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How students are really using AI tools: What schools need to know

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2025

Increased usage of and attachment to AI tools brings unprecedented challenges for school and district leaders. Whether youre new to the education space, refining your policies, or growing in your role, understanding the different ways students use AI is crucial. After all, we cant protect what we dont understand.

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The cure for the school attendance crisis? Family support and a sense of belonging

eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

Students are missing school at record-high rates–not because they dont want to be there, but because significant barriers are blocking the door to get in. Its easy to associate chronic absenteeism with the stereotype of the disillusioned hooky-playing student. The good news? Here are three ways they can start: 1.

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The unseen connection between student absenteeism and teacher burnout

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2025

While we often discuss how absenteeism affects students, we rarely acknowledge its devastating impact on the educators who show up every day to empty chairs. The hidden toll of empty seats When students miss school, teachers don’t just move forward with fewer students in the room. ” The numbers are staggering.

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Empowering school staff with emergency response protocols

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2025

Schools should have building-level response protocols and protocols for incidents when first responders are needed. Unfortunately, many staff members do not feel safe at school. And how does that anxiety play with how the students feel in the classroom?

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Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Awareness alone isnt enough–what students on the spectrum benefit from environments where their needs are understood, respected, and supported with purpose. Seventy-four percent of autistic students in the U.S. Seventy-four percent of autistic students in the U.S. Heres how that looks in practice.

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Meeting the rising demand for school-based speech and behavioral support

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

As districts and schools nationwide struggle to find qualified therapists, particularly speech-language pathologists and board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs), theres a growing demand for these specialized professionals. Simultaneously, we’re identifying more students needing support than ever before.

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

In a corner of Huffman High School, the sounds of popping nail guns and whirring table saws fill the architecture and construction classroom. Down the hall, culinary students chop and saute in the schools commercial kitchen, and in another room, cosmetology students snip mannequin hair to prepare for the states natural hair stylist license.

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Students, educators feel positive about AI’s impact, but fear its misuse

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2025

The new survey findings on the state of AI in secondary and higher education, from Turnitin ,offer perspectives from students, educators and academic administrators across six countries, the The risk of intentional misuse will always exist with generative AI. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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‘Too many apps for that’ in schools

eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2025

With a universe of educational applications available, the study highlights how the proliferation of individual, poorly integrated digital tools in many districts is impacting students, parents, teachers, and district leaders. ” This press release originally appeared online.

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What to know about the newest cyberattack strategy putting K-12 schools at risk

eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

The threat to schools continues to grow as attempts to breach their networks become more frequent and sophisticated, while education budgets and resources to bolster cybersecurity dwindle. According to Microsoft, this method of launching a cyberattack grew by 18 percent in 2024.

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Disrupting U.S. schools wasn’t possible before–that may be changing

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

As Robert Pondiscio observed recently , K12 schools have largely been spared Disruptive Innovation of the sort that has transformed everything from retail to consumer package goods, telecommunications, computing, steel, newspapers, and more. Yes, there have been Disruptive Innovations in how students learn, namely, in the form factor.

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AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

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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Easy to find, not always true: Helping students evaluate AI-generated content

eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

Key points: Students need more than digital access; they need guidance 5 AI tools for classroom creativity A new era for teachers as AI disrupts instruction For more news on navigating AI, visit eSNs Digital Learning hub Finding accurate information has long been a cornerstone skill of librarianship and classroom research instruction.

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Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

On a quiet morning in Ottawas Rockcliffe Park, more than a century ago, a woman named Theodora Philpot opened her home to four young students. 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.

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5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. In a unit on electricity, students can create simple circuits with batteries, wires, and bulbs.

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5 ways our students benefit from our online literacy platform

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

In most cases, students had learned conversational English but had never really engaged with the alphabet. 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. It’s important that students see Lexia as a partnership.

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With VR goggles, students in detention centers gain career training

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2025

A large part of setting students up for success involves connecting them with career training and experiences that allow them to explore their skills and interests. Bringing this learning to students offers a unique and individualized experience that equips students with skills and a foundational knowledge of different vocational careers.

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School counselors ID “critical shortfalls” in student mental health crisis

eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2025

K-12 school counselors exposed critical challenges in addressing the escalating youth mental health crisis in schools. co-director of the National Center for School Mental Health. It is clear that Tier 2 interventions are the key to addressing the mental health crisis in schools. The survey of 500 U.S.

