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ESSER ideas: What would you do with $1 million? a leader asks principals

Matt Zalaznick -
More engaging summer school programs and the return of field trips were two key initiatives that emerged as Bibb County Schools decided how to spend the latest round of COVID relief funds.

Did superintendents get big raises during year 3 of COVID?

Matt Zalaznick -
Superintendents also rate their relationships with school boards and reveal the pandemic's biggest challenges in a District Administration survey.

Rise in K-12 violence tied to stress, resignations and transfers

Matt Zalaznick -
Violent and aggressive acts by students and parents against teachers and administrators surged even while many schools were on remote instruction.

3 actions K-12 leaders should push for to better fund English learners

Matt Zalaznick -
Diversity doesn't simply mean supporting English learners—it also means recognizing the heterogeneity of English learners themselves. 

How districts can make summer school more like summer camp

Matt Zalaznick -
Here's one idea for K-12 educators now designing their summer school programs: You can teach literacy through fishing.

How much superintendents are earning now, plus one way K-12 leaders are changing

Matt Zalaznick -
Male superintendents continue to earn higher salaries than their female counterparts at the same time a key demographic is shifting, a new survey reveals.

K-12 mask mandates not only worked. They really worked.

Matt Zalaznick -
As waves of West Coast districts join the nation in loosening COVID rules, yet more evidence is showing that mask mandates were extremely effective in blocking the virus.

Just how effective were masks in stopping COVID from spreading in schools?

Matt Zalaznick -
With the masking decision in most parts of the county now left up to students and families, the CDC reports that masks cut COVID transmission rates by a significant amount.

K-12 groups blast loss of free meals while some praise spending package

Matt Zalaznick -
Loss of free universal meal waivers will "devastate school meal programs" and is a "worst-case scenario" for children nationwide, anti-hunger advocates and education leaders say.

New federal spending proposal would allot $76.4 billion for education

Charles Hendrix -
The omnibus appropriations package includes $76.4 billion in funding for Education Department discretionary programs, an increase of $2.9 billion over the enacted FY 2021 appropriations amount

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