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Bipartisan boost: How Congress promises to cooperate on K-12 recovery

Matt Zalaznick -
Leaders of a newly launched Public Schools Caucus in Congress will mount a bipartisan effort to build on the educational innovations of the pandemic era.

Ohio superintendent indicted on allegations of theft and securing work for his son

Matt Zalaznick -
An Ohio superintendent, Jude Meyers, faces more than a dozen criminal charges from his time leading the Gallia County Local School District, state auditor Keith Faber announced Monday.

Experts counsel urgency, not panic, in hitting ESSER spending deadlines

Matt Zalaznick -
Because of postponed assessments, some schools are only now recognizing the full scope of the learning loss but they have time to adjust acceleration efforts.

Is there really a chance that schools won’t spend all their ESSER funds?

Matt Zalaznick -
Districts spent the first two rounds of ESSER funding quickly on immediate safety and technology needs. Now, administrators are now being more deliberate and strategic

Boston Public Schools gets failing grades in 4 key areas as a takeover looms

Matt Zalaznick -
With the specter of state control looming, Boston Public Schools is being sharply criticized for failing to "carry out basic operational functions," among other problems with equity and educating at-risk students.

How math book rejections will harm students, and who’s going to fix it

Matt Zalaznick -
Florida's use of critical race theory as a reason to reject math textbooks points straight back to the George Floyd protests of 2020 for some educators.

‘What, me racist?’ Florida posts 4 lessons to explain rejected math textbooks

Matt Zalaznick -
Lessons flagged by Florida education officials include a formula for self-assessing racial bias and an SEL learning objective in which students empathize with classmates.

Leaving on a jet plane? How to use federal funds for conference travel

Charles Hendrix -
As state and local school districts plan their budgets for the coming school year, administrators may be looking for ways to expand professional development opportunities.

No feelings in math: How Florida is defending its rejection of textbooks

Matt Zalaznick -
Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are not offering specifics beyond SEL and critical race theory to explain why textbooks violated Florida's K-12 standards.

SEL and CRT in math? Why one state just rejected 50 textbooks

Matt Zalaznick -
Math is one subject that has so far escaped the controversy that political leaders have created over critical race theory and social-emotional learning. Not anymore.

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