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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Michael Kimberlin, third- grade teacher, Pease Elementary School, Austin, Texas. Most of our students are economically disadvantaged, and many arrive at school below grade level. Our school has made substantial growth over the last year with full RTI implementation in classrooms and an RTI center using i-Ready as our guide.”.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

A total of $20,000 in grant donations and $75,000 in subscriptions to the Rosetta Stone® English for Education language learning program were awarded to teachers of English learners (EL). Each won $5,000 grants as well as the schoolwide semester’s subscription to Rosetta Stone English. I have given my students over 10,000 books.”

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AUGUST 8, 2024

Key points: The role of school librarians/library media specialists is a dynamic one Innovative ideas for school libraries Modern students need modern librarians For more news on school librarians, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub I love the flexibility that comes with working in a school library.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With the belief that STEM skills are best acquired starting at a young age, we start building foundational skills early in elementary school. Best practices for a running a successful STEM school Running a STEM-focused school can have its challenges. Here are some ways to set your STEM-focused school up for success.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – Carousel Digital Signage has provided Elkhart Community Schools with a seamless way to communicate timely, up-to-date messages to its diverse network of students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Elkhart Community Schools serves approximately 12,000 students. Based in Elkhart, Ind.,

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AUGUST 29, 2024

students speak a language other than English at home, and approximately 16 percent of children live in poverty. According to recent data, over 20 percent of U.S. These statistics underscore the diverse backgrounds and challenges families in our communities face.

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JULY 14, 2021

“This pathway was designed to enable students to graduate High School with the computer programming skills necessary to enter the workforce, or continue their education at the university level,” said Mike Lynch, Director of Education, Blackbird.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

We asked education experts to share their thoughts regarding student success priorities in 2025 (find 50 edtech predictions for 2025 here )–discover what they had to say: Across the country, there is growing consensus and demand for high school transformation. –Dr. .

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

“Before Blackbird there were no tools available to bridge the expanse between elementary school block-based introductions to coding, and high school’s more advanced text-based coding, leading to frustration and a well-documented drop-off in computer science when students enter high school,” said Ness Blackbird, cofounder of Blackbird.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Unfortunately, our education system often struggles to provide adequate support for these students if they don’t know English. However, I am hopeful that this year we will witness a renewed commitment towards providing resources, policies, and initiatives that cater to English Language Learners and promote multilingualism in schools.

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MARCH 26, 2024

When he was in high school, Zachary Farley latched onto the idea of becoming a teacher. This path seemed like the best way to blend his love of linguistics with his interest in teaching — that is, until he took a job as a paraprofessional at an elementary school in his hometown of Corona, California.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Classroom walls don’t exist to Toni Olivieri-Barton, a library technology educator at Fountain Valley School. She specializes in using technology to connect students at the private day and boarding high school in Fountain with students worldwide to do projects together. She also taught in China.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2023

Charlotte, NC — New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District (AMSD) today announced the renewal of its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in three district elementary schools. Editable, ready-to-use worksheets and assessments are also available in both English and Spanish.

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MAY 7, 2024

Viridiana Martinez’s family immigrated twice when she was in elementary school — once, from Mexico to Canada, and a second time to the United States. During those transitions, Martinez was both challenged and uplifted, often by kind teachers and mentors whom she met at school. There was a shift in culture and in school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

–James Hood, Principal, Rodburn Elementary School , Rowan County Schools The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are transforming the educational landscape, ushering in a more integrated and dynamic approach to teaching and learning.

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MAY 27, 2025

Addressing Systemic Challenges and Supporting Educator Sustainability Last but not least, educators were not only adamant about the systemic challenges of K-12 education, but also expressed ways schools and districts can work to better support the retention of educators in our schools.

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JUNE 11, 2020

Take, for example, the distance learning plan created by Chaffey Joint Union High School District in California, which says that schoolwork completed by students through the end of the year can only preserve and improve grades, but not lower them. For instance, students at Van Ness Elementary school in Washington, D.C.

