“Looking at schools across the country, I see continued challenges to the mental health and well-being of many students and school staff, exacerbated by educators’ worries about ‘saying the wrong thing’ or using the ‘wrong’
Chronic absenteeism among students significantly affects teacher morale, according to a recent study published in Education Researcher and reported in Education Slice. Chronic absenteeism increased from 15% before 2020 to 28% in 2023. Michael Gottfried, a
In Indianapolis, the Oaks Academy’s “Million Minutes Challenge,” engages families in the goal of collectively logging one million minutes of tech-free play while away from school — reading, playing games and engaging in creative, hands-on
Verbal assessments can reduce stress, improve grades and protect academic integrity, according to new research reported by Educator Online. The benefits: A more authentic and personalized assessment experience enables students to display their subject matter
Born and raised in the agricultural foothills of Tulare County in California’s Central Valley, Greg Salcedo attended the only K-8 school and high school serving his rural town of about 3,000 people. Friends and family
While some schools have banned cellphones, a blanket ban policy can be hard to implement according to an article in Education Week. Resistance comes from both students and parents. And most educators work in schools
An article in eSchool News points out the benefits and pitfalls of using artificial intelligence (AI) to help reduce ever-increasing demands on students: The potential: Automate administrative tasks: By offloading repetitive tasks to AI, teachers
Preparing confident students for the future rests on four foundational promises–Joy, Connection, Growth, and Success–and educators committed to put them into practice, writes Dr. George Philhower, superintendent of Eastern Hancock Schools, a rural district east
A quarter of public school leaders reporting a “severe negative impact” on student learning due to lack of focus or inattention in the 2023-24 school year – a persistent repercussion of the pandemic — according
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