By Doug Cauthen The Learning Counsel, a national education research institute and news media hub, announced the winners of its 2019 National Digital Transition Survey Awards at the organization’s National Gathering in Dallas, Texas. The awards recognize districts and schools that demonstrate meaningful progress in the digital transition, organized into four proficiency categories. Below is … Read more

By Charles Sosnik News that Google and YouTube agreed to pay $170 million for violating children’s privacy barely registers anymore. A few years ago, such an announcement would have sparked public outrage and serious consequences. Today, however, large settlements from dominant tech companies feel like routine business expenses rather than meaningful accountability. A couple of … Read more

We are excited to introduce Ethan Sawyer, known as the College Essay Guy. His website is a comprehensive source for college essay guidance, including advice on personal statements, Common App components, free resources, online courses, and more. Ethan’s approach is personal, warm, and empathetic; his instruction and resources are widely praised, and he offers many … Read more

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark For most of history the brain was treated as a black box—an organ whose workings were mysterious and largely inaccessible. Only in the late twentieth century did science begin to reveal how the brain processes information and adapts. As Leslie Hart writes in Human Brain and Human Learning, educators … Read more

By Jeff Waller During times of deep uncertainty, social unrest, or widespread fear, history offers lessons on how people can withstand hardship and turn adversity into growth. Many leaders, educators, and everyday individuals have modeled resilience—demonstrating not only survival but the ability to emerge stronger. Although today’s challenges may feel unprecedented, earlier episodes in our … Read more

  By Chad Berger After two student suicides in a three-year span, our small school district of about 250 students faced the reality that we needed stronger supports for student mental health and social-emotional development. Social emotional learning (SEL) had become a central part of modern K–12 education, so we began searching for a practical, … Read more

By LeiLani Cauthen Editor’s Note: This is part three in a three-part series. As you read the earlier installments in this series, you likely recognized many of the challenges your school or district has already encountered. Every institution approaches the digital transition differently—factors such as device access, staff training and parental preferences shape both the … Read more

By the Editorial Team at (ET) Magazine For years, school districts have grappled with one persistent challenge: how to manage the enormous and ever-growing volume of student and operational data. Districts have invested heavily in storage, staffed teams to organize it, and strained educators and leaders to make sense of it. At the same time, … Read more

Federal Relief Boosts K–12 Funding and Accelerates EdTech Adoption By LeiLani Cauthen Recent federal relief and its impact on K–12 budgets The federal response to the pandemic has significantly increased funding available to K–12 education. The original CARES Act allocated roughly $34 billion for schools, including at least $13.5 billion specifically earmarked for K–12. Many … Read more