Early education

How to overcome disproportionality in our schools

Here are five action items to help prevent and address significant disproportionality. We must take a proactive, preventative approach to increase equitable practices.

Why early grades are one district’s COVID recovery focus

Early grades have been hit hard by COVID school closures, particularly in rural, economically stressed communities such as those served by South Carolina's Marion County School District.

How to make digital books as good—or better—than print versions

Children ages 1 to 8 tend to have more trouble understanding digital picture books, compared to the print versions, according to an analysis of literacy research.

Cardona: Let’s support all students, bring education back to life

The new U.S. Secretary of Education, addressing panelists and guests at Ed Fest, says there is a lot of work to be done but 'I can support you. I can guide you.'

3 models for more effective early grades testing

An 'misaligned' web of early learning assessments" makes it hard to determine how much students learn during preschool through grade 2, a new report finds.

3 trends that will drive education forward in 2021

Lessons learned from the pandemic will lead to greater broadband access, social-emotional learning, and formative learning models.

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

Building equity in early learning through partnership, collaboration

Creating collaborations to tackle equity in early education takes time, access, and a commitment to family engagement.

What Biden’s K-12 COVID recovery policies will look like

FETC keynote speaker discusses how Title I schools, universal prekindergarten and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act could all see increased funding under the Biden administration.

10 items public charters are hoping for from Biden administration

From funding to increasing diversity among teachers, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools says it is important that they aren't forgotten in the next four years.

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