Edsurge
JULY 23, 2025
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. At Guilford Preparatory Academy, a K-8, Title 1 public charter school in Greensboro, North Carolina, our students and families bring a rich mix of resilience, culture and commitment. Being a Title 1 school means some of our families face barriers in technology access, time and academic resources for students.
eSchool News
JULY 23, 2025
Key points: Useful AI in education often goes beyond surface-level automation Building an educator’s AI toolbox You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us For more news on AI tools in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub The term “AI-powered” is today’s most popular buzzword–particularly in education.
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Cemd
JULY 23, 2025
We’re in a critical moment for early literacy. New NAEP data show that just 31% of fourth graders are reading at or above proficiency, while 40% fall below the Basic level. This is a stark signal that foundational reading skills aren’t taking root the way they should. In response, states are acting fast : passing literacy laws, overhauling training, and requiring curricula aligned with the science of reading.
eSchool News
JULY 23, 2025
Key points: AI can be a valuable tool, but educators say they’d like more training How students are really using AI tools: What schools need to know Students, educators feel positive about AI’s impact, but fear its misuse For more news on AI in the classroom, see eSN’s Digital Learning hub AI tools to support and personalize student learning will have the most significant impact on students in the next few years, according to PowerSchool’s 2025 National Educator Survey.
Teachers Pay Teachers
JULY 23, 2025
Working together as a team is a skill that takes practice. Some students may excel at collaboration naturally, while others might find it more challenging. Team-building activities for kids help students build stronger connections with classmates and develop essential teamwork skills. Mix it up with games that can be played indoors, outdoors, or even as part of a sport.
eSchool News
JULY 23, 2025
Spokane, Washington, may not be the first place you think of when downloading some of the biggest edtech news of the year. But this summer it is the host to InstructureCon25 , held by Instructure, the company behind Canvas, one of the most widely used, cloud-based learning management systems (LMS) in both K-12 and higher education. Besides the dozens of sessions and events for its users spread over three days, senior executives at the company took the opportunity to release updated strategies, i
Cemd
JULY 23, 2025
Navigating the Tradeoffs of Multi-Program Instruction To meet diverse instructional needs, many districts are layering multiple ELA programs by combining core and supplemental materials, pairing English and Spanish programs, and adding foundational skills supports. While some combinations are intentional, others emerge from local constraints or gaps in guidance.
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Cemd
JULY 23, 2025
A Turning Point in ELA Curriculum Selection The quality of instructional materials matters—and districts are taking notice. Drawing from CEMD’s national curriculum selection data, this brief highlights a promising shift in the K–8 ELA market: growing adoption of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM). While structural barriers still shape what’s in use, the overall trend points toward more evidence-based choices and a stronger foundation for improving literacy outcomes.
GovTech
JULY 23, 2025
Launched by policy fellows at the Aspen Institute, the initiative aims to ensure ed-tech tools do not reinforce racial biases, offering a toolkit, a school procurement guide and a certification backed by Digital Promise.
Cemd
JULY 23, 2025
Clarifying the Role of Foundational Skills in ELA Instruction Foundational skills are essential to early literacy, but more isn’t always better. CEMD national data show a rise in districts layering supplemental foundational skills products – sometimes to address real gaps, and other times duplicating content already covered by the core. This brief explores how and why districts are choosing to supplement, what those choices reveal, and how leaders can make coherent, strategic decisions.
GovTech
JULY 23, 2025
A partnership between a recently established economic development organization and various credentialing and education programs in the region will promote cybersecurity, robotics, IT, STEM and other fields.
From the Pond
JULY 23, 2025
Hello sweet friends, Just popping in with a warm "hello" from my desk — tea in hand, colored pencils nearby, and a desk full of little projects that bring me joy. If you’ve been away from your screen or soaking up the sunshine lately (good for you!), here’s a little roundup of what’s been happening over here at From the Pond. 1. Book Logs Got a Mini Glow-Up!
Cal Matters
JULY 23, 2025
In summary Migrant Education programs serve students whose parents work in California’s agricultural fields, dairies, fisheries and timberlands. When Yvette Medina was growing up in the labor camps of California’s Central Valley, she’d often accompany her father to the bank to cash checks. “He’d tell me, ‘You should be a bank teller. You’re inside all day, out of the sun,’” Medina recalled.
We are Teachers
JULY 23, 2025
Time to go book shopping! If you're looking to add kindergarten books to your classroom library, check out these awesome recent titles.
EdTech Magazine
JULY 23, 2025
Even when school is out for the summer, K–12 buildings never truly shut down. There are 12-month employees working; IT teams making upgrades to equipment and infrastructure; summer classes; and numerous community events, sports, camps and activities taking place on school grounds. Despite people still coming and going, the school’s hours of operation may be less predictable during the summer.
GovTech
JULY 23, 2025
Schools across the U.S. have had to reckon with cellphones, and next push, some education leaders say, could be for additional guidance or structure on how — or how long — devices are used in class.
Teacher Toms Blog
JULY 23, 2025
Registration is now open for Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning Summer Camp (see below). I never pretend to know what kids will learn on any given day and, honestly, any teacher who does is either deluded or blowing smoke. No one can possibly know what another person is going to learn. You can hope. You can plan. You can lecture yourself blue. You can even, if you're especially clever, trick someone into learning something, but the idea that one person can "teach" something to another, except und
GovTech
JULY 23, 2025
A school district in Maryland is among among hundreds of districts and state officials seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in compensatory damages for years of dealing with the harm caused by social media companies.
1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1
JULY 23, 2025
My daughter is 16 and in 11th grade this year. Below are the 11th-grade homeschool curriculum picks we have made for her! Changes may come, but this is the plan for now. CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT SHE DID IN THE PAST? 10th Grade ( Mid-Year Changes ) 9th Grade 8th Grade { 8th Grade Year-End Review } 7th Grade { 7th Grade Year-End Review } 6th Grade 5th Grade { 5th Grade Year-End Review } 4th Grade { 4th Grade Year-End Review } 3rd Grade { 3rd Grade Year-End Review } 2nd Grade { 2nd Grade Year-End Review
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