Engaging STEAM content (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) is the first step to motivate students to consider career possibilities, writes Lisa Gray, a STEAM specialist at Acmetonia Elementary School in the Allegheny Valley School
School leaders have their work cut out as schools reopen, Â Education Week reports in an article. Assignments include: plan effective professional development for teachers, review safety protocols, finetune schedules and keep students engaged and excited
It is imperative to understand that students with disabilities are not disabled, writes Don Ringelestein, CETL, executive director of technology, in the Yorkville CUSD #115 (IL), in an article in eSchool News The disability a
Schools, particularly in New York City, are battling chronic absenteeism through emotional support, financial aid, free health checks and access to food pantries, writes Phoebe Boyer, president and CEO of Children’s Aid in The 74.
When KIPP NYC College Prep restricted smartphone use in class, AP test scores increased, grades bounced back to pre-pandemic averages, and attendance at sporting events and other activities jumped by 50 percent, according to Bloomberg
Despite some progress, students continue to struggle with persistently low achievement, chronic absenteeism and poor motivation around learning, according to an article in K-12 Dive. The long-term social and economic consequences of pandemic-induced learning loss
Research by the American Psychological Association (APA) finds incidents of verbal and physical aggression in schools have returned to pre-COVID levels, causing many educators to consider transferring or resigning, according to Education Slice. Eight out
Access to accelerated learning has long been wildly inequitable. Here’s what schools can do to reduce the financial and logistical barriers, according to Ilana Walder-Biesanz, writing in Chalkbeat Chicago. “I went to high school at
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Education Trust and Attendance Works have issued a call to action for states and school districts to put policies in place to decrease student chronic absenteeism by 50% in the
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