Even stricter measures have surfaced, including a Louisiana bill that would prevent educators from discussing sexual orientation through eighth grade, and a Tennesse proposal to bar instructional materials that "normalize" LGTBQ lifestyles.
The average K-12 student accessed 74 different ed-tech tools in the first half of the 2021-22 school year while the average teacher used 86, according to LearnPlatform.
While K-12 leaders are invested in advancing digital transformation, most have not prepared for the increasing security threats these technologies have introduced.
Do a lot of students in your schools care about state-level education policy? Well, there is a group of teens in Kentucky who care quite a lot and are no longer shy about getting involved.
Many people have experienced languishing or a "sense of stagnation and emptiness" during the pandemic, comparing this feeling to "looking at life through a foggy windshield."
Whether it's minimizing background noise or amplifying the teacher's voice, achieving the correct balance and quality of sound will enhance the students' overall quality of learning.
Recent limits on teaching LGBTQ topics and student activities fly in the face of years of growing inclusion and affirmation by educators, schools, and yes, even state lawmakers.
Job satisfaction among principals is being hampered by the likelihood of ongoing, unsustainable workloads and too much time spent on administrative tasks.
Transportation challenges, student health, school climate, mobility and poverty—long the leading causes of chronic absenteeism—also became much more severe during the pandemic.
