Category Archives: "Schools"
Building Students Back Up After a Difficult Year
With most schools now open to in-person teaching, the academic fall-out resulting from over 12 months of shuttered schools is now apparent. It’s been a difficult year for students. Low test scores, especially in math and literacy, have highlighted how the overnight shift to 100% remote learning left many students across the nation without the support
Educator’s Guide to Protecting Student Data Privacy
Protecting student privacy is a major concern for educators. Since the start of the pandemic, 55% of schools have purchased laptops for their students. Another 42% have purchased other devices for all of their students. This means that educators have access to more student data than ever before. As a result of the increase in
Ways US schools can use their K-12 government funding
The federal government recently announced plans to significantly increase spending on K-12 school programs for the 2022 fiscal year. This is great news for LEA’s and schools, who need the government distributed title funds to support disadvantaged students, provide professional development opportunities for staff, and assist underperforming schools. There are five primary title funds: Title
How to ease the transition back to school post-pandemic for K-12 students
Last year, the pandemic disrupted education on a global scale, with shuttered schools impacting more than 1.6 billion students. In the U.S., all 50 states closed schools to in-person teaching for at least part of the academic year as state governments struggled to implement a nationwide switch to remote learning that no one could have
How to choose between online tutoring vs in-person tutoring for your school
All schools have been affected by the global pandemic in a variety of ways. So many decisions come up within schools regarding online vs. in-person tutoring and questions about best practices and decisions. Is your school in the midst of considering your options for online vs in-person tutoring? One result of the pandemic is that
Closing the learning gap created by the pandemic with online tutoring
During a school year disrupted by the health crisis, many students have struggled to keep up with their studies. But the summer could provide an opportunity for students to catch up, and prevent gaps caused by the pandemic from turning into something bigger. Research shows that tutoring is one of the best ways to do