Incorporating executive functioning skills training into schoolwide tiered supports can help students whose deficits in this area may be viewed as issues of behavior or discipline.
Democratic members of Congress have reintroduced the Keeping All Students Safe Act, which would make it illegal for schools receiving federal money to seclude children and would ban certain restraint practices.
Mike Sellers, principal of Nikolaevsk School, part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in Alaska, a Title I school, shares his outlook and experiences about COVID and more.
An extension of nationwide summer food service programs will allow school districts to provide free school meals to families through the end of the year, but services may be paused during extended school breaks.
School districts may be able to use student counts and property valuation data from 2020-21 for their 2021-22 Impact Aid applications, due in late January.
COVID has compounded challenges in outreach to those least capable of maintaining internet connectivity to participate fully in schooling, and innovative outreach strategies may be needed.
The agency recommends people wear cloth face coverings, not face shields, in public settings and when around people who live outside their household, especially when social distancing is difficult to maintain.
The only federally funded school choice program in the country will receive more U.S. Department of Education funds over the next five years to boost lower-income students' ability to attend private schools.
Local education agencies can apply for supplemental funds to purchase content, expand connectivity for students, provide devices for teachers and students, license systems that support distance learning infrastructure, or provide PD on effectively delivering remote learning.
The financial impact of coronavirus-related school closures includes school meal programs. Here's how Michigan is addressing related issues for the new school year.
With the risk of experiencing domestic violence increased during high-stress periods, educators should be aware of FERPA protections and have training in trauma-informed strategies.
Not only are these students eligible to attend and fully participate in public schools, but schools cannot take actions that discourage undocumented students from seeking enrollment.
