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Democrats are looking for someone with strong management experience, like a former governor.
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‘Money Matters. Now What?’: How Districts Get More Funding for Poor Students
Targeting more funding to students in need has an effect on their academic performance.
Talking to Students About Their Learning Differences: A Guide for Teachers
Teachers who talk to kids about why learning is difficult equips students to understand themselves and become their own advocates.
How Teachers Can Motivate and Engage Neurodiverse Students
A balanced approach of addressing students' strengths and weaknesses is best, experts say.
'Handcuffed and Pushed Out': How Schools Fail Some Students With Disabilities
What can happen to students and schools when disabilities are over- and under-identified in children.
Is Dyslexia a ‘Superpower’? What Students Want Their Teachers to Know
5 students with dyslexia discuss what it feels like to be described as having special "powers."
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As someone who’s been deeply involved in the fight to reduce chronic absenteeism in the Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, I’m pleased to share how our whole-community approach is bringing students back to the classroom and improving school culture. Chronic absenteeism has plagued schools across the nation, so this challenge isn’t unique to our district—which serves a diverse and growing student population in Las Vegas and its surrounding communities—but we are using some unique tools to address it. As a result we’re seeing a shift: our district has reduced chronic absenteeism by an estimated 9% in just one academic year.
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A new survey examines edtech’s potential to reduce the amount of time that’s lost to disruptions because students can’t see or hear instr...
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What Educators Should Know About Dyscalculia, a Math Learning Disability
Dyscalculia impacts 5 to 8 percent of students. Here's what educators need to know about this disability and how to support students who have it.
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Implementing New Reading Materials Is Hard. How This Principal Got Buy-In
A NYC principal explains how she implemented the Wit and Wisdom reading curriculum in her school. The first step was teacher buy-in.
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‘People Can Only Hear When They’re Heard': Navigating Divisive Conversations
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Tour a School Built to Stay Open in Extreme Weather
River Grove Elementary is built to stay open, with the lights on, as extreme weather strikes.
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Feds Subpoena Documents From AllHere After Failed AI Partnership With LAUSD
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- LeadershipStudent Well-Being Are Schools Responsible for Students Who Avoid School? A New Lawsuit Says YesA class action argues that the New York City schools aren't adequately supporting students with disabilities who are school-avoidant.
Here's How Many High Schoolers Are Transgender—and How They're Faring in SchoolsFor the first time, national data show how many high school students identify as transgender or gender-questioning.Students Feel Less Connected to School. Here's Why That MattersThere's a body of research that points to a number of benefits when students feel close to people at school.Policy & PoliticsFederal The White House Set Out to Recruit Thousands of Tutors. Did It Make a Difference?Adults stepped up, but students' needs remain high just as interventions funded by federal relief money are at risk of ending.
Private School Choice: What the Research SaysPrivate school choice programs are proliferating as debates continue about their effects on low-income students and public schools.States Sue TikTok Over 'Addictive' Design Features. What That Means for SchoolsThe lawsuits are the newest fight targeting social media platforms' algorithms.Teaching & LearningSocial Studies Download How to Hold a Mock Election in Your Classroom: A Downloadable GuideTips for an engaging, age-appropriate mock election that develops students' voting habits.
Teachers Say the Public Views Them NegativelyThe perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction.Can Kindergarten Math Lay the Foundation for Algebra? New Study Aims to Find OutTeaching algebraic thinking skills early—like generalizing, representing, and reasoning—can set students up for success, researchers say.TechnologyClassroom Technology Teachers Use This High Tech Hack to Knock Out Recommendation LettersAbout a third of high school teachers say they've used AI tools to write recommendation letters.
Teachers Want to Know More About Competency-Based Learning. Will They Embrace It?The learning model still has a long way to go before it's a household name, survey data show. But there's interest in learning more.Cellphone Restrictions Are Coming to California SchoolsA new law requires all public schools in California to limit students' access to cellphones during the school day.
