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3 priorities for stimulus spending to recover from COVID

Three waves of stimulus funding have sparked ideas and innovation across the public school system as superintendents and their teams lead COVID recovery.

4 concepts to drive a more focused COVID recovery

For the first time in a long time, district leaders are facing fewer spending constraints as they look for innovations to move past COVID’s disruptions.

4 ideas for enriching and re-engaging learners through recovery

Some leaders will blend assessment with curriculum to better personalize instruction in summer and fall 2021.

4 steps power high dosage tutoring in early literacy

High-dosage tutoring for early literacy does not necessarily mean devoting long periods of one-on-one time to each student, each day.

10 most challenged books feature anti-racism, LGBTQ themes

Libraries—including those in schools—saw growing demands in 2020 to remove books addressing racism and titles that shared the stories of Black, Indigenous or people of color.

Expert Panel: Confronting the Next Normal with a Focus on Mental Health

A District Administration Web Seminar There are many priorities facing school administrators as we wrap up this school year and plan for the next. As you know, the mental health […]
Mon Apr 12th, 2021

5 ideas for in-person early literacy interventions

For many young students in the early stages of literacy, the interruption in learning brought by the pandemic has resulted in a need to go back to basics.
Tue Apr 6th, 2021

4 challenging words preschoolers learned from audiobooks

Interactive, audio-enhanced storybooks have proven effective at boosting vocabulary and better preparing a vulnerable population for elementary school, researchers say.

Mon Apr 5th, 2021

Stimulus strategies: 4 ways robotics blends STEAM and SEL

Educators looking for interdisciplinary learning activities that cover STEAM, career preparation and social-emotional learning can use stimulus funding on interactive ed-tech.

Thu Apr 1st, 2021

Ohio district highlights 3 extended learning efforts

A deeper dive into the details should provide leaders of other districts with some guidance as they extend the year or revamp summer school.

Thu Mar 25th, 2021

3 equity ideas for reversing COVID learning loss

Equity experts highlight key approaches for reversing learning loss as superintendents and their teams lead their districts out of the pandemic.
Wed Mar 24th, 2021