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How our district turned a sea of data into a compass for change

eSchool News

As we endeavor to understand their journey of learning, one piece of data does not tell us the whole story. Specifically, this has allowed us to improve in closing the achievement gap for students with disabilities over the last several years and to provide our teachers with more tailored professional learning for support.

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Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

eSchool News

Asian and white students are much more likely to complete one of the math and English pathways, considered the college-prep route, while Native students, English learners, and students with disabilities are more likely to have no graduation pathway. We learned that’s not true,”Tilley said.) Now over 89% do.

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Why Districts Are Turning to Esports to Reach More Learners

Edsurge

Through competitive gaming, students strengthen digital literacy, teamwork and social-emotional skills , while also creating pathways to explore STEM learning and career readiness. Building Real-World Learning Through Games Florida schools face frequent hurricane threats, making resilient building design a critical local issue.

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Trimming the Edtech Fat: How Districts Are Streamlining Their Digital Ecosystems

Edsurge

Today, the focus is on streamlining through an equity lens, says Grace Magley, director of digital and personalized learning. Major tools go through a year-long pilot, with teacher feedback, training and student learning data collected in a standardized worksheet. If students arent engaged, it doesnt matter how much we paid for it.

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How K-12 Districts Can Navigate Compliance, Staffing, and Instructional Risk in 2025

Elevate k12

In many districts, the programs at risk are the same ones that support compliance with federal education laws: Title III-supported English language services, Special Education instruction, and after-school accommodations often written into IEPs. But the mechanisms to fund those obligations are increasingly unstable.

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Meaningful Vision Board Ideas for Students + Tips for Creating Them

Teachers Pay Teachers

Vision Board Student Workbook By Danielle Knight Grades: 4th-12th Subjects: English Language Arts Students will create a 15×20 vision board using this eight-section guide. Coming back from winter break can be challenging, but starting with elementary goal-setting activities can help get everyone back into learning mode.

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States Agree About How Schools Should Use AI. Are They Also Ignoring Civil Rights?

Edsurge

The White Houses order emphasized its desire to use AI to boost learning across the country , opening discretionary federal grant money for training educators and also signaling a federal interest in teaching the technology in K-12 schools. Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.)