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Choosing Out: Academic Reasons Behind the Rise in Families Opting Out
At the heart of the argument for school choice exists this simple premise: Parents know what’s best for their kids.Giving parents solid school ...

Leading on Digital Citizenship: The Role of Schools
Yesterday, we wrote about how Generation Z is the first cohort of Americans to be fully ‘phigital’—meaning they recognize no difference between the...

Going “Phygital”? 4 Things Schools Need to Know about Gen Z Learning
I can remember when my family got our first internet connection.I remember having to ask my parents if I could tie up our phone line so that I ...

Rutland Northeast Students Halt Bullying in Its Tracks
Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union uses K12 Insight’s Let’s Talk! to engage students, teach empathy in the classroom and improve school safety. ...

Chicago's Graduation Requirement: Planning Ahead for Success
“What are you going to when you’re done with school?”Every high school student is inevitably asked at some point about their plans for when the...

Update on ESSA state plans: Four guiding principles clarified.
Last week, we wrote about the effort by the Collaborative for Student Success and Bellwether Education Partners to assess and rate 16 states’ accou...

The '3 Ps' of School Safety: A Fundamental Understanding
“Student safety is job 1. And clearly we have work to do to ensure that this will never happen again.” Charles County (Md.) Public Schools Superin...

Preparing Students for the Future: Essential Steps for Educators
School success is often measured in hard data—think graduation rates, test scores, and school-quality ratings. But that data often leaves out a cri...

Senate Revamp: Medicaid & Special Needs Impact
Will the Senate’s health care overhaul pass? Right now, it’s anyone’s guess.With the Senate currently in recess, the bill is not expected to be...