There is some good news but more not-so-good news in a pair of wide-ranging reports on how students across the U.S. are faring academically and civically this fall.
Some early proponents of tutoring as a post-pandemic silver bullet have recently tempered their expectations, in part because of implementation challenges at a large scale.
The "cost of conflict" is weighing heavily on K12 budgets just as districts are losing COVID relief funding, states are tightening spending, and enrollment is falling in some regions.
There is some good news but more not-so-good news in a pair of wide-ranging reports on how students across the U.S. are faring academically and civically this fall.
At schools that provided tutoring sessions multiple times a week with the same tutor over the course of several months, students saw their academic achievements skyrocket.
Test scores from approximately 7.7 million students in grades 3 through 8 show "academic recovery remains elusive" based on pre-pandemic trends, according to the latest analysis of the 2023-24 school year by the assessment firm, NWEA.
Building positive relationships, choosing appropriate tasks and using strategic questioning are the top three high-leverage strategies tutor should deploy.
The record number of anti-LGTBQ policies enacted in the past year have become so disruptive that young people and their families are considering leave their homes, a new study warns.
Denver Public Schools launched Acceleration Academies that pair students who are significantly below grade level with paraprofessionals who are receiving coaching and professional development.
Governors and education leaders of several states are ordering schools not to comply with Biden Administration Title IX update that outlaws harassment based on gender identity or sexual orientation
Books about women, sexual violence and rape that have are being challenged based on obscenity while race, LGBTQ and transgender identities continue to be frequent targets.
Most K12 leaders would agree that high-dosage tutoring is now a key part of instruction. Most would also note difficulties with finding adequate space and funding, hiring high-quality tutors and encouraging students to attend.
In this 20-minute DA Ed Talk, the District Instructional Librarian for St. Vrain Valley Schools will share some actionable strategies for incorporating digital books and audiobooks into curriculum, elevating student choice, agency and voice, and quickly accelerating literacy across a school or district.
Transforming K12 into a more fully student-centered system is the wicked problem facing public schools, says Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
That's according to a new analysis of FBI data showing a huge spike nationwide between 2015-19 and 2021-22 since divisive concepts first entered the forefront of education policy-making.
“Students do not feel comfortable asking honest questions and teachers do not feel comfortable about giving honest answers," one teacher told researchers examining curriculum restrictions.
LGBTQ issues—namely, sexual orientation and gender identity—can be discussed but not taught in Florida classrooms, according to a settlement over the state's "Don't Say Gay" law.
School districts such as Alabama's Birmingham City Schools are taking innovative steps to ensure a sustained academic rebound, a new report finds. Here's how.
White authors and characters remain far more present in K12 curriculum than authors and characters of any other race or ethnicity, according to the “The Search for More Complex Racial and Ethnic Representation" study by Ed Trust.
The 2023 “State of the American Student" contains reports from district and other experts on new approaches that "center instruction and support on what students need most."
How the public went so quickly from calling educators the heroes of the pandemic to "villains" and "groomers" bothers Papillion La Vista Community Schools Superintendent Andrew Rikli.
Chino Valley Unified School District requires schools to notify parents if a child asks to use a name or pronoun that's different from what's on their birth certificate or official records. The state's attorney general, Rob Bonta, is suing the southern California district, saying the mandates violate the privacy and civil rights of LGBTQ+ students.
More than one in five LGBTQ+ high school students attempted suicide in 2021, according to recent data from the CDC. Additionally, 52% reported having recently experienced poor mental health. And what many administrators might not know is that something as simple as addressing their school's policies can make a world of difference for those students.
"We know that students can only learn effectively when they feel supported," wrote Michelle Reid, superintendent of Fairfax Schools in opposition to the state's newly enacted transgender policies.
Mason City Community Schools removed the books from grade 7-12 libraries, with an administrator saying that the size of its collection was too large for staff to read every title.
Political polarization has made their job "intolerable," teachers say in a new survey. Here's how teachers says administrators, parents and colleagues can solve the problem.
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