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Admin & Management

How to cope with laptop and device shortages

Educators in Newport News Public Schools were steadily working their way through a five-year 1-to-1 plan to provide all students with laptops when the COVID pandemic struck.

Are millions of students really missing school?

As many as 3 million of the country’s most marginalized students may not have returned to school—online or in-person—since the COVID closures in March, a new analysis suggests. 

See interactive map that tracks school COVID responses

Database covering most school districts tracks reopenings, learning models, sports participation and masks, among other aspects of this COVID-disrupted year. 

Schools should use data collected in SY 2019-20 to identify progress

In a Q&A, the president and CEO of the Data Quality Campaign discusses the importance of using data that has already been collected to measure and improve student achievement.

Report shows need for schools to protect student privacy, data

A new report from the Center for Democracy and Technology shows the need for K-12s to address the use of data, especially as ed tech becomes more prevalent

Students’ 8 leading safety concerns, other than COVID

While most high school students report feeling safe in their schools, ACT test-takers said in a survey that administrators could do more to protect them.  
Wed Oct 21st, 2020

The changing landscape of college and career readiness

As schools and districts focus on the whole student and getting them prepared for college, career, and life, there is an evolving focus on career readiness. What does the landscape […]
Wed Oct 21st, 2020

State school report cards—4 positives, 4 flaws

State school report cards are improving at providing more meaningful, easy-to-understand information but more data is needed on equity, a new report says.

Wed Oct 21st, 2020

Campus Takeovers give students a tour into ‘real’ college life

The new initiative launched by the National Society of High School Scholars provides a different spin on the college virtual tour
Tue Oct 20th, 2020

How will the 2020 Biden-Trump election impact K-12?

The homework gap and connecting all students to the internet will remain one of the key K-12 challenges facing either Don Trump's or Joe Biden's administration after the 2020 election.
Tue Oct 20th, 2020

4 financial constraints dissuading student teachers

Concerns about compensation and paying back loans discourage college students from studying education and pursuing teaching careers, according to a new report.

Tue Oct 20th, 2020