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High School Students Say They Learn The Most Important Skills Outside of School
Data from student focus groups shows that if asked to explain something interesting that they're learning, middle and high school students are more likely to say something they do outside of schools
How Are You Feeling Today? More Teachers Use Tech to Check Emotional Pulse of Students
Students are dealing with many hardships these days. A quick tech check-in shares with teachers the awareness and information they need to provide students with the appropriate care and connection in their school life.
Some Money Pouring into ‘High Dose’ Tutoring is Going to Less Researched Models. Is That a Problem?
The world of high-dose tutoring, a regular and intensive form of small-group tutoring, has garnered a great deal of funding attention. But, there is strong concern that this is more of a temporary response than establishing support systems for struggling teachers and students.
Students Got a Crash Course in Tech During the Pandemic. Now Some Want a Break
Using technology does not always motivate students. Giving them choices has inspired students to really immerse themselves in what they are learning and demonstrate their learning in a way that best fits their skillsets, writes Leyla Hagihossein.
How the ‘Computer Science for All’ Movement Fits In Broader History of Social-Justice Battles
The stakes are high when it comes to equity in computer science education and in the broader tech industry. That’s not just because tech is a key to economic opportunity in America these days, but it’s also because of the social good that comes when everyone has a chance to have a seat at the table to build a better future.
It’s Time To Take Teacher Burnout Seriously. Here’s How.
We must examine every policy, practice and initiative our educators are expected to implement and for each one, we must ask the simple, yet profound question, what’s the purpose of this and does it benefit our students and teachers, writes Belle Liang and Tim Klein.
It’s Time to Soften Schools, Not Harden Them
We should focus more on softening schools—doing the difficult but essential preventative work of creating safer school communities, writes Isabelle Hau.
This Year’s High School Seniors Reflect on the Adversity They Faced and How They Persevered
Now the time has come to celebrate these students, who have either recently graduated or will do so in the coming weeks. EdSurge caught up with a number of 2022 graduates to hear about how they’re thinking about their time in high school as it draws to a close.
New Research Looks for Better Ways for Schools to Recruit Teachers of Color
Over the past two years, the nonprofit Digital Promise has been leading research into why schools have found it difficult to recruit and retain teachers of color—and to try to work with teachers of color in districts around the country to find new approaches that work better.