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At Fairfax County Public Schools, 28 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. So district leaders wanted to develop a dynamic enterprise tool to identify students in need of […]
Florence City Schools struggled to find leaders and retain them. Administrators knew that establishing a consistent form of strong leadership would increase student achievement and promote a cohesive culture. So […]
Playing with fire in the Lawson Early Childhood School has a whole new meaning—and it’s a good thing. In McKinney ISD in Texas, students as young as 3 are learning […]
In Germantown, approximately 1,200 of the 42,000 residents are diagnosed with an intellectual or cognitive disability. Only 220 of those 1,200 residents enjoy part-time employment and make minimum wage in […]
Many households in Hoover City Schools are “food-insecure,” which means children don’t have enough food to eat, especially on weekends. With limited resources to provide students with proper nutrition outside […]
When administrators at Harrisonburg City Public Schools saw performance gaps between ELL and non-ELL students in 2012, they started a dual-language (English and Spanish) kindergarten classroom. It has since grown […]
A high school counselor in the Amarillo ISD, of which 70 percent of the student population cannot afford to attend college, set a goal for every student in Caprock High […]
To close an equity gap at Arlington Public Schools, the district’s office of minority achievement collaborated with the English Language Arts department to modify an existing summer program to fit […]
When Clarksville-Montgomery County schools’ AP enrollment was declining and exam pass rates were stagnant, district leaders reached out to community members to create a program that would encourage and reward […]
In a rural, high-poverty district in Arkansas, providing health care services at school solved several problems. Health services in the region are often a half-hour ride away, forcing students to […]
In the small farming town of Tulare, many students and parents don’t know how to navigate the college system—which often leads to students failing to seek higher ed options. To […]
Math comprehension, literacy and integrating technology have been tough for non-English speaking students at Socorro ISD. To meet the pressing need for equitable technology access, the district created the ELL […]
The Creighton School District, located in a low socioeconomic community where 89 percent of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, combats hunger through a newly developed Supper Nutrition […]
When Orange County Public Schools in Florida launched a 1-to-1 program five years ago, leaders knew they had to ensure teachers used the 74,000 devices to their fullest potential. The […]
A two-generational program at Hayward USD encouraged parents to engage more in their children’s education. The research-based approach focuses on serving parents and students together through fun educational activities, such […]