Melissa Ezarik

Reopening plan review: 4 promising practices

An analysis of school district response plans to COVID reveals strong, replicable practices from reopening and recovery plans that other systems can model, even where schools have already opened.

Bus transportation for special needs students in a pandemic

Here are several guidelines to follow related to students with disabilities accessing school bus transportation, covering factors such as mask wearing, social distancing, hand sanitizer use and ventilation.

11 COVID safety measures that are a must for districts

In a National PTA webinar, infectious disease physicians answered questions from parents and teachers on COVID-19's impact on children and youth and what current information indicates about how to mitigate risks for transmission in schools.

Study: Inequitable pathways to education leadership

Black or female assistant principals are systematically delayed or denied promotion to principal roles in schools, compared to equally qualified White or male counterparts. What can district leaders do to address the situation?

Infographic: The COVID-19 crisis and school district budgets

A new DA survey reveals areas where all allocated dollars may not be spent because of school closures, and how next year's budget may be impacted by the pandemic.

Winners in STEM excellence

Schools from Collier County Public (Florida), McHenry School District 15 (Illinois) and Anglophone East School District Hillsborough (New Brunswick, Canada) take top honors at FETC.

AR, AI and robotics, oh, my!

With hundreds of sessions to choose from, FETC attendees choosing the Educator track probably felt the need for a clone (or two or three). Hot topics included augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence, digital teaching tools, esports, and MakerEd/robotics.

Meet the reporting team covering DA’s FETC

As you get settled in at FETC 2020 in Miami, here are six editors to look for and follow on social media. The team will be providing summaries of each day's events as well as insights into what's coming up.

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