A small group of students attends Eastern Flex Academy in Lansing, Mich., which is designed to accommodate part-time job schedules, internships and even family responsibilities.

'Students need praise to understand what behaviour is expected of them,' researchers say.

Tracy Arnold, secondary school vice principal at Istanbul International Community School, has traveled internationally to introduce schools to online learning. In this commentary, Arnold writes that online learning offers flexibility and can be successful in any environment.

More teachers are using the video-sharing tool Flipgrid in the classroom, writes special-education teacher Kathryn Nieves. In this blog post, she suggests nine ways to incorporate the tool in lessons, including by sharing book reviews and increasing accessibility for students.

Using artificial intelligence for some teaching tasks -- including lesson planning, grading and feedback - could save teachers as much as 13 hours per week, according to a report from McKinsey & Co. However, Ryan Baker, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, cautions that there are concerns about the quality of some of this…

The volume and pace of decision-making among school leaders can cause fatigue, write Ronald Williamson, professor of leadership and counseling at Eastern Michigan University, and author Barbara Blackburn. In this article, they share some strategies to help deal with decision fatigue, including avoiding back-to-back meetings and scheduling short mental breaks.

What does gentrification mean for local schools?

Teachers' relationships with their administrators serve as one of the most influential reasons on whether to stay at or leave a school. Jodi Zeis explains how principals can make a smooth transition with educators in the building when stepping into a new role.

Teachers and administrators in Monterey, California experimented with strategies to build school cultures where the adults are always learning and transferring that excitement and willingness to take risks to students.

It's not easy to be a tween or to teach one. School counselor Phyllis L. Fagell, the author of "Middle School Matters," translates young adolescents' needs into developmentally appropriate, evidence-based strategies for teaching a unique age group.

The practice of observing detail over time, analyzing deeply and applying different perspectives helps students appreciate the richness of the world we live in.

Lessons in social and emotional learning have been associated with testing gains, but a recent study of elementary-school students in Pennsylvania found less-impressive results. Researchers at Penn State found some testing gains for students who participated in an SEL program, but overall gains were not statistically significant.