The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

With so many web tools out there that solve math problems, it’s easy for Brown’s online students to find a shortcut to answers and the calculations that go with them. So, we’ve spent several months traveling the country learning from schools applying best practices and from researchers and educators who have studied what works.

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MindShift

JULY 13, 2021

Brown’s virtual students aren’t required to turn on their cameras, so he can’t tell whether they’re paying attention. In person, his classes are fun, and the students engaged: “I relate whatever it is that we’re doing to something closer to real life,” he said. Few speak up. The effects are showing up in test scores.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. In a recent study by the International Olympic Committee, more than half of young people (55 percent) said they enjoyed school more on days they get to do physical activity.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Magazine covers demonstrating understanding of various social studies topics. We felt that, in the midst of the pandemic, we needed to engage kids in being creative and showing their learning in different ways. Kelsey Ferguson, STEM Teacher, Seaborn Lee Elementary How do you think creative digital tools keep students engaged?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

But administrators and teachers had been trying to keep students engaged in learning and thinking about their futures, and the graduation rate had begun to tick up ever so slightly. Related: More studies mark the pandemic’s toll on student achievement. Related: More studies mark the pandemic’s toll on student achievement.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

What people don’t realize is the disconnect between what students think about the need for a college diploma and what employers think. An ASA study (link) shows that 70% of students believe they have to go to college to get a job, while 80% of employers are open to hiring employees without degrees. Vrain Valley Schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Well, it did–but it also didn’t.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The modern library can also transcend the physical space, existing in a virtual realm without walls – one where students have the option to check out books anytime, anywhere. During the 2021-2022 school year, the Reading School District saw over 13,000 ebooks and audiobooks checked out through the Sora K-12 reading app.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2021

By early 2021, they had no insurance to pay for health care, no work permits to make ends meet. But after just a few days back in school this winter, Rosa was already determined to study — and eventually master — the language that everyone else spoke around her. “I Vásquez decided to send Rosa, Jeremy and Jason to study in-person.

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