Collection: Education

Vaping At School Is Back. Stop It! Learn How To Control This Problem. Upon returning to in-person learning, students have resumed vaping everywhere, from bathroom stalls to stadium bleachers to the back row of English class. Although JUUL has fallen...

So The Book You Want To Teach Is Banned… Now What? Last week, the New York Times announced, “Book ban efforts are spreading across the U.S.” On “The Daily Show,” LeVar Burton encouraged kids to read banned books. Despite these...

Ransomware: Learn How to Keep Your District’s Systems and Data Safe On September 3, 2020 Los Angeles Unified School District discovered a ransomware attack that “temporarily disabled systems, froze others and had access to some degree of data.” If the...

Do Your First-Generation Students Succeed in College? Learn How to Overcome Their Unique Higher Education Challenges. Recent data show that over half of undergraduates nationally are first-generation college students. Colleges and universities are now doing a valiant job recruiting and...

Get Isolated Students Working Cooperatively Again. Discover Creative and Effective Grouping Options. For students to maximize their learning, they need to experience the content personally. It is no longer adequate only to tell students what they need to know. Group...

Revitalize Your Administrator Practices: Discover Practical Tips to Address Current Needs The role of a school administrator is constantly evolving. Today’s educational leaders face complex challenges—from shifting student needs to increasing expectations from staff and families. Building strong connections, navigating new...

Tired of Sounding Like, “Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?” Increase Learning With a Different Approach. As school resumes for the new semester, it is time to change your questioning style to reengage students. “What is the Magna Carta? Anyone? Didn’t anyone read the...

Set a Foundation for the Success of Your ELL Students Now. Apply Proven Strategies Before They Miss Essential Instruction. The beginning of the school year is the only time to get English Language Learners on track to understand course content....

Do You Want to Move Up in Your University Career: Discover the Secrets of Long-Term Faculty Career Satisfaction Being a full-time college professor is tremendously satisfying and rewarding. Nevertheless, you need to learn to navigate and manage the three pillars...

Do Your Students Experience Linguistic Racism? Discover How to Celebrate Diversity in the Use of Language. Linguistic racism is the linguistic oppression, dehumanization, and marginalization that speakers endure when using a language other than White Mainstream English. It incorporates the...

Are You Actually Listening to the Black and Brown Parents at Your School? Leverage Cultural Wisdom to Affirm Children. As you strive to support students in the new school year, you can take advantage of one of your school’s most...

Where Does Bias Creep Into Teacher Evaluations? Discover How to Eliminate Inequitable Assessments. Evaluations for teachers in K-12 schools can be skewed by bias. These assessments often include subjective ratings, inconsistent processes, and unclear or inappropriate criteria. Even among evaluators...

Use Phonics Instruction to Reverse Learning Loss. Drive Meaningful Achievement in the New Semester. During the first half of this school year, it was evident that students suffered from learning loss during the pandemic. Many are reading and writing far...

First Amendment Rights on Campus: Balance and Civil Dialogue You need to balance First Amendment rights with the need to maintain civil dialogue on campus. To accomplish this, you must understand the latest case law and government expectations. Protecting students...

Do More To Help African American Girls At Your School Succeed. Apply Research And Reality To Build A Foundation In Your School. According to the National Black Child Development Institute, Black children’s social-emotional competence and learning are impacted negatively by...

How Are You Using Police at Your School? Determine What Presence is Necessary Today. As you balance community sentiment with student safety, you need to understand if law enforcement officers make schools safer or escalate disciplinary incidents and lead to...

Engage Parents to Help Address Behavior Concerns. Learn Seven Steps to Build Partnerships That Get Results. When a student presents problematic behaviors, the partnership between their parents and the school will either strengthen or weaken. Parent involvement ranges from nonexistent...

Can Your High School Athletes Receive Name, Image, and Likeness Compensation Now? Discover Pending Legislation and Legal Considerations. The NCAA permits college student-athletes to earn compensation for activities involving their names, images, and likenesses (NIL). With this recent attention at...

Do Your Student-Athletes Have Mental Health Challenges? Learn How to Help Them Legally. Recent events have focused attention on the mental health issues unique to students involved in competitive sports. The combination of academics and athletics can cause stress. Your...

Discriminatory or Just Uncomfortable? Learn How Your Institution Can Create an Inclusive Environment. There is a line between uncomfortable environments and those that would be legally considered discriminatory. Despite this distinction, your institution needs to go beyond the bland legal...

How Do You Help Students With Social-Emotional Learning Needs? Students with social-emotional challenges are particularly vulnerable at the beginning of a new school year. They may find it hard to cope with feelings, set goals, or be unsuccessful at resolving...

Eliminate Microaggressions Before the New School Year. Understand How Implicit Bias is Hurting Your Students. Students frequently experience indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination on college and university campuses. Summer is the ideal time to eliminate these microaggressions by resetting expectations,...

Was Your Student in Juvenile Detention? Learn How to Help Them Readapt to School Students who have been in juvenile detention have fallen behind and often struggle to excel in school. You can apply proven tactics to help these students...

Don’t Allow Violence at Your School: Learn the Specific Steps You Must Take Now The deadly surge in violence has affected schools regardless of demographics. With more teachers and staff also reporting an increase in threats and attacks, your campus...