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Briefings

School closings tracker: Where districts are shutting down again due to COVID-19 outbreaks

Perfect storm of the delta variant, low vaccination rates in parts of the country and political resistance to universal masking have sent tens of thousands of students and staff members into isolation and quarantine.

Five to drive: How one big state is recruiting more school bus drivers

New York state is now reaching out to 550,000 commercial driver’s license holders in efforts to recruit them as school bus drivers while DMV speeds up the testing process.

3 or more California communities now want to mandate student vaccinations

Across the U.S., Black and Hispanic children are—just like their parents—more likely to be infected and hospitalized by COVID than are white kids, a new study has found.

These 2 groups are helping to put more Black teachers in more diverse schools

If your district is like many others across the country, your student population is diversifying far more rapidly than is your teaching workforce. Two organizations are working on the solution.

Data deficiency: Why we are still struggling to grasp COVID’s full K-12 impacts

Newly-launched COVID-19 School Data Hub will provide the information needed to answer big-picture questions such as how in-person vs. remote learning affected academic performance.

Double trouble: COVID plus bad behavior in class equals a recipe for disaster

Traditional ways of disciplining students - including corporal punishment - must be examined and revised in order to effect lasting changes in behavior.
Thu Sep 16th, 2021

How using pop culture references in class can spark student engagement

Project Tomorrow’s CEO notes the ‘poptential’ of clips that are relevant to young generations.
Thu Sep 16th, 2021

Why new teacher mentoring can fall short, and 3 ways to fix it

When improperly designed, teacher mentoring programs can turn into a simple "buddy system" instead of a rigorous learning opportunity for first-time educators, a new report has found.
Wed Sep 15th, 2021

Florida scraps major year-end test to sharpen focus on student growth

End-of-year FSA test will be replaced with the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking program, which will consist of shorter tests throughout the school year to track student growth.
Tue Sep 14th, 2021

Bright spots: 3 Deep South districts are seeing declines in kids with COVID

COVID outbreaks closed dozens of schools and districts in the south in August. But after a wave of closures and mask mandates, the crisis may be ebbing in some communities.
Tue Sep 14th, 2021

Enrollment risk: Why students shouldn’t be forced to choose one way to learn

Districts risk losing students to homeschooling and private schools if they cannot offer families a flexible blend of in-person and virtual instruction post-COVID, a new study finds.
Tue Sep 14th, 2021