eSchool News

MAY 16, 2016

Middle school students from four states competed in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade level teams. Grade level teams from each location participated in five multiplayer rounds of mathematics-based video game play using DimensionU’s gaming platform. “Our

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2022

In other words, if a progression is successfully followed, what kids learn in first grade should set the stage for what they learn later in elementary school, what students learn in middle school should build upon what they learn in elementary school, and so on.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

  CHARLOTTE, NC — Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education supporting the district’s five-year strategic plan, Expedition to 2025: Purpose. The school system has 13,000 students enrolled throughout the city and approximately 2,100 staff members working each day.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2019

Research says students are more likely to maintain their interest in coding if they’re exposed to it at an early age, and now, some schools are starting in elementary school. Coding as been a required part of the middle school and elementary school curriculum since 2014.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

Chronic absenteeism remains a widespread challenge in schools across the country, but in Wisconsin, Racine Unified School District s Julian Thomas Elementary and Jerstad-Agerholm Middle School are demonstrating that innovative, data-driven approaches can make a difference.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

According to the latest report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), fourth- and eighth-grade students’ math scores declined in both grades in most states—marking the largest score decline since the initial assessments in 1990. This year’s World Math Day winners in the United States by grade are: Austin H.,

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Following the district’s successful pilot in 2013 for 1,700 students at two elementary schools, the program is expanding to 14 elementary schools and five middle schools in the 2016-2017 academic year.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2021

VWSD serves all of Warren County, Mississippi, and has an enrollment of approximately 7,200 students in grades Pre-K through 12. VWSD consists of three high schools (grades 9-12), three middle schools (grades 7-8), 10 elementary schools, and an alternative program.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is especially true with literacy, where it’s all too easy to lose track of student progress and performance as students make their way through elementary and middle school. We had growth data in every elementary school like we’ve never seen before. A reading program that everyone loves.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Starting in the spring of 2014, in conjunction with our rollout of one-to-one laptops for all 1,800 middle school students (grades 6-8), the district’s technology integration specialists identified the need to provide weekly professional development for teachers, beyond the four in-service days already scheduled.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2016

14-18, 2016 to provide an introduction to coding skills for elementary and middle school students. The winning school will receive a one-year subscription to EasyTech and EasyCode Premium, Learning.com ’s digital literacy and coding curriculum for grades K-8. Schools can register for the Code-a-Thon from Oct.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

The top-performing teams are: High School Division (Grades 9-12) THS Wind Breakers from Tabb High School in Yorktown, Va. Mauston Gummy Bears from Mauston High School in Mauston, Wis. The Quilt Blockers from Darlington High School in Darlington, Wis. from Smithfield Middle School in Smithfield, Va.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

This is my first year as a teacher and I’m teaching sixth grade, so both my students and I are new to the school. I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students. Here’s how to get through your first school year. newsletters. I’m New Here.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2020

FP : We actually have our computer teacher at our elementary schools, who has morphed into a STEM teacher as well, which is great. Up at fifth through eighth grade at the middle school, every kid gets it. Related content: Dealing with data during COVID-19. eSN : Tell us about your STEM setup.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

FP : We actually have our computer teacher at our elementary schools, who has morphed into a STEM teacher as well, which is great. Up at fifth through eighth grade at the middle school, every kid gets it. Related content: Dealing with data during COVID-19. eSN : Tell us about your STEM setup.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2023

These positive learning outcomes make esports popular in secondary grades, with both students and educators advocating for the addition and growth of scholastic esports in their middle and high schools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

On day one of math class, about one-third of school students are ready to master grade-level standards while others aren’t yet able to complete basic skills. Indeed, it’s not uncommon that students’ abilities span not just one grade level, but several grade levels.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2022

The state has recognized this importance by mandating that all schools incorporate computer science for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. As the career and STEM academy director for Barr-Reeve Community Schools, I helped our district integrate computer science into our K-12 students’ school days.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Black/African American students, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx students, and Native American/Alaskan students are less likely to attend a high school that offers foundational computer science.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This is my first year as a teacher and I’m teaching sixth grade, so both my students and I are new to the school. I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students. Here’s how to get through your first school year Bad advice abounds, ignore it!

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC. What would tech lab look like when the dedicated set of student helpers moved on to the middle school?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

—Christina Sorenson, language arts resource teacher, Henry Middle School, Cedar Park, Texas. “I As a third-grade teacher, I love that the program gives my students expository text so they can learn about real-world events and are allowed to give their opinion. Mary (LA) Parish Schools. “

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Buchanan County Public School students in grades K-5 (950 students) worked in the program five days a week for thirty minutes a day. One great thing about Fast ForWord,” Hibbitts concludes, “is that the program is suitable for all ages and grade levels, as well as special education students. That’s major.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA recently released results of a yearlong study examining the effectiveness of a reading fluency intervention targeting struggling middle school readers from historically marginalized populations or those living in poverty. school district in 2022-23.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2020

AW : We’ve been doing 1-to-1 in Maine since 2003 at a couple of grade levels. And most school districts in Maine expanded it upward from grades seven through 12. And then a lot of them are now slowly creeping down through the elementary schools. Below are some highlights.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

” The two schools in the study are an elementary school and middle school in Schiller Park, Illinois, which reflect similar demographics to many schools across the country.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Kristina Stratton, principal, Westside Elementary School, Florida. “In In the new year, when we receive our mid-year i-Ready results, I want to celebrate our students’ growth, paying particular attention to those who were below grade level on their fall assessment and have worked hard to make meaningful progress since then.”.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Moreover, chronic absenteeism rates vary significantly across grade levels: Elementary school: 16 percent Middle school: 20 percent High school: 30 percent And when we consider socio-economic factors, schools in high poverty districts saw a much greater jump in chronic absenteeism.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2015

Scholastic has launched student pre-registration (K-8th grades) for its 2015 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge at scholastic.com/summer. Educators who register students in reading challenge before June 30 can enter to win a free classroom library of 50 books. Next page: Details for educators and students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The report also cautions that the pandemic’s full effects on high school graduation likely haven’t been felt yet, as the children who struggled in middle and elementary school are still working their way toward a diploma. Balfanz said schools need to be asking: “Who has a pathway, who doesn’t?”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2020

Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students won’t be missing out on one of their favorite back-to-school traditions: the book fair. Plew Elementary School in Niceville, Fla. “It

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

One reason we chose MidSchoolMath is that the middle grades represent the critical time in a student’s academic career. When the Santa Fe Public School system had to select a new math curriculum last year, they went in search of something that met their pedagogical needs and best served their unique school population.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

Cyberbullying, increasingly more common, occurred at least once per week in 37 percent of middle schools, 25 percent of high schools, and 6 percent of elementary schools. The study focused on students’ academic achievement as measured by their most recent self-reported nine-week report card grades.

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2024

Our county funded our literacy program purchase, and because our elementary schools were already using another program from our literacy partner, they were able to transition to the former as soon as they entered sixth grade. Like many school systems, Stafford County is struggling with teacher staffing and retention.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2017

School has always been a place for learning math, science, history, and art, but now it’s also becoming the place for students to learn other skills that are crucial to their future success and happiness, no matter where they end up. I am the principal of Chattahoochee Elementary School in Cumming, GA.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

My #BritReads favorite for upper elementary school is a throwback to my childhood. In middle school, books about middle grade students navigating the world dominate the world of fiction, such as the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and Jerry Craft’s New Kid.

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