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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year

eSchool News

However, I am hopeful that this year we will witness a renewed commitment towards providing resources, policies, and initiatives that cater to English Language Learners and promote multilingualism in schools. –Dr. Older children have access to these solutions, so why not offer the opportunity for young learners? –Dr.

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David, Goliath, and the Future of the U.S. K-12 OER Movement

Doug Levin

Buoyed by examples of new and significant commitments to OER by companies large and small, governments of all levels, and schools, it is easy to see that the future of instructional materials over the next decade will look very different than it has over the last decade.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020.

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How to Unleash the Potential of Every Child

The CoolCatTeacher

Transcribed by Kymberli Mulford Biography as Submitted Tom Loud is a first-grade teacher at Middlesettlements Elementary in Tennessee. Loud’s passions are technology integration in the elementary grades, along with teacher motivation. It may be not full of earthly riches, but definitely full of meaning and full of legacy.

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Unleashing the Potential of Every Child

The CoolCatTeacher

Tom Loud is first grade teacher at Middlesettlements Elementary in Tennessee. Loud’s passions are technology integration in the elementary grades, along with teacher motivation. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Disabilities in math affect many students — but get little attention

The Hechinger Report

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

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Overdue tuition and fees — as little as $41 — derail hundreds of thousands of California community college students

The Hechinger Report

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. But new research suggests colleges’ policies around unpaid balances may also be contributing to the decline while creating lasting financial harm for the institutions and students.

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