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The growing cost of such a large expense in school district budgets requires tradeoffs, a new survey shows.
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People stand at the counter of a pharmacy in the Queens borough of New York City, on Nov. 18, 2025. President Trump has made certain drug prices drop and has made deals with pharmaceutical companies to continue to keep prices down.
People stand at the counter of a pharmacy in the Queens borough of New York City, on Nov. 18, 2025. School district leaders in a new survey identified rising prescription drug costs as one leading cause for rising health insurance premiums that are straining district budgets.
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Reading & Literacy Opinion How We Can Turn the Page on This Failed Reading Strategy
We can’t raise new readers on just excerpts. It’s time to bring back whole books.
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Classroom Technology What's in a Name? Check Out ISTE+ACSD's Rebrand ... ish
The new name is attempting to address the challenges schools are facing at this moment in time.
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The exhibit hall shown above at the ISTE+ASCD annual conference last year in San Antonio featured a wide range of ed-tech products and services. At the outset of the 2026 conference in Orlando, Fla., on June 28, the organization announced that it was changing its name.
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Early Childhood Tech for Young Students: Do 1:1 Devices Belong in Kindergarten Classrooms?
The majority of K-2 students have 1-to-1access to computing devices in their classrooms. Should they?
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School & District Management How School Board Members Really Feel About Political Conflict
Political tensions remain high for many school boards across the country, new survey data show.
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Artificial Intelligence Q&A Educators Offer Advice on AI's Role in Workforce Development
Teachers’ use of AI varies widely, based on how much training and guidance they’ve received.
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