Coronavirus

COVID-19’s dramatic impact on college enrollment in 1 year

The annual High School Benchmarks study from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows stunning declines year over year for colleges, lower-income students.

How one district made offsite classrooms work

Central Lee Community School District in Iowa has placed all students in grades 3 to 6 in PODs throughout the community. Learn how leaders there addressed 11 areas of communication and logistics.

Harness the workforce to create normalcy for students

How North Kansas City Schools has focused on maximizing and supporting its total workforce, including non-teaching staff.

What’s keeping districts open, or forcing them to close

Early this school year, Superintendent Brian Kuhn doubted that Clark-Shawnee Local School District could stick with hybrid learning through Thanksgiving.

2 strategies emerge to reverse COVID learning loss

Achievements gaps existed long before COVID, so a return to the K-12 status quo after the pandemic could leave already struggling students farther behind.

COVID dashboards: Best practices advice from a national COVID database creator

Many school districts are updating their communities on COVID case information via an easy-to-read dashboard. Here's what these communication tools should include—and what superintendents surveyed by DA report about their dashboard development and features.

House passes one-week continuing resolution; bill headed to Senate

The House passed on a continuing resolution that would extend funding for federal agencies, including the Education Department, through Dec. 18.

How much broadband speed do students need?

With many school districts across the country likely to start 2021 online, smartphones are providing sufficient connectivity for online learning or homework.

The education arm of esports, NASEF prepares to power up

The federation, now under a new World Wide organization, sees opportunity in the future to expand its academics-first model to students in North America and beyond.

Know your virtual meeting platform, ensure parent participation

A Q&A with a school attorney about virtual IEP and 504 team meeting tools, including legal considerations and conversation facilitation

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