Key points: We live in an ever-evolving world, powered by advancements across STEM fields. Today, STEM has become increasingly intertwined with how we live our daily lives–from how…
Read more Fueling student passion for STEM with project-based learningKey points: As a paraprofessional for over 3 years and going on my 5th year as a certified special education resource teacher, I’ve learned that no two learners…
Read more Tips and tools to effectively differentiate learning for student engagementA San Francisco teachers’ strike that closed public schools for some 50,000 students this week ended Friday as the union reached a tentative agreement with the cash-strapped school…
Read more San Francisco teachers’ strike ends as union and school district reach tentative dealA Seabreeze High School paraprofessional was arrested on Thursday for allegedly kicking a 17-year-old student with Down syndrome during a behavioral incident, according to the Daytona Beach Police…
Read more Daytona high school staff member arrested for ‘kicking’ student with Down syndrome, police sayLos Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez celebrated what he called a “Mass for Peace” at Our Lady of the Angels on Wednesday, stopping just short of a direct…
Read more L.A. archbishop holds ‘Mass for Peace’ as students protest Trump immigration policiesMINNEAPOLIS — For weeks, administrators at this charter high school have arrived an hour before class, grabbed neon vests and walkie-talkies, and headed out into the cold to watch for…
Read more Inside a Minneapolis school where 50% of students are too afraid of ICE to show upKey points: As a former admissions officer and now an independent education consultant, I’ve read thousands of college essays. The ones that earn students admission to their dream…
Read more The three P’s of writing a memorable college essayKey points: Our students are coming of age in a world that demands global competency. From economic interdependence to the accelerating effects of climate change and mass migration,…
Read more Measuring student global competency learning using direct peer connectionsKey points: Teacher preparation programs have long emphasized curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, they often fall short in one critical area: social-emotional and mental health needs of students.…
Read more Reimagining teacher preparation to include student mental health supportsKey points: Special education is at a breaking point. Across the country, more children than ever are being referred for evaluations to determine whether they qualify for special…
Read more The rise of remote psychoeducational testing: What school leaders need to knowMore than 200 students at Legends Academy Charter School are facing uncertainty after the school’s board voted to close the Orlando campus just weeks before students are set…
Read more Charter school to close after nearly 25 years, leaving 200+ students searching for new schoolseSchool News is counting down the 10 most-read stories of 2025. Story #6 focuses on DEI in education. Key points: Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have become…
Read more DEI in education: Pros and conseSchool News is counting down the 10 most-read stories of 2025. Story #8 focuses on the debate around teachers vs. AI. Key points: A colleague of ours recently…
Read more Grading student work with AI: What we lose when AI replaces teachersWEEK WITH SUNSHINE. HELLO AND THANK YOU TO THE EARTH SCIENCE CLASSES AT MERRIMACK HIGH SCHOOL, WHO I VISITED WITH YESTERDAY. WE TALKED ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY WE USE…
Read more News We Love: School faculty sleep on roof after fundraising successClaudio Manuel Neves Valente is seen at an Alamo rental car office in Boston, Massachusetts. Providence Police Department The man suspected of killing two students and injuring nine…
Read more Brown University shooting suspect lived in Miami, authorities sayKey points: In today’s schools, whether K-12 or higher education, AI is powering smarter classrooms. There’s more personalized learning and faster administrative tasks. And students themselves are engaging…
Read more AI vs. identity fraud: 3 threats putting student safety at riskKey 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 read‘We all panicked and ran’: Brown University freshman speaks after deadly shooting PROVIDENCE TODAY. THAT’S RIGHT. BEN, THAT VIGIL ACTUALLY JUST WRAPPED UP A FEW MOMENTS AGO HERE…
Read more ‘We all panicked and ran’: Brown University freshman speaks after deadly shootingUSC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb suffered a bitter defeat Saturday when her team lost 79-51 to top-ranked team UConn. But after she walked off court, she weighed…
Read more USC coach Gottlieb weighs in on Brown shooting: ‘It’s the guns’STUDENT. THAT’S RIGHT. AND THE STUDENT WORRIES ABOUT LOANS AND PAYING FOR HER EDUCATION. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE ADMINISTRATORS SAY TO THE STUDENTS, CONTINUE TO PURSUE YOUR DREAMS.…
Read more Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to ‘professional’ programs list