Low-income schools aren’t vetting ed tech, analysis finds

District Administration Read More ​ The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners unanimously approved $6 million on Tuesday night to install weapons detection systems at 26 high schools. The board did not engage in any public discussion about the system at the meeting and approved the funding in a single vote, along with eight other…

Tech & Learning Read More ​ISTELive and the ASCD annual conference will co-locate starting next year in San Antonio, Texas  ​

eSchool News Read More ​ Key points: Making summer reading a year-round project is critical part of a learning strategy States need to strengthen reading instruction policies How we can improve literacy through student engagement For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub When I began teaching English as a second language (ESL),…

eSchool News Read More ​ This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Key points: Teaching trends will impact K-12 learning in myriad ways this year Student engagement requires more than edtech tools Insights from educators: Priorities for 2023-2024 For more news on teaching trends, visit eSN’s Innovative…

Tech & Learning Read More ​We don’t know about you but this advice for teaching with Taylor Swift has us feeling 22  ​

District Administration Read More ​ Superintendent Amy Carter couldn’t afford an instrument in high school, so she had to find another way into the band. She joined the flag corps and became its captain and got a band scholarship to Mississippi Valley State University. There, the band director inspired her to begin learning to play…