Key points: A ship is safe in a harbor, but that’s not what ships are for[1] Successful educational transformation in contemporary times is like courageously navigating from where you are to where you know you need to be–not just a …

Key points: As a way to decompress after a day of developing curriculum and managing budgets, HGTV is my relaxation go-to. Between the drama of unexpected challenges and jaw-dropping final reveals, you can’t help but be in awe of the …

Key points: For the first half of the 2024-25 school year, overall K-12 student attendance rates have improved, continuing the progress seen over the past two years, according to a new analysis from SchoolStatus. However, the rate of improvement has …

Chronic absenteeism remains a widespread challenge in schools across the country, but in Wisconsin, Racine Unified School District’s Julian Thomas Elementary and Jerstad-Agerholm Middle School are demonstrating that innovative, data-driven approaches can make a difference. Using Panorama Education’s data platform …

Key points: During the pandemic, thousands of school systems used emergency relief aid to buy laptops, Chromebooks, and other digital devices for students to use in remote learning. When students returned to the classroom, these devices continued to support one-to-one …

Key points: As technology trainers, we support teachers’ and administrators’ technology platform needs, training, and support in our district. We do in-class demos and share as much as we can with them, and we also send out a weekly newsletter. …

Key points: We are again in uncertain times. We again find ourselves dealing with sudden changes and uncertainty. We seem to be in a state of constant change and ambiguity. The causes are different, but the feelings–and often our immediate …

Key points: We are living in an Ozempic era.  Instant gratification is king, and everyone is looking for quick fixes to chronic challenges.   This is as true in the world of education as it is in health care.   States aren’t …

Key points: We often hear we should run our schools more like a business. It is intended to mean that we become more efficient and that we streamline our efforts to focus on what is essential and discharge anything superfluous. …

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. In early February, seventh grade math teacher Jamie Gallimore tried something new: She watched herself teach class. The idea had come from Ed Baker, district math …