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Universal prekindergarten is coming to California — bumpy rollout and all

The Hechinger Report

billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. This coming fall, children who have a fifth birthday by June 2, 2025, can enroll. The plan is that the $2.7 It will be the largest universal prekindergarten program in the country.

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It’s budget season: How are you preparing for the fiscal cliff?

eSchool News

The imminent end of ESSER funding has pushed school districts to a critical juncture, compelling them to confront budget deficits for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year before the “fiscal cliff” hits in 2025-2026.

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Virginia’s Chesapeake Public Schools Partners with Discovery Education to Inspire, Engage, and Empower the District’s 16,300 Elementary Students

eSchool News

Through this new collaboration, educators and students in 28 CPS elementary schools will receive access to a suite of Discovery Education’s award-winning digital learning resources. CPS’ strategic plan, Empower 2025 has set the school system on an exciting new path to even higher academic excellence.

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AI-Enabled Personal Professional Learning MicroGrant Announced Targets Teachers and Coaches (K-6)

eSchool News

The granted award will begin in fall 2024 and extend until the end of the 2025 school year. Three elementary schools will be selected to become QorePremium Partners and will receive CEP licenses for all general education K-6 teachers at the awarded sites (administrators and coaches are free).

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Virginia’s Portsmouth Public Schools Expands Partnership with Discovery Education to Bring Students in Grades 7-12 State-of-the-Art Digital Resources 

eSchool News

  CHARLOTTE, NC — Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education supporting the district’s five-year strategic plan, Expedition to 2025: Purpose. The district’s strategic plan— Expedition to 2025: Purpose.

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Smithsonian and Carolina Biological Announce New Version of Elementary Science Curriculum to Raise Bar in 3D Learning

eSchool News

This elementary curriculum engages, inspires, and connects students firsthand to the world around them through a total of 24 student-driven modules. Availability All modules from Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, 2 nd Edition, will be available for schools to purchase in the 2024-2025 school year through Carolina.

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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

million jobs available by 2025 that require STEM skills which include coding. Kubo coding is a good program for starting with elementary students, specifically grades K through 5. There are many options out there to choose from, and during the Hour of Code, students from more than 180 countries participate in the available activities.

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