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How to Teach Older Students Social-Emotional Skills? Try Civics
Collaboration, empathy, social awareness, and relationship building are some of the same skills that power democracy.
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White House Outlines COVID-19 Vaccination Plans for Kids 5-11
The Biden administration will rely on schools, pharmacies, and pediatricians to help deliver the COVID-19 shots to younger children.
Families & the Community
How to Talk to Parents About COVID-19 Vaccines: 3 Tips From Scientists
The National Academies of Science has new guidance for schools on encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated.
Student Well-Being
Children, Teens Are in a 'Mental Health State of Emergency,' Child Health-Care Groups Warn
Doctors have seen a spike in significant mental health problems among young people, spurred by isolation, uncertainty, fear, and grief.
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Advice to New Teachers From a 20-Year Veteran
These seven lessons are especially important during the pandemic, and they will continue to serve you through the rest of your teaching career.
Law & Courts
Critical Race Theory Law Violates Teachers' Free Speech, ACLU Argues in New Lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges Oklahoma's law harms students of color and weakens what all students learn about the state's history.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 has upended America’s K-12 education system. See how schools are being impacted.
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Reopening
The latest news and insights on the debate over when, and if, to reopen school buildings.
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Student Learning
The pandemic has disrupted schooling for more than a year, leading to concerns over learning loss.
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Middle and High School Students Need Social-Emotional Learning, Too. Are They Getting It?
Amid the pandemic, more schools say they are paying more attention to teenagers' social and emotional needs. Teens aren't so sure.
The Pandemic Has Shaken Students' Sense of Themselves
Adolescence is a time for students to form their identity, but quarantines and school shutdowns disrupt that process, for good or bad.
Privacy, Porn, and Parents in the Room: Sex Education's Pandemic Challenges
After more than a year of instructional shifts and social isolation, students need sex education that is media-savvy and relationship-wise.
How to Teach Older Students Social-Emotional Skills? Try Civics
Collaboration, empathy, social awareness, and relationship building are some of the same skills that power democracy.
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Six Schools in Seven Years: Where One Black Male Teacher Found the Right Fit
A black male teacher in Detroit on the value of finding the right school for both staff and students.
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What’s Behind the School Staffing Shortages – And What Districts Can Do To Address Them
Schools are experiencing a staffing shortage across a range of classified and low-wage positions. A look at the causes, and some solutions.
College & Workforce Readiness
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Resilience, Faith, and Support: How Twin Brothers Forged Diverging Paths to College
Twin brothers from rural Arkansas reflect on their path to college in the midst of the pandemic.
School & District Management
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Students and School Boards: The Value of Student Engagement
A student school board member from Maryland offers advice to educators, board members, and his peers on the importance of student activism.
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An Asian American Educator Explains Why Teacher Diversity Benefits All Students
An Asian American teacher talks about how important it is for all students to have teachers of color and from other diverse backgrounds.
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Marketplace K-12
K-12 Dealmaking: OutSchool Raises $110M; Amplify Acquires Math Company
Accelerate Learning, developer of a STEM learning suite, has acquired the digital math curriculum and tutoring platform Study Edge.
Purchasing Alert
North Carolina District Seeks Online Courses; Texas School System Looks For Digital Learning Platform
A school district in North Carolina has issued an RFP for online courses, while a system in Texas is in the market for a digital learning platform.
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Inside One District’s Battle Against ‘Learning Loss’
The Guilford County, N.C., school system's tutoring and accelerated learning efforts offer companies a window into the strategies being tested by districts across the country.
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What’s Happened With Education Company Morale During the Pandemic?
About two-thirds of education company employees say their morale is the same or better than it was, pre-COVID, an EdWeek Market Brief survey of businesses shows.
- LeadershipStudent Well-Being Minnesota Offers Kids $200 and Scholarship Drawings to Get Fully VaccinatedMinnesota is offering 12- to 17-year-olds who get COVID-19 vaccines a $200 reward and a shot at $100,000 worth of college scholarships.
Ohio Mom Gets Ordained to Sign More Than a Hundred Mask Exemption Forms for StudentsAn Ohio mom says she cares if someone dies or gets sick, but that forcing kids to wear masks to protect others is "psychological warfare."Is Your School District Underfunded?How access to affordable housing is linked to a K-12 spending gap.Policy & PoliticsFederal Senate Confirms Catherine Lhamon to Civil Rights Post; Kamala Harris Casts Decisive VoteJoe Biden's controversial pick to lead the Education Department's office for civil rights held that job in the Obama administration.
Parkland Victims' Families Reach $25M Settlement With Broward School DistrictThe largest payments will go to the 17 families whose children or spouses were killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.U.S. Senators Tee Up Big Boost in School Funding for Next YearThe fiscal 2022 bill would increase aid for disadvantaged students, mental-health professionals, research, and state academic assessments.Teaching & LearningTeaching Profession Joe and Jill Biden Honor Teachers at Long-Delayed White House CeremonyThe president, with the first lady in attendance, called teachers the "single most consequential people in the world beyond our parents."
Class of COVID: 2021's Graduates Are Struggling More and Feeling the StressCOVID-19 disrupted the class of 2020’s senior year. A year later, the transition to college has in some ways gotten worse.Helping Students Plan How to Pay for College Is More Important Than Ever: Schools Can HelpFewer and fewer high school graduates have applied for federal financial aid for college since the pandemic hit.TechnologyClassroom Technology Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok Make Teachers' Jobs More Difficult and Dangerous, Union SaysSocial media spreads misinformation and emboldens students to damage school property, the National Education Association says.
Tech Purchasing Decisions Are Super Hard. New Initiative Aims to HelpISTE and other education technology organizations are creating a hub to give district leaders in-depth information about tech products.Homework Gap Could Be Back in Full Force If Lawmakers Don't Act, Education Groups SayCOVID relief funds helped give millions of students internet access during the pandemic, but the money could run out, advocates say.