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New Tech Helps Schools Defend Against Student-Built Proxies

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 28, 2025

Since the early days of internet access in K12 schools, there has been a need to protect students from inappropriate content with filtering and restricted access. These filters also provide a level of liability protection, serving as insurance that schools are maintaining a safe online experience for students on their provided devices.

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New Survey Reveals Teachers’ Concerns About College and Career Readiness Among Students

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

Teachers are not very optimistic about their students preparedness for the future, regardless of whether their students are going to college or directly into the workforce, according to new research from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup.

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ISTE+ASCD and Pinterest Partner to Transform Digital Culture in Schools

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

Today, ISTE+ASCD announced a $1 million grant from Pinterest to help school leaders create healthy digital cultures. The initiative will establish digital wellbeing task forces in 12 school districts, bringing together educators, leaders, and experts in youth mental health and digital citizenship.

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Screen-free students: How Spokane Public Schools is helping kids engage in real life

eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

Lunch hours are spent hunched over smartphones, and after-school time means less sports and more Snapchat. The adverse effects of this excessive screen time have significantly impacted students social- emotional health. Engaging with students was a top priority for workgroup members. A lot of them wanted an art club.

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How will AI impact students’ biggest challenges?

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

In the second annual McGraw Hill Global Education Insights Report: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Future of Education in the Age of AI , educators once again ranked societal issues like challenges outside of school (52 percent) and mental/behavioral health struggles (43 percent) as the top obstacles to student success.

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River Valley School District (PA) First to Implement Yourway Learning $1M AI Grant

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

River Valley School District inPennsylvaniahas been selected as the first partner to bring this vision to life. The program empowers districts to improve instructional practices, enhance teacher effectiveness, and foster measurable student success. Philip Martell, Superintendent of the River Valley School District.

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Resources to encourage students’ civic engagement

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. So, I know firsthand how important equitable access to resources is, and how hard we educators work to set our students up for success.

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New Slate of Inspiring and Engaging Standards-Aligned Content Added to Discovery Education Experience for Back-to-School 2025

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

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SkillsUSA competitions give students hands-on experience with career skills

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

For 60 years, SkillsUSA has provided these types of hands-on learning opportunities for students in the form of regional, state, and national competitions–and participants in these contests have gained valuable career experience.

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Keep, Start, Stop: A Student Feedback Strategy

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

At this point in the school year, you have had time to establish classroom routines, nurture your relationships with students, and design and facilitate entire units of study. It’s the perfect time to ask your students for feedback. I like to remind students that all of us are learning in the classroom.

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Students want more career-connected learning

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Key points: When learning is linked to career opportunities, student engagement increases i What data is necessary to help students succeed? About half of students say while at school, they learned about a job or career they previously did not know about.

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How to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of students who are chronically absent—defined as missing just under one month of class—has doubled to 26 percent nationally, reaching crisis levels and threatening the educational foundation of our nation’s youth. ” “Every situation is different,” Philleo continues.

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21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Student success is a critically important issue for school districts–and not simply because districts want students to perform well. Improving student learning and student success is necessary for students to compete in a rapidly changing world that requires critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability.

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Explicit instruction: Students need more of it

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The best teaching had to do with inquiry, with higher-level thinking, with student-centered project-based learning. What students–especially struggling students–also need is teacher-directed explicit instruction. My daughter in high school needs explicit instruction. She has severe dyslexia and dysgraphia.

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Student mental health needs grow as challenges persist

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2025

The 2024 State of Student Mental Health Report from eLuma delivers critical insights into the growing mental health challenges for today’s students and provides school leaders with a clear, actionable framework for improving school-based mental health services.

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Expanded learning can improve student well-being

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While the focus of the conversation is often on the academic impact of extended day programs, these programs also have the potential to address an even bigger problem: the student mental health crisis. Reimagining OST programs can be the key to improving students mental health. In the early 2000s we moved to the U.S.,

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Students need clarity on their postsecondary pathways

eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Students have the aptitudes (or natural talents) for the nation’s most in-demand career fields–including healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and finance–but they are not inclined to pursue those occupations due to a profound lack of exposure, according to The 2024 State of the Future U.S.

