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Gale In Context: Literature Launches to Promote Critical Thinking Skills and Better Learning Outcomes in ELA for High School Students

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The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). Literature instruction in school has grown far broader than grammar, vocabulary and reading traditional texts.

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Q&A: Using Student Data to Improve Equity and Learning Outcomes

EdTech Magazine

While some K–12 districts in the nation are still experiencing low minority student enrollment in Advanced Placement classes, Westerville North High School is not among them. The Ohio high school additionally saw a 35 percent increase in students’ scores on AP exams rising from 3 to 4. Now, he works as the chief curation…

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Stronger Together: How Collaboration Leads to Better Remote Learning Outcomes

EdTech Magazine

With the rush to virtual schooling, districts nationwide have been looking for ways to expand student connectivity. The School District of Palm Beach County is driving the creation of a civic Wi-Fi mesh network that will bring broadband to some 25,000 students. Officials in Palm Beach County, Fla., called in the cavalry to help.

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What Is Good Leadership in Schools?

eSchool News

A recent study found that not one school (of 180 surveyed) was able to improve student achievement records without effective school leadership. This research shows a clear connection between skilled school leadership and positive student learning outcomes. What does good school leadership look like in practice?

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Why SEL is the foundation of Future Schools

eSchool News

One of many post-pandemic truths exposed and emphasized is that learning outcomes suffer without proper student mental health measures. In this episode of Innovations in Education , host Kevin Hogan has a conversation with Sonny Thadani, CEO of Robin , to explore how SEL can be integrated into district policies and school curricula.

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Teachers say AI usage has surged since the school year started

eSchool News

The report offers insight into how teachers’ perceptions of AI use in the classroom have evolved since the start of the 2023–24 school year. Schools should continue to prioritize effective AI implementation to fully realize its potential to enhance educational outcomes.

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Dyslexia and Instructional Equity: A Conversation for School Administrators

eSchool News

David Hurford Executive Director at the Center for Research, Evaluation and Awareness of Dyslexia and Octavia Gray-Essex, Senior Education Advisor at Lexia, as they explore schools’ systemic challenges that include an outmoded understanding of dyslexia and lack of alignment with evidence-based instructional strategies.