Featured Articles
Schools, get Control of your Narrative with a Unified Communications Platform
District-related news and updates can quickly turn into games of telephone if you let them. Even a minor event can set the rumor mill spinning out of control, and a major one can really get t...
Dr. Mike McGown
The Future of K12 Education, so you can Prepare for It: Public Education is Set to Lose 16 Million Enrollments by 2030
Thousands of data points go into how models can be built to make any sort of prediction. Learning Counsel, as a media and research organization, has a ten-year history of predicting how the threa...
LC Staff
Ignite an Innovative Mindset in Kids
Today’s children are unlike any other generation, having navigated the turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have shown resilience and adaptability—qualities essential for scientists and inno...
Namita Gandhi
Understanding Cognitive Processing Speeds on Life’s Learning’s Highway
Cognitive processing speed (or simply processing speed) is the speed at which we can take in information and respond. Processing speed varies among individuals just like other cognitive skills ....
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
The Ripple Effect of Good Mentoring
As a former mentor, I understand the impact that quality mentoring can have not only on new teachers but the whole school community. The research on teacher retention and working conditions (s...
Brooke Will
3 Free Resources Empowering Responsible Digital Citizenship for Students
I am getting ready to begin my third year as the Technology Explorations Teacher at Allegheny Valley School District. As I have worked to establish my curriculum, one of the topics that I find my...
Alexis Teitelbaum
Finding Success with Online Tutoring
One of the greatest benefits that technology has afforded us is the ability to provide truly personalized educational experiences for all students. At IEM schools, families work directly with one...
Angie Covil
Students Can Prepare for a Career in AI and Cybersecurity
As technology continues to reshape our world, the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity stand out as critical areas requiring skilled professionals. For students aiming to thri...
Frank Cicio
Teaching ELA Beyond the Novel
As a teacher trainer, I know the challenge of creating an English language arts (ELA) curriculum that keeps students engaged while helping them learn key concepts. One way to do this is to teach ...
Hannah Roudebush
Forget the 4-day School Week – a New Flex Learning is the Solution to Attrition, the Teacher Shortage and Learning Loss
More than 2,100 public schools in 25 states have switched to a four-day school week, often in hopes of recruiting teachers, saving money and boosting student attendance, researchers estimate . ...
LeiLani Cauthen
Financial Aid Identity Fraud is Big Business for Bad Actors: AI is Custom Made to Shut it Down
California’s community colleges are a hotbed of financial aid fraud. In fact, according to the state Chancellor’s Office, about one in four applications for financial aid are bogus: in the past y...
Kristina E. Greene
Creating Tech-Friendly Classrooms for Neurodivergent Students
Education technology can be a great accelerator for students, unlocking new levels of focus and learning. On the flip side, it can be a huge distraction. Internationally, one in three students ...
Al Kingsley
Ensuring Transparency with Education Savings Account Programs
The number of states with education choice programs has been trending progressively upward over the last two years, with at least 36 states having considered education savings account (ES...
Sarah Raybon
Gamification in Education: Fostering a Growth Mindset
When the term “gamification” comes up in the context of education, it is usually introduced as a way to improve student engagement and motivation. Given the dismal state of student engagement in ...
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
Annual Survey Gives Schools a Voice in Shaping the E-rate Program
More than 25 years after its launch, the federal E-rate program continues to be the primary mechanism for delivering the broadband connectivity schools need to support high-quality digital learni...
John Harrington
How a Shift from Procedural to Conceptual Understanding Improved Math Scores
A math coordinator explains how his team led a districtwide shift in elementary instruction that got students and teachers excited about math.
Ruben Castillo and Liza Marquez
Reading at Home: The Antidote for the Summer Slump
As summer begins, a well-documented trend emerges among school age children - the well-known "summer slump." During the summer months, children typically don’t read every day – as they ...
Lilli Montague
How the Digital Divide has Created Disparities in Technology Access and the Impact on Asset Management in K-12 Education
A school in Utah has used technology to continuously track and add IT assets to their technology infrastructure, reducing their item losses, making annual audits easier, and being able to perform...
Syed Ali
AI Can Make Every Student an MVP: Here’s How
On February 4, 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles faced the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, an underdog team pitted against a dynasty. With 38 seconds left in the second quarter, the Eagles fo...
Kiran Kodithala and Lee Lambert
Here’s How Schools Can Better Support Neurodiverse Students
The number of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities is on the rise, specifically attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Today, a staggeri...
Hunter Wesolowski
Featured Papers
The Learning Counsel presents journals, papers and briefs on critical topics in Digital Education.
Most will require registration in order to access them, but they are all free.
Three Near-Term Innovation Areas for K12
An Essential Audio Ingredient in Today’s Accessible Learning Environments
The Gaps Remaining for District Digital Transition
5 Steps to Fixing the Hidden Traffic of Records Management Overwhelming Schools
From Chaos to Learning Recovery: Going from Manual-Digital All the Way to Efficiency
Hybrid Logistics Security