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43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Key points: What priorities will be a focal point in the new school year? Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts: As I reflect on two decades of work in the clean energy education space, I become increasingly convinced that the key to impacting students is people.

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Online learning programs increase student access, engagement

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Many people envision online learning programs as emergency pandemic online learning, which paints a wildly inaccurate picture of the potential online learning programs have to connect students with near-infinite learning opportunities. Students want more choices.

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How AI can unleash student curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Then there is the world of education, where teachers like me are watching AI completely change the way students learn. Already we’re seeing students use AI to plagiarize or cheat on their assignments. Creativity Novel Name Tags: Nothing is more important than building a positive classroom community at the beginning of the school year.

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10 tips for using analytics and adaptive tech in schools

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Analytics refers to the process of analyzing data collected about student learning and the opportunity to leverage data to inform instructional decision making. Adaptive technologies are tools that adapt to the student based on their interactions with the technology. The impact of AI and machine learning on educational data.

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5 ways online coding programs prep students for success

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

I’d used a gamified coding platform in my previous district and figured it would be a good fit for my new school. During COVID, the platform provided a virtual option so students could still participate in robotics, and I’ve been using it ever since. The coding is in Blockly, and students can also use Python LEGO.

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Why Sending Students Home with Writing Assignments Might Not Be The Best Idea

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Not only has the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots created concern about assigning writing, but myriad challenges exist when we send writing home with students. #1 Competence: Students may not feel confident in their writing skills generally or their ability to answer a particular question specifically.

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Embracing a growth mindset when reviewing student data

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Key points: Focus on what students can do, instead of what they cant Design thinking in the 21st century is an imperative Empathy, adaptability, and real-world readiness: Supporting students in 2025 For more on a growth mindset, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub In the words of Carol Dweck, Becoming is better than being.

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3 critical areas necessary to boost student motivation

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The report, Students as Meaning Makers: Why Academic Solutions Aren’t Enough , underscores an increasingly critical need to ensure students find positivity and meaning in their learning. Recent data shows student engagement and connection are at an all-time low.

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Real-life work experiences: The unseen curriculum for high school success

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While classrooms focus on theoretical knowledge, they may fail to prepare students for the real-life challenges they will inevitably face. Work-based learning partnerships are not just an add-on to the high school experience; they’re a transformative element that can lead to remarkable success.

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How students are really using AI tools: What schools need to know

The cure for the school attendance crisis? Family support and a sense of belonging

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The unseen connection between student absenteeism and teacher burnout

Empowering school staff with emergency response protocols

Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

Meeting the rising demand for school-based speech and behavioral support

A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

Students, educators feel positive about AI’s impact, but fear its misuse

‘Too many apps for that’ in schools

What to know about the newest cyberattack strategy putting K-12 schools at risk

Disrupting U.S. schools wasn’t possible before–that may be changing

AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

Easy to find, not always true: Helping students evaluate AI-generated content

Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

5 ways our students benefit from our online literacy platform

With VR goggles, students in detention centers gain career training

School counselors ID “critical shortfalls” in student mental health crisis

New Tech Helps Schools Defend Against Student-Built Proxies

New Survey Reveals Teachers’ Concerns About College and Career Readiness Among Students

ISTE+ASCD and Pinterest Partner to Transform Digital Culture in Schools

Screen-free students: How Spokane Public Schools is helping kids engage in real life

How will AI impact students’ biggest challenges?

River Valley School District (PA) First to Implement Yourway Learning $1M AI Grant

Resources to encourage students’ civic engagement

New Slate of Inspiring and Engaging Standards-Aligned Content Added to Discovery Education Experience for Back-to-School 2025

SkillsUSA competitions give students hands-on experience with career skills

Keep, Start, Stop: A Student Feedback Strategy

Students want more career-connected learning

How to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools

21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

Explicit instruction: Students need more of it

Student mental health needs grow as challenges persist

Expanded learning can improve student well-being

Students need clarity on their postsecondary pathways

43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

Online learning programs increase student access, engagement

How AI can unleash student curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking

10 tips for using analytics and adaptive tech in schools

5 ways online coding programs prep students for success

Why Sending Students Home with Writing Assignments Might Not Be The Best Idea

Embracing a growth mindset when reviewing student data

3 critical areas necessary to boost student motivation

Real-life work experiences: The unseen curriculum for high school success

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