Equity & Diversity
Reported Essay
Do Students Have What They Need? One Survey Looks to Answer That Question
Even before the pandemic started, one state started thinking about how to understand student needs better. That plan accelerated with the virus.
Teaching Profession
CDC Director Approves Booster Shots for Teachers, Reversing Panel's Decision
Workers in high-exposure jobs, including school staff, may receive a Pfizer booster shot, based on an assessment of their individual benefits and risks.
Recruitment & Retention
Video
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.
Federal
How a Big Federal Spending Package Could Affect School Meals and Student Poverty Counts
Legislation to expand access to free school meals highlights a persistent concern: how to improve the ways we identify students in poverty.
School & District Management
A Vaccine for Kids Is Coming. 6 Tips for Administering the Shot in Your School
Start planning now, get help, and build enthusiasm. It's harder than it looks.
Classroom Technology
Q&A
Pandemic Fuels Tech Advances in Schools. Here's What That Looks Like
One district chief technology officer calculates the pandemic has propelled his school system as many as five years into the future.
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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Are We Asking Schools to Do Too Much?
Schools are increasingly being saddled with new responsibilities. At what point do we decide they are being overwhelmed?
Our Student Homeless Numbers Are Staggering. Schools Can Be a Bridge to a Solution
The pandemic has only made the student homelessness situation more volatile. Schools don’t have to go it alone.
What the Indian Caste System Taught Me About Racism in American Schools
Born and raised in India, reporter Eesha Pendharkar isn’t convinced that America’s anti-racist efforts are enough to make students of color feel like they belong.
Teachers Are Not OK, Even Though We Need Them to Be
The pandemic has put teachers through the wringer. Administrators must think about staff well-being differently.
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Edmentum’s Chief Strategy Officer Amanda Kocon and Chief Product Officer Todd Mahler discuss the future of digital curriculum.
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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Online Student Engagement?
How is your district doing with online student engagement?
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College & Workforce Readiness
Video
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
Video
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.
Teaching Profession
Video
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.
Teaching
Interactive
Reasons for Hope
At the start of a third school year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, students and educators find reasons to be hopeful.
Student Well-Being
Video
Supporting Grieving Students: Advice From Parents and Counselors (Videos)
Parents and counselors offer advice for educators helping students through the grief and losses of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Marketplace K-12
Pearson Files Lawsuit Against Ed-Tech Company Chegg, Alleging Improper Lifting of Content
Textbook publishing giant Pearson Education has filed suit against education technology company Chegg, saying the online homework help provider infringed on its copyright.
Market Trends
As Student Quarantines Take Hold, Education Companies Are Asked to Fill Critical Gaps
Quarantines will remain a reality throughout the school year in many parts of the country, as the Delta variant persists. For education businesses, it's another opportunity to prove their value.
Marketplace K-12
K-12 Dealmaking: Byju’s Continues U.S. Expansion By Acquiring Coding Platform; Blackboard Merges With Anthology
India-based education giant Byju’s has acquired K-12 coding platform Tynker, and Blackboard has merged with higher-ed solutions company Anthology.
Purchasing Alert
Maryland District Wants Compensatory Education Services; Arizona District Adopting AP Statistics Curriculum
A school district in Maryland is in the market for compensatory education/recovery services, while a system in Arizona has issued an RFP for its AP statistics adoption.
- LeadershipSchool & District Management How 'Vaccine Discrimination' Laws Make It Harder for Schools to Limit COVID SpreadIn Montana and Ohio, the unvaccinated are a protected class, making it tough to track and contain outbreaks, school leaders say.
No Bus Drivers, Custodians, or Subs. What's Really Behind Schools' Staffing Shortages?Dismal pay, certification requirements, and longstanding disrespect are causing many classified workers to quit.GUIDE: How Administrators Can Address Staff Shortages in SchoolsThe number of job openings in schools this year is daunting, but there are steps district leaders can take to keep operations running smoothly.Policy & PoliticsStates During Site Visit From Cardona, Illinois Governor Defends Vaccine, Testing Policies“The testing regimen is there in order to make sure that they’re not entering the institution where they work and spreading COVID-19.”
Feds to Probe Whether Texas Ban on School Mask Mandates Violates Disability Rights LawsThe Education Department has already opened investigations in six other states that ban universal school mask requirements.Families Sue Rhode Island's Governor to Overturn His School Mask MandateThe families say mask-wearing threatens to cause serious and long-lasting damage on their children's physical and emotional well-being.Teaching & LearningEnglish-Language Learners Here's How Schools Are Helping Afghan Refugee StudentsDistricts are preparing to welcome students arriving from Afghanistan, with some even helping in evacuation efforts.
5 Practices of Truly Tech-Savvy TeachersWhat job-seeking teachers can do and what districts should look for in candidates when it comes to optimizing the use of tech in schools.District That Banned Diverse Books Reverses Its Decision After PushbackA Pennsylvania district voted unanimously to reinstate a four-page list of resources from some of today's most acclaimed creators of color.TechnologyEd-Tech Policy Reported Essay Remote Learning Isn’t Just for EmergenciesSchools were less prepared for digital learning than they thought they were.
The Future of Blended Learning: What Educators Need to KnowMore than two-thirds of educators expect their use of blended learning to increase during the 2021-22 school year.Why School Districts Are Unprepared for COVID-19 Disruptions, AgainBad state policy, misplaced optimism, and a focus on full-time virtual schools left districts scrambling to educate quarantined students.
