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Why social-emotional learning must come first when schools reopen

Social-emotional learning will guide students and their teachers in having potentially controversial discussions about their experiences of COVID, the killing of George Floyd and other pressing issues.

What Indianapolis Public Schools’ racial equity policy accomplishes

Indianapolis Public Schools recently approved a systemwide racial school policy as part of an ongoing effort to curtail racism and biases in the Indiana district.

Miami-Dade schools asks parents: Hybrid or online learning?

Miami-Dade County Public Schools lets parents pick whether students return to a hybrid of in-person and online learning, or remain completely remote when schools reopen later this summer.

Why social-emotional learning starts with caring for teachers

Social-emotional learning for the coming school year actually began in July with professional development in Naperville School District 203 in the Chicago suburbs.

Coronavirus is yet another trauma for East St. Louis students

Among the social-emotional stressors East Saint Louis School District students, the coronavirus pandemic “has just been one more thing,” says administrators Tiffany Gholson.

Using trust to connect with families during COVID-19

What a parent-teacher home visit program in Washoe County School District (Nevada) looks like and how other districts can create a similar initiative.

Wed Jul 1st, 2020

How to embed student voice throughout a district

Student voice impacts "everything we do" in Maryland's Howard County Public School System, and has recently led to a more diverse curriculum and a looser dress code.

Tue Jun 30th, 2020

“We graduated from on top of a mountain!”

Graduating seniors from a local school in New Hampshire did more to celebrate their completion of high school than just a drive-by graduation. Each student received their own private celebration with their loved ones from on top of a mountain.
Fri Jun 26th, 2020

How school leaders can join broadband expansion efforts

Superintendents proceeding with online learning programs can join state and local efforts to extend high-speed, broadband internet in their communities.
Wed Jun 24th, 2020

Here’s the formula for a school district turnaround in an NYC suburb

What equity-driven school improvement looks like in Mount Vernon, New York: themed high schools, full prekindergarten, revamped middle school and health care.
Mon Jun 22nd, 2020

How educators can be part of dismantling systemic racism

Evidence of systemic racism exists in schools even in progressive cities where "Black and brown" students are still too often labeled as underperforming, expert says.

Fri Jun 19th, 2020