of messages in popular culture giving highly skeptical views of college. This is the third episode of a podcast series we’re calling Doubting College , where we’re exploring: What happened to the public belief in college?

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Beliefs Art Intelligence Culture 189

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In 2020, California adopted a State Seal of Civic Engagement that high school students can earn upon graduation. As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2019

In 2015, fewer than 10 girls of any race took the AP Computer Science exam in ten states, and not a single African-American student took the exam in nine states, including Mississippi, where 50 percent of high school graduates are African-American. We know confidence is not borne in a vacuum.

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Beliefs Exams Science STEM 167

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

There has also been an outlash of criticism on curriculum , coursework and materials, with efforts to restrict what educators teach, that has put racial, cultural and historical identities under attack. high school students. America’s young people are feeling the weight of it all.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Toxic positivity is the belief that no matter how bad a situation is, we should all have a positive mindset about it. We must bring a critical eye to our schools’ systems and practices—and be willing to change things for the better. Go beyond “checking-in” to building a culture of relational trust. Avoid toxic positivity.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

According to the French social theorist Pierre Bourdieu, a college education provides graduates, especially those from elite universities, with not just a college degree, but with distinctive cultural qualities—the way graduates carry themselves, tastes they acquire and the economic class of their peers. million for a high school graduate.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

1, 2021 – Decatur Public Schools in Decatur, Ill., Starting with the 2021-22 academic year, the 7 Mindsets curriculum will be used throughout the district’s 11 elementary schools, middle school, and two high schools. The district made its decision after a two-year pilot of three programs. About 7 Mindsets.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

Latinos who work in education are ready for change , and they say their culture already holds dear values like community-building and generosity that are needed to improve education for their students. Cindy Noriega, a high school teacher in California, says that culture of perseverance reveals the strength of Latinos writ large.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We were in an older junior high model. We added 36 classrooms to our high school and brought our ninth-graders up. At the high school we put in a fabrication lab that has 3D printers , laser etchers and a CNC router. . EDTECH: What technologies went into achieving Vision One91?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2024

Establishing a classroom culture that cultivates the positive values of the need to try, be strong, and work as a team is the key to encouraging motivation. Utilize both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to encourage desirable behavior by giving students positive feedback for their devotion and accomplishments.

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Motivation Students Feedback Achievement 174

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

This isn’t surprising, given that many public school students in the U.S. don’t have an opportunity to learn a new language in school until middle or high school. My high school offered an introductory French course and I was not excited about it. Census Bureau, 78 percent of the U.S. Here’s some good news.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As these Harvard training sessions took place, the California State Board of Education finally approved a new framework that sets out to make math more culturally responsive and inquiry-based. In an early morning class, bleary-eyed and still vibrating from coffee, the instructors met with high school-aged students. The solution?

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

School expectations and rules are centered in the inherent dignity of all students as children of God, Saucedo explains. That belief creates a school culture built on respect, kindness, and forgiveness. They work together, reinforcing the belief that faith is a foundation, not a limitation.

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Knowledge Beliefs Schools Art 138

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2025

It was at this school that I saw tracking firsthand, and students knew who was in gifted programs and who was in lower-level classes. Like any other middle school student, I was on a rough journey of self-discovery. This positive ripple effect strengthens families and communities, fostering a culture of achievement and aspiration.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It considered placement exam scores but also took into account information from each individual’s high school records, including GPA and the type of diploma earned. Attitude matters, too: Panelists cited research showing that faculty beliefs about intelligence predict how well racial minority students do in STEM classes.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

When we look at some of the movies, fiction movies are often a way that we express our cultural imagination. I walked into a classroom at the beginning of a school year a couple of years ago, and everything in the classroom was in the middle of the floor. I think that's really important. We see two things right now.

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