Curriculum & Instruction

7 ways teachers will feel ‘safer’ about high stakes tests

Superintendents and their teams can provide teachers with more guidance in using assessments to gauge students' progress and design interventions that improve achievement. 

How 5 states are approaching virtual School Choice Week

Celebrations and school fairs during National School Choice Week are being planned across the U.S. in unique ways.

Afterschool equity issues persist for Black and Hispanic students

More than 50% of Black and Hispanic children not enrolled in afterschool activities would join a program if they could, a report on extracurricular equity finds.

Why schools are taking a ‘U-turn’ on in-person learning

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want to reopen schools within the first 100 days of their administration, but many districts are "moving in the opposite direction," a new report says.

News literacy: How educators can help students spot fake news

The News Literacy Project and Scripps are teaming up with other partners on sessions, activities and resources for educators to help children identify truth from fiction.

New book offers guidance, tools to address needs of students with significant social, emotional, behavioral needs

Supporting Students With Intense Social, Emotional and Behavioral Challenges: The NEEDS-SEB Model details how to establish and maintain programming for students with intense social, emotional, and behavioral needs.

This state’s Board of Ed says no to fully remote instruction

The limitations to online learning are too great to overcome, say West Virginia officials. So on Tuesday, the directive to counties is to have no solely-at-home option.

5 ways to improve early college high school programs

Early college high school programs where students experience the intensity of college courses and earn credits are "underutilized and under-resourced," says a new report. 

How schools are rolling out on-site COVID testing

High COVID positivity rates in its high school and in a Massachusetts community drove Ashland Public Schools leaders to seek the state's help to expand testing.

5 steps to ensure students see themselves in instructional content

Follow this five-step plan to ensure educational content supports an anti-racist mission and addresses issues of systemic racism, injustice, inequity, and inequality.

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