By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark When educators talk about gamification in schools, they usually focus on boosting student engagement and motivation. Given how many students today report feeling disconnected from schoolwork, that alone is valuable. But research shows gamification offers far more: it can build persistence and resilience, sharpen problem-solving abilities, encourage creativity, and … Read more

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) represent three closely connected values many organizations adopt to support people of different races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, genders and sexual orientations. In business, DEI is linked to stronger financial performance: diverse leadership teams often spark better decision-making, foster innovation, improve customer insight, attract top … Read more

The Digital Transition: When Will Schools Be Transformed? By Leilani Cauthen Is there a destination for the digital transformation of schools? The answer is yes: education will reach an endpoint, but getting there requires sustained, often intensive change. Over the next five to ten years, K–12 institutions will move through a series of stages that … Read more

By LeiLani Cauthen Editor’s Note: This three-part series aims to identify the underlying problem to act on, rather than treat each challenge in isolation. In part one we examined the teacher shortage and concluded it is a challenge, not the root problem. In part two we looked at student attrition and enrollment loss and again … Read more

If you were born before the digital age, you likely remember spending long summer afternoons outside—playing until the sun set, riding bikes to a friend’s house, tossing a ball in an alley, and only returning home when called. Those unstructured outdoor hours were more than recreation; they were formative. Although technology and modern schedules have … Read more

Guest article by Dan Lauer This saying has always held true: education is about preparing people for the world they will enter. As the oldest members of Generation Z — commonly defined as those born after 1997 — approach adulthood and prepare for college, higher education institutions must ask whether they are truly ready to … Read more

By Rebecca Salem As education moves into a new era of learning and collaboration, teachers and administrators are encountering fresh challenges and opportunities every day. The disruption caused by the pandemic exposed gaps in access and instructional continuity: last year, UNICEF warned that more than one billion children risked falling behind when campuses closed. As … Read more

Guest article written by Dr. Susan Foster Faculty Member, M.Ed. in School Counseling at American Public University The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified bullying as a public health crisis. Unlike many public health problems, bullying is entirely preventable with coordinated effort. To stop bullying, educators, parents, counselors, and community members must understand … Read more

Written by: Robyn Shulman Holiday for Hope Did you know the current estimated range for homeless children in the United States is between 1.6 million and 2.1 million? These figures include children living in shelters, doubled-up with relatives or friends, in transitional housing, or otherwise without a stable place to call home. In Illinois specifically, … Read more

The New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) has launched an expanded partnership with Discovery Education to strengthen civics instruction across the state. This initiative is designed to prepare students to be informed, engaged participants in democracy by providing high-quality, standards-aligned curriculum, digital resources, and professional learning for teachers. In March, the Governor and Executive Council … Read more