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Budget & Finance FEMA Will Cover Some COVID-19 Staffing Costs for Schools
FEMA is offering to reimburse the costs of pandemic expenses for work performed after Jan. 21. Here's how to get your district's share.
Mark Lieberman
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School & District Management Opinion 42 Percent of Principals Want to Leave Their Position. Will You Let Them?
There are specific reasons leaders cite for reasons they want to leave their positions. What can we do about it? Do we care?
Peter DeWitt
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7 min read
Equity & Diversity 16 Resources on Talking to Students About Police Killings and Racism
To help educators discuss racism and police shootings of people of color, Education Week has compiled videos, articles, essays, and more.
Debra Viadero
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2 min read
Equity & Diversity Discussing the Derek Chauvin Trial in Class: How Teachers Are Doing It, and Why
Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Black teachers say not addressing racism does a disservice to students and themselves.
Eesha Pendharkar
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4 min read
People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, on April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd.
People in Minneapolis cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd.
Morry Gash/AP
Student Well-Being As Schools Weigh How to Use New Aid for Homeless Students, Finding Them Is Step One
Schools are getting $800 million in federal aid for homeless students, but also must locate those who newly qualify due to the pandemic.
Evie Blad
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10 min read
A Jefferson County School District student receives takes several bags with free meals delivered by a school bus in Fayette, Miss. As schools transitioned to remote learning during the pandemic, buses that once transported students now deliver meals and internet access. Those interruptions have made it more difficult to identify students at risk of homelessness.
A student receives free meals delivered by a school bus in Fayette, Miss. During the pandemic, buses that once transported students now deliver meals and internet access. Those interruptions have made it more difficult to identify students at risk of homelessness.
Rogelio V. Solis/AP
Student Well-Being Citing Pandemic, USDA Waives School Meal Regulations Through June 2022
The USDA has extended regulatory waivers that will allow schools to more easily serve free meals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Evie Blad
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2 min read
Jefferson County Elementary School children sit at desks and eat their school-supplied breakfasts in Fayette, Miss., on March 3, 2021. As one of the most food insecure counties in the United States, many families and their children have come to depend on these meals as their only means of daily sustenance.
Jefferson County Elementary School children sit at desks and eat their school-supplied breakfasts in Fayette, Miss., on March 3, 2021. As one of the most food insecure counties in the United States, many families and their children have come to depend on these meals as their only means of daily sustenance.
Rogelio V. Solis/AP
Equity & Diversity Minn. Students Walk Out of Class to Protest Racial Injustice
Students from dozens of schools walked out of class in a coordinated protest against racial injustice and the killing of Daunte Wright.
Erin Golden, Star Tribune
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5 min read
Kekai Andrade, of Grand Rapids, takes part in a Justice for Daunte Wright rally in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., on April 16, 2021.
Kekai Andrade, of Grand Rapids, takes part in a Justice for Daunte Wright rally in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., on April 16, 2021.
Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP

  • Leaders To Learn From

    We are excited to reveal our 2021 Leaders To Learn From honorees. These cutting-edge district leaders met their students’ and staffs’ needs during the pandemic and other challenges.

    Meet the 2021 Leaders

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    I don’t believe any of us have true success in solitude.
    Anna Heyer, District Science Specialist for the Flowing Wells Unified School District in Tucson, Ariz. Anna Heyer, science coordinator, Flowing Wells Unified School District
    I want all teachers, including teachers of color, to be authentically themselves in the classroom.
    Baron Davis, Superintendent of Richland School District Two, in Columbia, S.C. Baron Davis, superintendent, Richland School District Two
    Teachers are professionals, and they’re experts in their content and their grade level. They’re going to be the ones to tell us if it works or not.
    Danielle Kelsick, Chief Academic Officer for the Environmental Charter Schools in Redondo Beach, Calif. Danielle Kelsick, chief academic officer, Environmental Charter Schools
    We always say that parents are partners, not the problem. We get more done and we get more right when we are working in partnership with our parents.
    Nicolai Vitti and Sharlonda Buckman of Detroit Community Schools in Detroit, Mich. Sharlonda Buckman, assistant superintendent of family and community engagement, Detroit Community Schools
    If I can advocate for a school system and I can advocate for opportunities and exposure for our kids to make it better, I feel compelled to do it.
    Valerie Bridges, Superintendent of Edgecombe County Schools in Tarboro, N.C. Valerie Bridges, superintendent, Edgecombe County Public Schools
    Part of my passion for what I do now is, people need to know that this exists. But I also know we need to handle it delicately because you don't want people to feel bad.
    Amy Perusse, homeless education coordinator for Everett School District in Washington, has kept track of and coordinated services for her students across county lines during the pandemic. Amy Perusse, coordinator of the homeless Kids in Transition program, Everett, Wash.
    All of our kids are capable. We’re planting the seed that college is a possibility, and that life can be better.
    Quincy Natay, superintendent of the Chinle Unified School District in Arizona. Quincy Natay, Superintendent, Chinle Unified School District
    I tell everybody, we have the technology infrastructure of a Fortune 500 company, even though we are very small in comparison.
    Doug Vander Linden, Director of Educational Technology – Burlington Unified School District, Kansas Doug Vander Linden, director of educational technology, Burlington Unified School District 244
    [The PD course] is a desired activity versus a required activity. That has to be the sweetest piece of the system.
    Jason Hodgson, director of professional development at the Panama-Buena Vista Unified School District in Bakersfield, Calif. Jason Hodgson, director of professional development, Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
    We don’t make decisions for them. We make decisions with them.
    Carissa Purnell, director of the family resource centers for the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, Calif. Carissa Purnell, director of family resource centers, Alisal Union School District

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