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From curiosity to clarity: Showcasing career paths to young learners

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Starting career exploration early Elementary school: Building awareness During my judging experience a few weeks ago, I met students who said they knew their career path since they were eight or nine. In elementary school, highlighting a variety of careers to younger students is key. Success is not limited to one path.

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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant

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Technology is not neutral,” says Joshua Jonas, a curriculum and instruction researcher at Baylor University and former high school teacher. “It Last year, Jenks did a pilot with Talking Points, a family engagement and communication platform that offers automatic translation in the language a family chooses. “We

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For Better and Worse

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Too much screen time in elementary school is delaying reading and writing skills, weakening focus, and hurting social development." Right now, many teachers are seeing a sharp drop in focus during reading and writing (thanks to cell phones) and a growing dependence on AI to think and write. We're not heading for a learning crisis.

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Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next.

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But in Okanogan County, where 28 percent of children are living at or below the federal poverty level and 11 percent of elementary school children are unhoused, the need for affordable child care is dire. This is as true in Okanogan County, Washington, as it is anywhere nationwide. Some have gone on to earn advanced degrees.

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3 tips to combat chronic absenteeism in high schools

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Consistent, positive family communication. In elementary school, there’s frequent outreach. 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.

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Carousel Cloud Scales with Indianapolis School District for K-12 Communications

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The district reports 70 screens are live today with Carousel digital signage content coming from multiple contributors per school, with approximately 150 screens expected upon completion. The district has adopted a “one school at a time” rollout strategy that helps its technology specialists effectively train staff before using the system.

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6 ways to boost district engagement with a unified communications platform

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When we were in the middle of the pandemic and everything in education was turned on its head, we realized that we needed a better way to communicate with parents and caregivers quickly and efficiently. This transition has proven to be one of the best decisions our district has made to enhance school-home communications.