eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

One promising way AI can be integrated into childrens learning is in the form of autonomous, personalized tutors that children can use at home or at school. Throw out the traditional app playbook When my family and I moved from Siberia to California in 2014, my daughter Sofia had to adjust to a whole new language at preschool.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2025

Key points: The way software is trained has an impact on its ability to detect AI Can technology help schools prevent AI-based cheating? How will schools replace devices bought during the pandemic?

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

These tools offer interactive lessons, personalized learning paths, and fun activities that reinforce what students learned during the school year–without making summer feel like school. For students who want to get ahead or reinforce tricky concepts from the previous school year, Khan Academy is an ideal, self-paced resource.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

DENVER — The AI Education Project (aiEDU) and The Rithm Project are proud to announce a new partnership focused on advancing AI literacy and AI readiness and human connection in high school English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms. Learn more at www.aiedu.org.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

It is shockingly difficult for most teachers to alter their language in this manner. I have incorporated this particular linguistic shift into my work with other educators at Relay Graduate School of Education. If we want students to see learning as a shared experience, we must be intentional in the language we use.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2025

As the new school year approaches, one of the most powerful tools for continuous improvement is the professional learning community (PLC). Here’s an in-depth look at high-quality resources and actionable tips to help educators start or strengthen PLCs this school year. Why PLCs matter PLCs are not just staff meetings with a new name.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

“ISTE+ASCD is proud to spotlight the innovative leaders, educators, and school systems who are redefining what’s possible in education,” said Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE+ASCD. The Sierra Sands Unified School District educates over 5,200 students in 11 schools. Sue Kasun, Professor of Language Education.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Suitable for: Middle and high school students who want tailored practice and a bit more support in tough subjects. Suitable for: All grade levels–from elementary children designing a poster about dinosaurs to high school students putting together a multimedia history project.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

Before Bullitt County Public Schools implemented a comprehensive data system, we often found ourselves looking at multiple different data sources for each individual child. We adjusted our resources, and this year, 96 percent of K-5 students met typical growth in English language arts. They’re with us for the long haul.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

Each new school offered a different name, a different ZIP code and a different student handbook, but the same painful story of Black children being overlooked, mislabeled, forgotten and left behind played out again and again: Black children left behind. Don’t just build a school. But then, the world stopped. Classrooms went virtual.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. For many schools and districts, integrating environmental topics like this into the curriculum can feel like a heavy burden.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

With school districts nationwide struggling to meet growing special education demands amid staffing shortages and political pressure to prove efficiency, Streamline , a new AI-powered special education management platform created by Better Speech, solves an acute problem for SPED directors and teams. Sanford, N.C.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

Starbridge , which uses AI to help businesses spot early buying signals from school districts, looked at 5,000 U.S. school districts for the 2024-25 school year and found that 37% discussed AI in at least one board meeting. Differentiation takes so much time. Some AI tools can do so much with that in seconds.”

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

That’s where ProEd Global School comes in. Driven by her passion for personalized, inclusive, and globally relevant education, Llana founded ProEd Global School to create an environment where students don’t just learn—they thrive. The school’s recent Cambridge Accreditation has further strengthened its academic offerings.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That moment in 1915 became the foundation of what is now Elmwood School an institution that, in 2025, proudly celebrates 110 years of inspiring young women to lead with confidence and purpose. The schools leap into the future began in 1978 with the introduction of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2025

“All children deserve to experience the joy and wonder of the natural world, yet science is taught far less often than language arts or math in elementary schools,” Davis said. “Beginning teachers use a range of effective strategies to work toward more equitable science teaching.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

The expanded solution includes more essential concepts and topics critical for learning to read, including foundational skills such as phonics, decoding, guided reading, and language skills such as vocabulary, spelling, word learning strategies, and more.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

To help fill the gap we began using two products, both of which were recommended by a teacher who had used the literacy programs at a previous school. We have an extremely diverse student body, which means foundational skills and native languages are varied and distinctive. Teach to a group or individuals.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Teacher preparation programs and school districts across the nation have been slow to fully embrace this research base, known as the science of reading. Structured, spoken language practice is at the heart of addressing these needs. And how do we fix it?

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Its a familiar story for many parentswatching their child struggle in school, knowing they are capable but somehow unable to thrive in a traditional classroom. They envisioned a school where children who didnt fit the standard mold could still succeed, not just academically but socially and emotionally.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements. Florida is actively looking at removing graduation requirements which include passing a 10th grade English Language Arts assessment and a statewide algebra test. Now, they have proposed eliminating an Algebra II requirement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

Key points: Family involvement provides long-term benefits for students and school communities Unpacking COVID’s lasting academic effects on 5th graders Did the pandemic reopen gender-based math gaps? ” What is your biggest post-COVID concern? Improved communication strategies as a key factor in increasing family engagement.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

This approach has demonstrated measurable outcomes: students across the country—regardless of school size, location, or performance level— consistently make meaningful gains in math achievement with ST Math. “I Like ST Math, InsightMath leverages spatial-temporal reasoning and visual problem-solving strategies to unlock deeper learning.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. I realized that to make lasting change, I needed to reach beyond the walls of one school. But as my classroom evolved, so did my vision.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

“ISTE+ASCD is proud to spotlight the innovative leaders, educators, and school systems who are redefining what’s possible in education,” said Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE+ASCD. The Sierra Sands Unified School District educates over 5,200 students in 11 schools. Sue Kasun, Professor of Language Education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

public school students more than 5.3 Language barriers can have a profound impact on these students academic performance, classroom engagement and social connection. Watch the Timekettle X1 AI Interpreter Hub in action at Olney Independent School District. percent of U.S. million nationwide up from 9.4 percent a decade ago.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

One student might master a new language with ease but struggle with scientific concepts. The structure of our schools revolves around standardized schedules: 180 days in a school year, 45 minutes for a lesson, five days a week. These differences are not deficits–they are human. Its absurd.

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 18, 2025

If you’re feeling overwhelmed thinking about your first week of school , I want you to know: you’re not alone. What Matters Most the First Week of School Before we talk about plans and pacing, here’s the foundation: the first week of school is not about jumping straight into your curriculum.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Burns opening quote is a reminder that teaching is purpose-driven work and that student growth and development depend on supporting teachers and school leaders. In that time, each fellow has managed to speak vulnerably about educational leadership, student engagement and systemic challenges in K-12 education.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

Carl Morris, Co-Founder of educave, draws on extensive insights gained while building and scaling other EdTech and Education businesses, such as The Online School, EDAI, and Carfax Education. This approach respects the natural constraints of attention and working memory.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

That realization has implications not just for how we understand student engagement, but for how we design schools…and why AI alone can’t get us where we need to go. But the more I’ve observed students in and out of school, the more convinced I’ve become that it’s based on a faulty assumption. At the time, that critique gave me pause.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

From first grade classrooms to high school computer labs, teachers across the state are building confidence in CS instruction and finding meaningful ways to connect it to their everyday teaching. Making Computer Science Relevant and Relatable A key takeaway for these educators was the power of language. For lining up for class?”

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

teachers work with diverse groups, often with varying language backgrounds and ability levels, in both indoor and outdoor settings. Instructional audio units are valuable not only for physical education courses but also for a variety of other school settings.

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