A new study reveals that while there is wide agreement that student engagement plays a vital role in learning, educators continue to face uncertainty about what engagement looks like, how best to measure it, and how to sustain it. Education Insights 2025–2026: Fueling Learning Through Engagement captures prevailing attitudes and beliefs on the topic of engagement from 1,398 […]| ET-Mag
ParentSquare announced the launch of ParentSquare Attendance Plus, a powerful new solution designed to help K–12 districts reduce chronic absenteeism through early, compassionate communication. Built directly into the ParentSquare platform, ParentSquare Attendance Plus supports every stage of attendance outreach from tiered data insights to intervention documentation while further strengthening relationships between families and schools. With […]| ET-Mag
Commentary by Charles Sosnik You were still in school when you had that fool Who really messed your mind And after that, you turned your back On treating people kind On our first trip, I tried so hard To rearrange your mind But after a while, I realized You were disarranging mine You better stop, […]| ET-Mag
A new national survey from Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, points to an opportunity for district leaders to work in concert with teachers to provide families with the science of reading-based literacy resources they need to support student reading success. The 2025 Back-to-School Teacher Survey, with input from more than 1,500 K–12 educators nationwide, […]| ET-Mag
VHS Learning, a nonprofit helping high schools add more course choices for their students, today announced new partnerships with high schools across the United States and around the world. These schools are joining more than 500 others already using VHS Learning to expand their programs of study and provide students with access to over 200 teacher-led online courses to earn| ET-Mag
Wisconsin’s Whitnall School District (WSD) today announced that it has selected several new adaptive and engaging edtech solutions from Discovery Education for classroom use. These new digital resources will be used by teachers districtwide to enhance instruction and support student achievement in math, science, and reading. Discovery Education is the maker of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around […]| ET-Mag
ClassDojo has joined The Education Cooperative’s Standardized Data Privacy Agreement (TEC SDPA), a nationally recognized, multi-state framework that streamlines the contracting process for district leaders to adopt trusted edtech tools. This pre-approved agreement, now active in 14 states and growing, gives districts a ready-to-use, FERPA- and COPPA-aligned pathway to launch ClassDojo quickly, confidently, and at scale — with […]| ET-Mag
A newly released independent evaluation by Marzano Research on behalf of the Idaho State Board of Education has identified Lexia Core5 Reading, a program from Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, as the most effective K–3 literacy program in the state. Among nine digital and blended programs reviewed for the 2025 fiscal year, Core5 earned the highest overall […]| ET-Mag
ParentSquare announced that adoption of its Smart Sites school website solution has grown more than sevenfold since 2023. Nearly one-third of ParentSquare customers have already turned to Smart Sites to unify their website, communication, and family engagement efforts in one seamless platform they know, use, and love. ParentSquare Smart Sites is a modern website solution that […]| ET-Mag
By Nick Potkatitsky We need to talk about the students sitting in our classrooms right now. They didn’t ask to be here—caught up through no choice of their own in one of the most profoundly transitional moments in the history of education. Yet here they are, navigating a landscape that shifts beneath their feet with […]| ET-Mag
By Michelle Ryan and Vanessa Vaquerano, Ed.D. At our district, the chronic absenteeism crisis was a growing concern, fundamentally reshaping our priorities in K-12 education. We recognized that traditional, reactive approaches like mailed letters and after-the-fact notifications simply weren’t enough to address the profound impact on student success—from academic risk to the potential of dropping out. A more comprehensive, proactive strategy| ET-Mag
ClassDojo for Districts Unveils New Features for 2025–26 School Year| ET-Mag
ClassDojo today announced a major expansion of its ClassDojo for Districts platform, launching new features designed to help district leaders unify communication, strengthen family engagement, and streamline oversight across schools—all while helping districts adapt to deepening budget pressures. With ongoing cuts to federal education funding, leaders are under increasing pressure to do more with less. These new updates—available for the 2025–26 school| ET-Mag
By Nick Potkalitsky, PhD Google's summer 2025 deployment of Gemini for Education represents more than an AI upgrade—it's a strategic consolidation move that threatens to reshape the educational technology landscape. While the company frames its LearnLM-powered suite as pedagogically superior, the real story lies in how Google is leveraging its existing enterprise dominance to crowd out specialized competitors who've spent years| ET-Mag
By: Nick Gaehde In 2006, Stanford professor Dr. Carol Dweck introduced the world to a new concept: “growth” vs. “fixed” mindsets. The idea was the focus of her best-selling book, “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,” which was based on decades of research by her and her colleagues. According to the research, students with a fixed mindset (the belief that intelligence and| ET-Mag
By Phillip Alcock It's difficult to imagine education ever returning to its previous state since the arrival of Generative AI in classrooms. It was around two years ago in Monterrey, Mexico, I began exploring how artificial intelligence might reshape project-based learning. What started as experimental teaching has evolved into a significant approach now frequently referred to as| ET-Mag