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APRIL 15, 2024

Department of Education looked at video-based coaching in about 100 elementary schools. Teachers with five or fewer years of experience and those with teaching practices in the bottom third of participants saw even greater improvement in both math and English language arts.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Biggest challenge: MDCPS’ challenge was to increase graduation rates so that at least 90 percent of students will graduate with a standard high school diploma by 2020. In deploying the devices, the district targeted grade levels and courses such as 7th-grade civics, 9th- and 10th-grade English, and middle school math.

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MARCH 2, 2016

The district’s hypothesis is exposing all students to high-quality, culturally-relevant CS instruction in the lower grades will lead to more students from all backgrounds choosing to pursue related coursework in high school and beyond. Currently, Piedmont City School District offers CS as a mathematics core class.

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JULY 21, 2023

VCSC is one of Vigo County’s largest employers, serving nearly 14,000 students across three traditional high schools, five middle schools, 15 elementary schools, an alternative school, and a virtual school.

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JUNE 9, 2016

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the second-largest school division in Virginia, with 55 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 12 high schools, and a number of secondary/post-secondary specialty centers.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Research suggests that taking algebra courses in high school is one of several important indicators for students’ college readiness and success. Passing Algebra I is also a requirement for high school graduation. As a Black student in a predominantly white school, he says he excelled in his studies in elementary school.

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AUGUST 29, 2016

Over 10 weeks, my administrative team and I asked every school board member, administrator, teacher, staff member, and parent to answer one simple question: What should students know before leaving elementary school, middle school, and high school?

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JULY 7, 2023

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. however, with insufficient and lagging data from schools, this research has its limitations.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Despite attending high school in Los Angeles County, which has a diverse population including 49 percent of residents who identify as Hispanic / Latino, I never had a Latino male teacher. Today, I teach at an elementary school where more than 65 percent of the students identify as Hispanic / Latino.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

More than half of the student population is Latino, and many of these students come from poor households where English isn’t spoken. Most of our preschool kids who are native Spanish speakers come to school without anybody having read to them,” said Napa County Superintendent of Schools Barbara Nemko. Mention Napa County, Calif.,

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

However, although MSD offers a hopeful counterpoint to segregated schools nationwide , there is still room for improvement. While growth is happening across the district, certain groups of students, including English Language Learners and low-income students, are experiencing less success than others.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Of the district’s 230 schools, 36 expressed interest in being a test school, eight participated in the pilot and five ultimately received funding and support to launch the wall-to-wall model in Fall 2015. Students at Dan D.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Ray Salazar has been teaching high school Journalism and English in Chicago Public Schools for over twenty years. Over 40 percent of students report that they’re sleeping less, and close to 3 in 5 students say they’re more stressed about school than they were before. hours before the pandemic.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Math (everything from elementary school arithmetic to calculus and statistics). English (writing support, literature analysis coaching, vocabulary, and more). Where was this when I was in high school?). Science (Even physics! Social Studies. AP class support.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

16, 2021 – Carolina Biological announced that two of its elementary school science programs are among the rigorous list of new science materials just adopted by the South Carolina State Board of Education for the state’s K-12 science curriculum. COLUMBIA, SC, Dec. Smithsonian Science for the Classroom.

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JULY 9, 2024

Some took a traditional path, from high school straight to college and then the classroom. Pricila Cano Padron, of Dallas, Texas, remembers her “wake-up call” in middle school, when she helped tutor English-learning classmates in math and reading (she is bilingual). Each story — each person — is unique.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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. 7 Mindsets was initially implemented in a select number of Decatur’s elementary schools for that pilot project. About 7 Mindsets.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

There’s a ritual that kicks off every new quarter in Michelle Luhtala’s library at New Canaan High School, one where English teachers send a gaggle of students through her doors to pick a new batch of books. Gauthier has been surprised that high schoolers have put up the most resistance to the ebook transition.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

The Customer Advisory Board consists of school district leadership from across the United States: Lynmara Colón is the director of English learner programs and services at Prince William County Schools in Virginia. Karen Henery is the director of ESOL/multilingual services at Little Rock School District in Arkansas.

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