Student theater can provide important opportunities for mentor-mentee relationships that build confidence, social-emotional learning and creative thinking in older and younger students alike, according to an article in K-12 Dive. “Theater skills and leadership skills go
When the Spokane, Wash., school district banned cellphones during class time at the start of the 2024-25 school year, leaders in the 29,000-student district leveraged extracurriculars to give students an alternative to screen time after
The key technology question for district leaders in 2026 has shifted from “What should we buy?” to “What’s actually worth keeping?” according to an article in EdSurge. Post-pandemic there has been rapid adoption without reflection.
Recent studies indicate that AI can boost motivation, at least for certain groups, when deployed under the right conditions, writes Yurou Wang, associate professor of educational psychology, University of Alabama, in The Conversation. A 2025
Schools can play an important role in equipping students with skills to overcome increasing rates of loneliness and isolation, described as an epidemic, according to an article in K-12 Dive. California last year launched a
Children struggling to learn to read often need targeted instruction beyond what they receive in class to help grow their skills, but not every intervention is a good one, says reading researcher Matt Burns in
Kristina Peterson, who has taught English for 17 years at Exeter High School in New Hampshire, empowers students to use school-approved AI tools to brainstorm—for instance, talking to an AI chatbot that represents Atticus Finch,
Positive school climate factors such as safety, good relationships with peers and teachers, and parent engagement strongly relate to better school attendance, according to a new study by the University of Chicago. The study, which
Academic researchers are collecting evidence for what high-quality SEL programs deliver for students, according to an article in The Hechinger Report. The latest study by researchers at Yale University summarizes 12 years of evidence, from
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