2+ week, 2+ day ago  (997+ words) A recent visit to Switzerland left me thinking about a question I have not been able to shake. What if the future of education looks a little more like human resources? Not in the bureaucratic sense. Not in the compliance…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (664+ words) Across the United States, the linguistic landscape of the modern classroom is shifting rapidly. Today, 22% of the population speaks a language other than English at home, and in states like Florida, ESOL students represent a significant portion of school enrollees....

1+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (828+ words) Walk into any district administrative office, and you’ll find a familiar scene: staff fielding the same phone calls over and over. When is the last day of school? Where can I find the field trip permission form? What is the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (502+ words) Nine-year-olds are recovering academic ground lost during the pandemic, with reading scores now statistically on par with pre-COVID levels and a growing share of students demonstrating foundational math and literacy skills. The findings come from the 2025 National Assessment of Educational…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (150+ words) District Administration Pressure mounts in Massachusetts to beef up responses to school bullying A growing group of parents, advocates and researchers are calling for the state to take action to beef up staff training and enforcement of anti-bullying policies. They…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (90+ words) Some students with disabilities rely on screens at school. What happens if they’re banned? District Administration Some students with disabilities rely on screens at school. What happens if they’re banned? Ninth grader Soraya Martin is a bubbly, social teenager who…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (796+ words) I grew up in a time when we constantly heard that too much television would rot our brains out. My son grew up in a time when video games were the target of the same argument, with an added lean…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (688+ words) District leaders are under pressure to improve attendance, accelerate learning, and support student well-being. A growing body of research points to a deceptively simple solution: ensuring students feel connected at school. A new set of insights from 30 award-winning district leaders,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (174+ words) District Administration Michigan found a way to reduce school vaccine waivers. Until it backfired State health officials urged parents in several counties to vaccinate babies against measles ahead of schedule this spring as cases multiplied in Michigan. The outbreaks of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (560+ words) Even with the strictest of cellphone bans in schools, roughly half of students check their phones during class. Nearly one-fifth of students describe themselves as “frequent checkers,” meaning they check their phones five or more times per day during class,…...