eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

COSTA MESA, Calif. BenQ , an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, continues to be the chosen smart board of choice for schools across the nation. McAlester Public Schools in Oklahoma installed BenQ’s Premium RP Series Education smart boards in every classroom in the district.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As part of a new program, every third grader in Albuquerque Public Schools spends a day at the Los Padillas Wildlife Sanctuary just outside the city. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift “All the way into October they can fish in the pond with a net,” said Monie Corona, an environmental education resource teacher for the district.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2022

The top 10 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge finalists and the four honorable mention recipients include students from public and private schools across the U.S. Mesa Verde Middle School, Poway Unified School District. Sunnyvale Raynor Middle School, Stratford School Sritej Padmanabhan , Sewickley, Pa.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

As the nation’s premier middle school science competition, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that utilize the power of STEM to improve the world. Clifford Crone Middle School, Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 Samarth Mahapatra , Marietta, Ga.,

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2022

In high school, Carlos Granillo was a standout honor student and multisport athlete whose hard work earned him admission to the state’s flagship university, the University of Colorado Boulder. Coming from a high school in Aurora that was 60 percent to 70 percent Latino, he figured he’d find a good number of Latinos on campus.

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MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Student chefs from Valley High School Inc. Her efforts were recognized last year, as she was named Elementary Principal of the Year in Orange County by the Association of California School Administrators, and a National Distinguished Principal for California by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 6, 2018

He shared some of the great things that were happening in schools in Australia, everything from flexible learning spaces to Wikis, blogs, and podcasts—and I was impressed. So I asked, “What do you say to teachers who are in a school where the leadership doesn’t support this kind of thing?”.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Christine Hubbard teaches seventh-grade at Meredith Middle School in Middletown, Delaware. She starts her school year by talking with her students about the role of rough drafts in learning. … Prior to becoming a professor, she taught junior high (grades 7-9) mathematics in Mesa, Arizona. By Amanda Jansen.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. MESA, Ariz. He breezily navigates the internet and educational platforms his school uses.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2021

the winner of the 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge ( #YoungScientist ), the nation’s premier middle school science competition. Sarah Park, an eighth-grader at Bolles School – Bartram in Jacksonville, Fla. an eighth-grader at Dodgen Middle School in Cobb County High School Area 1. 18 and 19, 2021.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

Adult after adult was testifying before her school board about its plans for reopening. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, was concerned about how that could happen safely. “I I go to a school with over 2,000 kids that walk through the door every single day,” she said. “I This story also appeared in PBS Newshour.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 23, 2021

The Golden State’s mosaic of cultures is best reflected in its education system, where English learners (ELs) comprise nearly 19 percent of students enrolled in California public schools. Their criteria for evaluation is quite rigorous, and only a small number of schools meet their excellence standards each year. Felicidades!

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

” Rosenthal teaches Spanish immersion in a public school in San Francisco’s Mission District. And even in hybrid districts, some students have been learning remotely, either part or full time. Eight months after schools first shut down, how many students still can’t sign on?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

MESA, Ariz. — One hundred thirty-five students, four teachers, one giant classroom: This is what ninth grade looks like at Westwood High School , in Mesa, Arizona’s largest school system. There, an innovative teaching model has taken hold, and is spreading to other schools in the district and beyond.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Even when clouds blanket the expansive skies of western New Mexico, the red sandstone of Owl Springs Mesa behind Sadie Perry’s home stands out. The only time that [my grandchildren] get on computers is when they come here, to school,” Perry said in the principal’s office of Thoreau Middle School, only four miles from her home.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

She was introduced to sex education during a required course in high school. She was eventually hired and became the senior director of public affairs and communications across 22 counties in Florida. Anna Eskamani was 13, her mother died before she could ask her about the changes her body would soon be going through.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Last year, schools ramped up social-emotional learning (SEL) to help students cope with the trauma of the pandemic and the nation’s racial reckoning. SEL tops the list of services parents want expanded, especially in urban areas, according to school district leaders polled in June by the Rand Corporation. Subscribe today!

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Last year, Arizona became the first state in the nation to offer universal school choice for all families. But now, some private schools across the state are hiking their tuition by thousands of dollars. Families in Arizona can now withdraw their children from public schools and receive state funding to cover private school tuition.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2022

Under SB 1159 , schools can recruit people without college degrees to their “school-based preparation programs” so long as candidates are enrolled in bachelor’s programs. Under existing law, Arizona districts and charter schools can create their own teacher-prep programs, with approval from the state board of education.)

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