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How the Coronavirus Collapse Will Impact Schools

The recession brought on by the pandemic will make inequalities in schools worse. (May 11, 2020)

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Data Lookup: Assess Your School District's Risk for Budget Cuts

Search this table to find out how much your school district depends on state aid—an important indicator of how well school systems can withstand the recession. (May 11, 2020)

Map: Coronavirus and School Closures

(March 6, 2020)

• What's Happening in Each State

• What School Reopening Looks Like Around the World

Backlash Grows to DeVos Push for COVID-19 Aid to Help All Private School Students

(May 11, 2020)

Are Teachers and Principals in Your State at High Risk for COVID-19? See Analysis

(May 11, 2020)

• Teachers At Risk Wonder If They Should Go Back

From the Wires

• Schools, colleges spared in stripped down Missouri budget
• Minnesota governor says graduation ceremony ban was painful
• California legislative analyst projects deficit through 2024

Coronavirus and Schools

Principals, District Leaders Try to Boost Teacher Morale

Knowing the shift to remote learning would be tough for teachers, school and district administrators have scrambled to assemble as many kinds of supports as they can. (May 11, 2020)

• Tracker How K-12 Educators Are Responding

Opinion: Ruth Faden & Megan Collins

Let's Be Honest About the Ethical Trade-Offs of Reopening Schools

(May 11, 2020)

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Featured Blogs

Teaching Now >

• How Are Parents Dividing Home-Teaching Duties During Coronavirus?

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• Stories to Make You Smile: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Surprises Retiring Teacher

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• Research-Backed Ways to Help Students Study More Effectively

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Design Authentic, Engaging Learning Experiences

Will COVID-19 closures impact student learning?

Looking Ahead—Planning for Post COVID-19 Learning

Educators Must Prepare ELLs for Path to Literacy

Selecting the Best Social-Emotional Behavior (SEB) Screeners

Drive School Improvement with PLC at Work & HRS

Makerspaces Help Develop Skills for the Future

Structured Literacy: The Skills All Students Need & How to Teach Them

How Students’ Reading Habits Have Changed and Shifted

7 Steps to Supporting Your Intervention Team

Gender Equity in STEM Education

It’s Not Too Late: Adolescent Success in Reading

Finding & Implementing Quality Curriculum: What Matters Most

Making the Most of Misconceptions in Math Class

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Quiz Yourself: What Does Census Data Tell Us About Education in the U.S.?

What do census statistics reveal about school enrollment, classroom diversity, and education outcomes, and how could the 2020 Census impact school services?
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Opinion

Educators, This Is Our Moment to Defend the Teaching Profession

In this moment of loss, the coronavirus pandemic offers four opportunities to demand the rebirth of public education, writes Amy Stuart Wells. (May 8, 2020)

Trauma From COVID-19: Schools Must Be Ready

Students and adults in the school community will all need more support when schools reopen, writes the head of the National Association of School Psychologists. (May 7, 2020)

Ask a Psychologist: Helping Students Thrive Now

How to Reinforce the Teacher-Student Relationship, Even When You're Apart

Students learn best from teachers who care about them, writes Angela Duckworth. Here’s how to build a foundation of trust that a pandemic can't destroy. (May 8, 2020)

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Yearly Reports

Leaders To Learn From >

Meet Our 2020 Leaders To Learn From

Each year, Education Week identifies some of the nation’s most exceptional school district leaders and shines a spotlight on their extraordinary impact on the success of educators and students in its Leaders To Learn From special report. We are excited to reveal our 2020 honorees.
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Quality Counts 2020 >
• Nation Shows Scant Progress in Assuring Bright Prospects for All Students
Big Ideas in Education 2020 >
• 10 Uncomfortable Truths About U.S. Education
Technology Counts 2019 >
• Ed-Tech Supporters Promise Innovations That Can Transform Schools. Teachers Not Seeing Impact

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State News and Resources

Maryland >

• Maryland Governor Vetoes Education Bill, Cites Virus Budget Impact

California >

• California Governor Says Schools May Restart in Late July

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FEATURED VIDEO

Larry Ferlazzo’s 7 Tips for Remote Teaching

During the coronavirus pandemic, Larry Ferlazzo, a high school teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., reached out to dozens of teachers for their best ideas on remote learning. He shares those tips in this video.

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• Stop Giving Inexperienced Teachers All the Lower-Level Math Classes, Reformers Argue

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• Coronavirus Upends After-School World

Digital Directions

Digital Education

Zoom Unveils New Privacy and Security Features to Address Hacking Issues

The company has agreed to a host of new security features for all nationwide users, including password-protected invitations and giving meeting hosts control over private chat messages. (May 8, 2020)

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Opinion

Tiny Teaching Stories: 'I Wish I Had Known'

Super-short stories written by teachers about their triumphs and frustrations, and the hilarious or absurd moments from their lives. (May 7, 2020)

Market Brief

McGraw-Hill and Cengage Abandon Merger Plans

The two major companies cited what they considered onerous divestiture requirements from the U.S. Department of Justice as the reason behind their joint decision. This story is from EdWeek Market Brief, a service offering business and school leaders actionable insights about the K-12 marketplace. (May 4, 2020)