Federal, state and local education leaders recently gathered at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House for an “Every Day Counts Summit” to encourage families, community organizations, local elected officials, businesses, faith leaders,
Climbing rates of chronic absenteeism, increasingly disengaged students, historically low rates of college readiness among high school seniors, declining college enrollment – the fall out of the pandemic has educators thinking intensely about high school
New guidance from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency helps schools strengthen protection strategies as threats increase nationwide, according to a K-12 Dive article. FBI data found schools were targeted in more than 6,000 threats in 2022,
Most school districts are ill-equipped to handle “Deepfakes“—artificial intelligence-manipulated video, audio, or images created using someone’s voice or likeness without their permission, according to an Education Week article. Most educators haven’t had training on the
Most artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are not developed based on the needs of students with special needs, putting those students at a potential disadvantage academically as the use of AI in education expands faster than
In Texas, as across the country, parents and educators are increasingly concerned by the stress on students caused by the threat of school shootings, the San Antonio News reports. Many parents in Texas are questioning
Critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration skills, all necessary for postsecondary success, can be improved by having students design their own instruction, according to a Rand Corp. report analyzed in a K-12 Dive article. Most school
One in five educators rate their current students’ ability to make eye contact as “poor,” according to a recent survey by the EdWeek Research Center, as reported in Education Week. Sixty-two percent of teachers, principals,
Educators are often stretched thin, juggle extensive curricula, endure meetings and have additional responsibilities beyond their contracts, writes Darlshawn (Shawn) Patterson, an educator and Ph.D. student in the College of Education literacy-studies program at the
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