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  The Hidden Cost of Communication Chaos In K–12 education, we talk a lot about instruction, engagement, and student achievement. But what if one of the biggest factors holding all three back is something far more basic—your school communication system? Districts rely on a patchwork of tools: text apps, LMS announcements, phone calls, emails. But when messages are scattered across platforms and disconnected from instruction, learning suffers, and no one has a clear picture of what’s going on. 3 Signs Your Current System May Be Hurting More Than Helping 1. Messages Are Fragmented and Frustrating Are teachers posting in Google Classroom, texting via Remind, and emailing parents separately? That’s a recipe for inconsistency, miscommunication, and burnout. 2. Parents Are in the Dark If families only hear from school when something goes wrong (or have no idea where to check for updates), they can’t support student success. 3. Communication Is Detached from Learning If messages live outs...

Regardless to what your opinions may be on screen time for your kids, one thing is undeniable: technology is an immense part of our daily lives today. It also isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Integrating technology into our children’s lives is so widespread, in fact, that it’s practically unavoidable. Let’s face it, technology and electronic devices are the future, so ask yourself this question: do you want your child to be prepared for the future? We’re guessing that answer is a no-brainer, so it goes without saying that to embrace technology is to embrace the future. If you’re like most parents, you’re probably still worried about the amount of screen time your child is subjected to and the effects of digital learning on the mind versus traditional learning. Rest assured, you don’t have to choose one extreme or the other. Research has shown there are fantastic benefits to meeting in the middle by combining the world of technology with traditional learning. No, we aren’t telli...

You’ve likely heard the old adage “it takes a village” in terms of raising children. Between work, school, camps, sports, clubs, extracurriculars and whatever montage of things that take over our everyday schedules, it’s not exactly rocket science to say we can’t go it alone. Moms and dads often rely on family members, friends, nannies, daycares, teachers, and even younger siblings to help them along their parenting paths. In fact, the National Educational Association (NEA) states that this diverse network of help with raising children is highly beneficial to the development of our little ones. “When schools, parents, families, and communities work together to support learning, students tend to earn higher grades, attend school more regularly, stay in school longer, and enroll in higher level programs,” the NEA explains. If parents, caretakers and educators working together is the key to a higher educational success rate, then why is there such an issue with staying connect...