At Haileybury, a leading co-educational private school in Melbourne, Australia, fostering a supportive work environment that is ingrained into the school’s culture has been key to both attracting and retaining quality staff, according to The
Edtech has fundamentally changed the way the K-12 ecosystem works, providing high-level insights and back-office management benefits for educators, and presenting students with a wealth of information–and entirely new ways to learn it, according to
Two decades ago, no one could have predicted that a device small enough to fit in a student’s back pocket could upend K-12 education, according to Education Week. But in recent years, cellphones have emerged
The demand for special education services is increasing, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, according to eSchool News. Staff who provide those services, however, are becoming fewer and farther between. In 2023, 65 percent
“Calls to transform U.S. K–12 schools grow more pressing each day. Yet the complex web of relationships and expectations that shape most schools—referred to in innovation theory as their value networks—create formidable barriers to change,”
In 2023, roughly 1 student out of 4 was chronically absent across the school year, according to NPR. The problem is aligned with historic drops in reading and math scores nationwide. School districts have launched
Two major players in K–12 education are jointly developing new assessments that could replace “seat time” requirements and toward more accurate measures of mastery over academic content, according to The 74.  The new tests, created
“Many teachers continue to work over the summer: Some teach summer school or tutor students, while others participate in professional learning and development courses to further their knowledge and skills. Many teachers use the time
Experts say year-round school could have educational benefits, but the summer break, standard since the late 1800s, makes it a tough sell, according to The Hill.  Only 3 percent of public schools in the U.S.
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