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Coronavirus

Teachers prefer using mastery learning to close learning gaps

Micah Ward -
A recent study by Khan Academy provides another potential solution for closing pandemic-related learning gaps.

Tutoring is tops for academic recovery. Can schools make it work?

Matt Zalaznick -
A big rebound in student confidence was a surprise benefit of tutoring in a Tennessee district aiming to fuel academic recovery.

How to get your chronically absent students to come back to school

Matt Zalaznick -
Many administrators are relying on teachers and other staff to contact families of chronically absent students. Experts also say a focus on safety and climate will convince students to return.

Most mask mandates ended last school year. Now they are slowly returning

Matt Zalaznick -
Much of the general public has ditched masks despite rising COVID cases but students in some districts are facing mandates as the new school year begins.

Virtual learning will continue to thrive, regardless of a teacher shortage

Micah Ward -
"With virtual learning, when students open up their academic menu, how awesome is that now that they have options? I can take it face-to-face, I can take it hybrid, or I can take it virtually."

How summer math programs can improve academic success for low-income students

Micah Ward -
A new study published in the Review of Education Research points to the influence summer math programs have on countering the effects of learning loss, a product of the pandemic that has more significantly affected low-income pre-K-12 students.

New guidance from DOE addresses disciplinary practices for students with disabilities

Micah Ward -
At a time when mental health challenges have become a top priority for K-12 schools across the country, the Education Department released new guidance on discriminatory discipline practices for students with disabilities.

K-12 leaders reflect on last year, COVID’s challenges, and what’s next

Amy Bennett -
Here are a few of the most important things district educators learned from the pandemic and the new initiatives they will keep as their schools bounce back.

Students are showing growth during a K-12 recovery that could take years

Matt Zalaznick -
A full academic rebound will require above-average growth–and for some students, well above average–if educators hope to close achievement gaps as schools bounce back from the pandemic.

Chart: Regulatory agenda for 2022-23 includes FERPA, assessment, 504 rules

Charles Hendrix -
The department recently released proposed Title IX regulations and anticipates publishing proposed FERPA regulations in August.

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