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Equity

Upgrading K-12 ed tech may start with willingness to embrace buybacks

Project Tomorrow reveals a lack of trade-ins taking place.

Teachers in 30 states are going door-to-door to promote in-person learning

AFT leaders and union members are going door-to-door in dozens of communities to convince students to get vaccinated and return to in-person instruction.

Feds award $600 million to support services for homeless students

States and districts can fund wraparound services to help students experiencing homelessness overcome COVID’s impacts, stay in school and participate in school-related activities.

6 ways to help students bounce back after a tough academic year

Students across most grades and subject areas made learning gains in 2020-21, but at a lower rate compared to pre-pandemic trends, according to new NWEA research.

School administrators, educators have new resource to help identify, reduce significant disproportionality in special education

The 2021 Disproportionality in Special Education: Where, Why and How It Occurs — Second Edition outlines everything you need to know to comply with IDEA requirements regarding significant disproportionality.

7 ways after-school staff can join a more diverse teacher workforce

After-school staff seeking to become classroom teachers often enroll in nontraditional development programs designed to diversify the education workforce, report says.
Thu Jul 22nd, 2021

2 states where COVID relief funds are igniting a love of reading

Here's how Delaware and Nevada are providing all students with access to diverse digital book collections and amping up professional development.

Tue Jul 20th, 2021

Why buybacks? 7 tips for schools seeking Second Life with Apple devices

Smart investments, returns can help districts get new tech.
Tue Jul 20th, 2021

Arizona shares 3 ideas for maximizing COVID relief funds

Recruiting and retaining teachers will be a top priority for Arizona education officials as they target ESSER relief funds to help schools rebound from COVID.
Mon Jul 19th, 2021

Why a 4.8% drop in financial aid filings is so ‘disheartening’

Numbers plummeted from October 2020 through early March as uncertainty over coronavirus and financial hardships impacted families
Mon Jul 19th, 2021

6 ways to beat COVID’s academic and emotional ‘Thriving Gap’

New research provides some of the first empirical evidence of the social, emotional, and academic “thriving gap” between in-person and remote high school students during COVID.
Wed Jul 14th, 2021