Press Releases
Quill.org Selected for New York City Public Schools AI Pilot | K-12 Dive
New York City public schools announced the launch of an AI pilot, with Quill.org as one of five selected tools, providing free writing learning tools to high schools across the city. The organization emphasizes that its platform does not generate answers for students but instead guides them through feedback to revise their own writing.
K-12 School Choice Research: Academic Quality Triggers Withdrawal Intent, Campus Climate Drives Final Decision
Sogolytics released its "Family School Choice Priorities and Satisfaction" report, based on a national survey of 534 U.S. K-12 parents. Data shows that educational quality (32%) is the primary trigger for families considering leaving school, but the driving factors behind the final decision to leave are specific incidents (42%), campus climate (37%), and family relocation (32%). The study also found that ELL families face the highest attrition risk, while public school families show the strongest loyalty.
Green Ninja Redesigns Middle School Science Units to Make Rigorous NGSS Learning More Accessible | K-12 Dive
As the 2026-27 school year begins, Green Ninja officially launches seven redesigned Next Generation Science units for grades 6-8. This move responds to a national need—2024 NAEP data shows that only 31% of eighth graders reached or exceeded proficiency. The new units help teachers implement rigorous NGSS instruction through a consistent lesson structure, built-in scaffolds, and a repeated "do-talk-read-write" cycle, while reducing barriers to participation for students who need additional support.
engage2learn opens the Jim Knight Impact Network, a national membership for schools serious about instructional leadership | K-12 Dive
engage2learn announced on August 10, 2026, the opening of enrollment for the Jim Knight Impact Network. This network is the first product following the collaboration between engage2learn and the Instructional Coaching Group, offering school-based membership services that include monthly workshops, quarterly peer collaboration, a school-wide GroweLab license, AI coaching agents, and more, aimed at providing year-round continuous support for instructional leadership.
Study Finds Double-Digit ELA and Math Gains Associated with Deeper Learning Instructional Model | K-12 Dive
Instructional Empowerment released pilot study results on August 12, 2026, showing that during the 2025-2026 school year, students of certified teachers in Colorado Springs School District 11 scored 22.44 points higher in ELA and 18.24 points higher in math on STAR assessments. The study controlled for prior achievement, demographic characteristics, and other factors, and was analyzed by What Works Clearinghouse certified reviewers.
The FullScale Symposium 2026 comes to Indianapolis October 8–10, bringing 1,000+ education leaders together | K-12 Dive
FullScale announced that its 2026 symposium will be held from October 8 to 10 at the Indianapolis Convention Center, expected to attract more than 1,000 K-12 educators, district leaders, policymakers, researchers, and innovators, focusing on personalized, competency-based, and whole-child education approaches.
ACTE and Rhodes Branding Announce Collaboration to Help CTE Leaders Transform the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment | K-12 Dive
ACTE and Rhodes Branding collaborate to offer CTE leaders the CLNA Strategy Lab, free diagnostic tools, and webinars, helping transform comprehensive local needs assessments from an administrative burden into an opportunity for community engagement and strategic planning.
New Global Survey Reveals the Hidden Drivers of Teacher Retention And What It Means for School Budgets | K-12 Dive
Vivi and FullScale (formerly The Learning Accelerator) released the 2026 Global Teacher Insights Report, based on a survey of nearly 2,000 teachers in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand, finding that key factors in teacher retention lie not only in professional success but also in campus safety. Data shows that 1 in 4 teachers have left or considered leaving due to safety concerns, only 8% of early-career teachers feel very successful, and replacing a teacher costs between $12,000 and $25,000.
From Classroom AI to District AI: SchoolAI Introduces a New Layer of District Governance | K-12 Dive
SchoolAI, a leading AI teaching platform, released new district-level governance features on August 20, 2026, supporting districts in uploading graduate profiles, policy guidelines, curriculum standards, and more, achieving unified AI behavior configuration, enhanced usage reporting, and key alert routing. The features are being rolled out in phases, with full availability expected in early September 2026, and have obtained SOC 2, FERPA, COPPA, and 1EdTech certifications.
Thinking Maps® Launches Foundations: A Visual Language for Critical Thinking — A Landmark Resource for Building Schoolwide Thinking Cultures | K-12 Dive
Thinking Maps® has officially released "Foundations: The Visual Language of Critical Thinking," a comprehensive resource for K-12 educators aimed at systematically building a school-wide culture of critical thinking. The publication includes two volumes—a Teacher's Guide and a Coach's Guide—and is accompanied by a new Training of Coaches model to address the "cognitive gap" between curriculum standards and explicit thinking instruction.