Professional Development

Postponement of SATs and ACTs, and the elimination of other standardized tests, shows their academic value has been overestimated, says one superintendent.

Students at Glastonbury Public Schools, a previous Districts of Distinction honoree, are using district iPads to complete assignments from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Educators don't expect elementary students to know exactly what they want to be when they grow up, but schools are working to raise aspirations and introduce children to the factors that go into that big decision.

Elementary school students in Grand Prairie ISD near Dallas engage in “career cruising,” mock job interviews and science fair-like CTE displays.

In career awareness lessons at A.J. Lindeman Elementary School in Kentucky, fifth graders get the chance to start acting like adults in CTE activities.

Equity in elementary school career awareness means showing all students how important a college degree is to a successful career.