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Student Success

Why students are getting to ditch masks as some warn of a winter COVID spike

Mask mandates are dropping like dominos in schools throughout the South and parts of the Midwest even as districts in COVID hotspots farther north grapple with controversies over face coverings. 

Is there really a teacher shortage? Yes, but it’s hitting some areas harder

The popular narrative of vast teacher shortage brought to crisis levels by the COVID pandemic could saddle the nation with solutions that will only worsen the problem.

School mask tracker: Who is and isn’t loosening the rules

Leaders in several districts have in recent days have announced that all students and staff, regardless of age or vaccination status, will be required to wear masks when the 2021-22 school year begins.

School closings tracker: Where districts are shutting down again due to COVID-19 outbreaks

Perfect storm of the delta variant, low vaccination rates in parts of the country and political resistance to universal masking have sent tens of thousands of students and staff members into isolation and quarantine.

How 2 Nashville education leaders are teaming up to solve for equity

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is bringing some formidable resources to bear in its efforts to eliminate long-entrenched equity problems that have beset urban districts.

Creating Expert Reading Teachers Is Rocket Science

It’s been suggested that teaching reading is rocket science. The expertise it requires means rigorous teacher preparation and professional learning is necessary for educators to be aligned with years of […]
Mon Oct 18th, 2021

Sex ed is growing more inclusive of LGBTQ+ but is the norm in only 17 states

Instruction that affirms LGTBQ+ students' gender identities is spreading but still lacking in many states, as are gay-straight alliances clubs where young people can turn for critical support.

Fri Oct 15th, 2021

New resource helps districts to manage ADHD, comply with Section 504

"Allegations of discrimination against students with ADHD are on the rise," said author Kelli Dreier, Esq. "This update is chock-full of new case law, strategies, best practices, forms, and tools staff need to ensure they meet their legal obligations under Section 504."
Fri Oct 15th, 2021

Nation’s Report Card shows big slide in scores as achievement gaps grow

Math and reading scores for 13-year-olds fell, and fell sharply, for the first time in the history of the long-term Nation's Report Card, based on tests conducted prior to the COVID outbreak.
Thu Oct 14th, 2021

Vaccine tracker: Schools in 12 states now require students to get COVID shots

A small but growing number of districts are mandating vaccines for eligible as the COVID delta variant disrupted the beginning of yet another school year.
Thu Oct 14th, 2021

How schools can help protect the nation by filling cybersecurity skills gaps

Inspiring more minority students to consider careers in cybersecurity would help close the talent gap while ensuring that the technology workforce is more representative of the general population.
Wed Oct 13th, 2021