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Celebrate the Standout School-Home Communicators in Your K-12 District

SchoolStatus

Updated: May 18, 2023

Busy? Here's the TL;DR Educator & staff support leads to student success to remember to recognize and celebrate the people who make school-home communication...

Meet the Teacher Taking TikTok By Storm

Leslie Ortego

Updated: January 13, 2021

Who Doesn’t Need a Laugh This Year?! Everyone is tired of hearing it, but this school year has been challenging. Whether it’s dealing with technology issues,...

Are Open Educational Resources (OER) right for your district?

Nick Ortego

Updated: December 10, 2020

Each year public schools spend millions of dollars on copyright-protected textbooks. Districts do this even though we now live in a digitally dominated world...

SchoolStatus Announces Availability of Contact Tracing Capabilities

Stacy Meyer

Updated: September 9, 2020

Administrators can efficiently notify guardians of students who may have come in contact with a student or staff member with a suspected or confirmed case of...

Here to Help: Communicating During a Crisis

Russ Davis

Updated: March 25, 2020

As COVID-19 has closed many schools across the country, we stand in awe of the dedication shown by our partner teachers, administrators, and staff....

The Future of Parent Engagement

Russ Davis

Updated: August 16, 2019

Schools and parents don't always communicate often or well. In today’s hyper-connected society, there is no excuse for this.

What Data-Driven Educators Use Instead of a Call Log

Melissa Ladner

Updated: October 17, 2018

If my friends and I wanted to talk to each other at school, we either passed notes or had to impatiently wait until lunch or recess.

New to Student Data Analytics? Why Averages are Misleading Your Intervention Efforts

Joy Smithson, PhD

Updated: September 25, 2018

Did you know the average salary for teachers in the US is $56,000/year according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics? While I trust the bureau’s information,

Things Teachers Are Amazing at That Have Nothing to Do with Teaching

Tyler Cummings

Updated: October 13, 2017

Spend a few years in the classroom, and you'll inevitably get better at addressing a group . You'll start to grade papers faster and faster. Your lesson plans...

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