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Specialized ‘virtual learning team’ will create district’s online lessons

To take some pressure off teachers, a virtual learning team will create all of the online lessons for the Mountain View Whisman School District in Silicon Valley this coming year.

Black leaders put forward plan to increase opportunity for people of color

Men of Color in Educational Leadership calls on education leaders across the country to join the effort to fight racism with a four-point plan.

Principals worry about keeping students and staff healthy

Only a third of principals say they are confident students and adults can be kept healthy when schools reopen during COVID-19, a new survey has found.

How students develop voice on their eighth-grade council

The members of the Superintendent’s 8th Grade Council in Arizona’s Pendergast Elementary School District develop their voice while helping plan budgets, sharing students’ concerns and performing community service.

How a principal’s risk-taking and discipline gave urban students hope

Former principal Linda Cliatt-Wayman’s formula for turning around low-performing schools includes professional bravery and ensuring students know their actions have consequences.

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.
Tue Jul 7th, 2020

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.
Tue Jul 7th, 2020

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.
Mon Jul 6th, 2020

Covid-19 Esports Series: Meaningful ways to stay competitive

Academic Esports Conference speaker Dr. Joey Gawrysiak from Shenandoah University offers tips to keep children and students engaged and staying safe during the pandemic.
Mon Jul 6th, 2020

How to overcome college access issues in rural districts

Students in rural schools enroll in college at lower rates than do their suburban and urban peers.
Thu Jul 2nd, 2020

Sunray ISD accelerates shift to self-paced learning

In rural North Texas, closing school buildings sped up Sunray ISD's journey toward student-driven instruction freed from the strictures of standardized tests.
Thu Jul 2nd, 2020