By LeiLani Cauthen Most educators and indeed, consumers, are aware so far only of Generative AI. That’s because it is consumer-facing and we can directly interact with it. Generative AI is only the beginning, shallow end of the pool, however. As a futurist, I’m always curious about what trends and new technologies really mean. What will happen as they progress, the different| ET-Mag
By Joel Backon In a recent “After Babel” Substack post, Zach Rausch and Jon Haidt introduce us to Emily Brownlee, a former teacher and mother of three. She shares her speech with the Kansas State Board of Education, conveying a message that is not new: technology bears much of the blame for schools’ failure to prepare students for life. What is| ET-Mag
By Alison Mitchell, Ph.D. & David Rose The promise of education is not only to supply students with skills and knowledge, but also to foster the ability to problem-solve in the classroom and beyond. Student mindset has been theorized as a meaningful factor on this front. More specifically, the idea that students with a higher tendency toward a growth mindset -| ET-Mag
By Charles Sosnik If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which| ET-Mag
Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, has launched Lexia LETRS Connect, a digital platform where graduates of the Lexia LETRS Professional Learning course can further their understanding of the science of reading. The platform provides users with access to their previously completed course as well as the latest literacy research, instructional best practices, and actionable tools. “LETRS graduates expressed a desire for ongoing learning opportunities| ET-Mag
Texas’ McKinney Independent School District (MISD) today announced that it has selected DreamBox Math by Discovery Education, an adaptive and engaging EdTech solution, to support math instruction in grades K-5. An innovative online math program that supports core instruction in the classroom or at home, DreamBox Math is independently proven by several third-party research organizations to increase math achievement. Discovery Education is the creator| ET-Mag
In California, third- to fifth-grade students at 525 schools using Lexia Core5 Reading (Core5) from Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, made significantly higher literacy gains compared to their peers in 4,362 schools that did not use the program. The schools were highlighted in a recently released report which compared the students’ performance on the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts/Literacy (SBAC ELA) assessment. Core5| ET-Mag
Discovery Education, the creators of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, now offers a new collection of summer professional development resources that help prepare educators nationwide for back-to-school success. Available within Discovery Education Experience, the essential companion for engaged K-12 classrooms, the Summer of Learning channel offers readily accessible, standards aligned professional development content that enhances instruction| ET-Mag
By Catherine Truitt When I took office as North Carolina's State Superintendent of Public Instruction in January 2021, our state's literacy landscape resembled many others across the country. Three-cueing—a decades-old approach to early literacy instruction that is not grounded in learning science--was the dominant form of early literacy instruction, leading to a generation of low reading proficiency rates. The statistics are sobering.| ET-Mag
Development of cognitive skills, especially executive functions, addresses developmental needs in the areas of behavior, self-regulation, and independence, as well as learning. Children with developmental delays typically exhibit lower executive functioning skills compared to their typically developing peers. Executive functions, specifically, working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility, are crucial for planning, organizing, and self-regulating behavior. These skills are ...| ET-Mag
Discovery Education announced that the Science Techbook for Indiana for grades 6-8 has been added to the state’s High Quality Curriculum Materials Advisory List by the Indiana Department of Education and is available for use in classrooms statewide. This dynamic core instructional curriculum was created expressly for Indiana educators and students and is aligned to the Indiana Academic Standards. Science Techbook for Indiana empowers Indiana school| ET-Mag
As U.S. industries face growing demand for skilled technical talent, Intelitek, a global leader in career and technical education (CTE), is helping high schools equip their students with the practical, job-ready skills employers need. The company today announced the launch of its new portable Electrical Systems Trainer and CFS Electrical Circuits course, part of Intelitek’s CTE Fundamentals Series (CFS), designed to deliver hands-on learning with| ET-Mag
ClassDojo, the flagship communications and engagement app announced the appointment of its inaugural customer advisory board. The board will help guide future company initiatives and serve as a peer-to-peer forum for discussing best practices and pressing issues in school communications and family engagement. The invitation-only group is led by Chad A. Stevens, Ph.D., Head of K-12 Engagement for ClassDojo, and will meet| ET-Mag
Discovery Education announced the recipients of the second annual Discovery Education Awards. The Discovery Education Awards honor districts, schools, and educators who accelerate achievement among students by inspiring curiosity and connecting learning to the world beyond the classroom. The Discovery Education Awards recognize those who have positively impacted student learning by adapting and personalizing instruction to better pique curiosity and engagement.| ET-Mag
Today, professional development for teachers must do more than simply check boxes: it needs to create lasting impacts in the classroom, empower teachers to improve instruction, and ultimately drive student success. Edthena's newly rebuilt video coaching platform—VC3—does all of this and more. Building on more than a decade of insights and expertise in video coaching, VC3 represents the next evolution of| ET-Mag
