It’s a long-proven truth that some students need tutoring outside the classroom, which was especially shown during the pandemic. For many students, this means the difference between success and failure. But how does one go about helping students get the tutoring they need?
We are in dramatic times, according to Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Founder and CEO of Voice4Equity, LLC and Clinical Professor at the University of Southern California. In the past decade, public school classrooms transformed from having a majority of white students to mostly students of color. We have a diverse student body full of aspiring young minds who include LGBTQ, multiracial, multicultural, and multilingual identities. No other time in U.S. history has this been more evident.
School safety is about more than guarding against disruption. It includes creating a culture where the entire school community thrives. Establishing a safe school environment is a strategic effort that requires district commitment and investment.
L.K. Monroe, education leader and former superintendent of the Alameda County Office of Education, has launched UnboxED Solutions to provide a trusted voice for high-quality educational products and services. Her UnboxED “picks” align with her VALUES: solutions that are value-aligned, accessible, leading-edge, useful, effective, and supportive. edWeb.net is one of the first education solutions she has chosen to unbox! View the short video below.
edWeb has been conducting an annual professional learning survey with our members since 2016. It’s an important way we benchmark our members’ needs and assessment of our edWeb services and the state of professional learning in general. The results have been very consistent over those years, even with the COVID-19 pandemic. If anything, the need… read more →
Imagine a summer where teachers don’t just take a break but also gain the freedom to learn at their own pace, blending relaxation with professional growth. This vision came to life in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District (BWSD) with its innovative “Summer Flex-PD” program. Now in its second year, this initiative is revolutionizing how educators experience professional development (PD), offering them the flexibility to balance work and personal life while engaging in targeted learning.
Getting parents and caregivers involved in schools is often challenging. While, of course, they care about their children, certain barriers make it harder for them to get involved, no matter how much they want to. So what can schools do to help? During the edLeader Panel “Scaffolding: The Key to Engaging ALL Families in and Out of School,” Ilana Steinhauer, Executive Director of Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) Berkshires, and Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer at ParentPowered, explained how scaffolding can get families involved.
Chronic absenteeism—students missing 10 or more school days in a year—has been rising across the United States. A recent study by Panorama Education showed that absenteeism nearly doubled from 2018-19 to 2023-24. That means more students missing out not just on academic learning but also on opportunities to connect with teachers and peers, impacting their future. During the edLeader Panel “Improving Attendance: Levers Within Your District’s Locus of Control,” district leaders identified key strategies that have helped get students back in the classroom.
Academic impact shows up in many ways, whether through state assessment results, graduation rates, or anecdotal stories about student progress. During the edLeader Panel “Building Academic Impact Into Your District Strategies: Making the Grade,” we learned it can be challenging for districts to determine the best ways to demonstrate impact for school-level reporting, district stakeholders, and their communities. But one Texas district found a way.
Today’s administrators face many challenges in addressing literacy within their districts. They have to deal with integrating technology, changing district and state policies, and hiring and retaining high-quality teachers, all the while learning from missteps and supporting staff.