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ED approves ARP ESSER plans of 5 more states

This brings the number of approved plans to 21, enabling those states to receive their portion of the more than $122 billion in the American Rescue Plan Act.

Upgrading K-12 ed tech may start with willingness to embrace buybacks

Project Tomorrow reveals a lack of trade-ins taking place.

Delta dilemma: Why 2 more states are seeing showdowns over school masking

With COVID cases setting records in the state, Florida schools administrators risk a loss of state funding if they violate a newly enacted ban on mask mandates.

What are the 3 top priorities in ED’s Return to School Roadmap?

The Education Department outlined three "landmark priorities" for the fall, as well as tips for reaching the landmarks, resources available to schools and communities, and examples from the field.

Feds award $600 million to support services for homeless students

States and districts can fund wraparound services to help students experiencing homelessness overcome COVID's impacts, stay in school and participate in school-related activities.

How many schools will get behind masks after CDC’s shift on COVID risk?

As district leaders moved quickly to follow the CDC's call to mandate masks this school year, officials in other states declared that families will choose whether students wear face coverings.

How SEL training can help alleviate teacher burnout, stress

Foundation offers 5 tips to lessen burdens on educators.

Here are Grand Rapids schools’ 7 priorities for COVID relief spending

Fines arts programs had subsisted on a shoestring budget in Grand Rapids Public Schools but now its leaders will spend ESSER funds to buy art supplies, instruments and tickets to music festivals.

6 immediate ESSER actions schools can take to improve air quality

Department of Education offers new guidance on using American Rescue Plan and other ESSER funds to upgrade building ventilation systems to block COVID.

5 top priorities to prepare for in-person learning this fall

While different districts may consider certain issues more pressing than others, these 5 propositions are being discussed as priorities for reopening throughout the country.

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