By Stephanie Hinds Our rural school district operates on a single campus, yet coordinating communication between school and home remained a challenge. With about 1,500 students from kindergarten through grade 12, we had relied on a mix of tools: teachers adopted disparate apps on their own, we distributed newsletters, maintained a website, and used One … Read more

U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For the Second Consecutive Year Meet Po‑Shen Loh, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the head coach of Team USA, who helped lead the United States to win the International Mathematical Olympiad for a second straight year. He now extends his impact on math education through a new offering, Expii … Read more

    By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series. Businesses often talk about the 80/20 rule—20 percent of customers produce 80 percent of revenue, or 20 percent create 80 percent of service calls. A similar pattern appears in education, but our observations suggest a different ratio: … Read more

By Stefano Brusoni The Education Technology (EdTech) sector has been expanding steadily for years. Industry estimates suggest the market could grow by roughly 40% over the next five years to exceed $20 billion, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) playing a pivotal role. AI-driven solutions already in wide use include language-learning apps such as Duolingo and collaborative … Read more

Note: We are currently accepting vendor applications to feature products and services on our page, which reaches teachers, school leaders, parents, and decision-makers. If you want your product included in our resources, please apply to add your product now. We have been receiving hundreds of inquiries each month about classroom technology for 2020 and beyond. … Read more

By Charles Sosnik “Still, it’s a real good bet, the best is yet to come You think you’ve seen the sun, but you ain’t seen it shine” – Frank I considered opening with Dickens’ famous line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” but that sentiment feels too simplistic for … Read more

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark “The greatest obstacle to discovery is the illusion of knowledge” — Roger Stark The Illogical Logic of Title I Funding Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was intended to reduce the educational achievement gap for children from low socio-economic status (SES) families. The policy … Read more

Support Interactive “Choose Your Own Adventure” Books for Kids If you loved Choose Your Own Adventure books as a child, you’ll want to see the contemporary, interactive work by Joe Heinzen. He is creating a new series of decision-driven children’s books designed to engage young readers with branching stories and meaningful choices. These books bring … Read more

Do you remember when a local police officer visited your school to explain “stranger danger”? Today, stranger danger has many forms: people we think we know and trust, acquaintances we barely recognize in real life, and the anonymous strangers lurking behind screens. All of these present real risks for children. Parents must talk with their … Read more

Written by Robyn Shulman, May 2016. “If you aren’t controlling your footprint, others are.” — Meredith Stuart, History Teacher & Department Chair, Duke Law & Divinity School Graduate. Your Digital Footprint Matters Millennials and younger generations have grown up online and are often called “digital natives.” That ease with technology is an asset, but if … Read more