Coronavirus

Mitigation, reporting, stability: How we can reopen schools safely now

Chiefs for Change sees a clear path forward if states and districts take a three-pronged approach that is built around these key areas

FETC: Driving successful learning by embracing the unknown

Keynote speaker Eric Sheninger says districts must be willing to embrace change, technology and a more personalized approach to truly empower students

A look at SEL’s evolving importance during and after COVID

South Carolina may be home to the nation's only "social-emotional learning crosswalk"—a map of how widely-accepted SEL skills intersect with the state's vision of a high school graduate.

Early K-12 COVID responder wins superintendent of the year

Michelle Reid of the Northshore School District, and one of the first K-12 leaders to grapple with COVID, is AASA's National Superintendent of the Year.

7 shifts in students’ school experiences from fall to spring

Students felt they learned more this fall, even with COVID's disruptions, than they did in the immediate wake of the spring outbreak, a new survey has found. 

Why biliteracy programs are needed more than ever

Bilingual programs have been shown to be effective in a number of ways, not just for learning English but in areas from cross-cultural competency to cognitive flexibility.

‘Supermajority’ of teachers ready for schools to reopen

Eight in 10 American Federation of Teachers members want to return to in-person learning, expressing new confidence in COVID safety precautions, a survey shows. 

4 ways to maintain special education teachers’ morale during COVID

2020 was a challenging year for everyone, but teachers have widely been acknowledged for their creativity and commitment to students amidst all the sudden changes.

CDC plots ‘long-needed roadmap’ for reopening schools

CDC's new guidance on reopening schools emphasizes equity, prioritizes mask wearing and physical distancing to keep students safe.

Why a rural district’s ‘live teaching stations’ will outlast COVID

At the outset of COVID, District Administrator Mark Weddig and his team decided online learning had to resemble live, in-person instruction as closely as possible.

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