Curriculum & Instruction

How online learning affects parents’ mental health

More than half of all parents surveyed in March and April said they experienced "significantly higher levels of stress" due to a child's struggle with distance learning.

How many new digital tools are teachers using now?

Nearly three-quarters of teachers reported using several digital learning tools this COVID-disrupted school year that they hadn't used in 2019-2020.

5 ways Biden can make K-12 testing more fair

Joe Biden's administration is being urged to transform assessment and accountability systems to counter the COVID's inequitable impacts on education.

Responding to IEE requests for students who are learning remotely

When a parent asks for an independent educational evaluation for a child with a suspected disability, school teams should be proactive to avoid liability exposure.

COVID burnout fuels lower morale among K-12 educators

Although many have approved of their district's reopening plans, a new study shows steep drops in job satisfaction among teachers since March.

FETC preview: Why education can’t return to normal post-COVID

Persistent equity issues and systemic racism mean returning to normal post-COVID would be "immoral" for U.S. schools, says Lisa N. Williams, an FETC® keynote speaker. 

Sub switch keeps Kansas elementaries in-person

To allow elementary school students to continue learning in-person, the Shawnee Mission School District had to shift substitutes from its secondary schools.

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.

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.

3 ways social studies teachers can combat ‘truth decay’

'Truth decay' threatens K-12 students because only one in five social studies teachers say they have sufficient training and resources to teach civics, according to a survey.

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