Key points: Between kindergarten and second grade, much of the school day is dedicated to helping our youngest students master phonics, syllabication, and letter-sound correspondence–the essential building blocks…
Read more Why every middle school student deserves a second chance to learn to readKey points: As someone who’s dedicated my career to advancing the Science of Reading movement, I’ve seen firsthand what it takes to help every child become a strong,…
Read more Solving the staffing crisis is key to the Science of Reading movementNew media center at North Dade Middle School marks milestone in initiative revitalizing learning environments to benefit the entire learning community GREENVILLE, WI– November 21, 2025 – School…
Read more 100 Learning Spaces Transformed, $5 Million Invested: School Specialty and College Football Playoff Foundation Celebrate Impact Across Schools NationwideKey points: When middle school students make the leap to high school, they are expected to have a career path in mind so their classes and goals align…
Read more The end of one-direction career pathways: Why empowering students sets the best course for future successKey points: With the new school year now rolling, teachers and school leaders are likely being hit with a hard truth: Many students are not proficient in reading.…
Read more 3 strategies to boost student reading fluency this school yearKey points: Literacy has always been the foundation of learning, but for middle school students, the stakes are especially high. These years mark the critical shift from learning…
Read more Strengthening middle school literacy: What educators need to knowGrand Crossing resident Fallan White, 15, is doing what she can now to make a name for herself. Not even old enough to drive, the wide receiver for…
Read more As girls flag football continues to grow, Chicago Bears look to middle schoolersIt’s tough enough for the average American to navigate through the torrents of mis- and disinformation flooding social media platforms. How about having to guide a classroom full…
Read more How to Empower Students to Navigate Politics and Media Bias in 2024 ElectionST. PAUL, Minn. & CHARLOTTE, N.C. – 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) named Sirish Subash, a 9th grader at Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Snellville, Georgia,…
Read more 14-year-old Named America’s Top Young Scientist for Inventing an AI Handheld Pesticide DetectorKey points: When our middle school started offering a robotics course to its students this year, it was a pretty big deal. I’d used a gamified coding platform…
Read more 5 ways online coding programs prep students for successCivics Challenge and Ambassadors Opportunities Open Now for Middle and High Schoolers PHOENIX, September 17, 2024 (Newswire.com) – Do you have a middle or high school student looking…
Read more Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Spotlights Civic Education Through Youth ProgramsKey points: One surefire way to support student success? Consistent, positive family communication. In elementary school, there’s frequent outreach. A recent report found that this wanes somewhat throughout…
Read more 3 tips to combat chronic absenteeism in high schoolsA teacher at a Mountain View school was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of inappropriately touching a student, according to a news release by Mountain View police. Ralph Turner,…
Read more Teacher at Mountain View school arrested on suspicion of inappropriate conduct with a studentResearchers from the University of California, Irvine, and Arizona State University found that human feedback was generally a bit better than AI feedback, but AI was surprisingly good.…
Read more PROOF POINTS: Writing researcher finds AI feedback ‘better than I thought’COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) – An emergency board meeting was held at Cohoes Middle School on Wednesday evening to accept the resignation of James P. Stapleton, the district’s facilities…
Read more Cohoes assistant superintendent hit in the face, resignsPasadena is reeling from a violent car crash over the weekend that left three young adults dead and three other young people badly injured. The victims, whose ages…
Read more Pasadena reels from Tesla crash that left 3 dead, 3 injuredA Massachusetts middle school sent a letter to parents on Monday asking them for help as dozens of students have been terrorizing a local grocery store on days…
Read more ‘Alarming’: Mass. middle school asks parents for help as students terrorize Shaw’s grocery storeEach year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading.…
Read more When embracing the ‘science of reading,’ we can’t leave out older studentsThis story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. On a recent Friday at Gary Comer Middle School in Chicago, you had to squint…
Read more The pandemic is over–but American schools still aren’t the sameThis episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan, is sponsored by McGraw Hill. In this special edition of Innovations in Education, Content Director Kevin Hogan speaks…
Read more Unlocking middle school potential: Exploring career education and soft skills
