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Student Success

Afterschool equity issues persist for Black and Hispanic students

Matt Zalaznick -
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.

Are states giving schools enough reopening guidance?

Matt Zalaznick -
States recommendations for reopening schools, though they cover aspects of student well-being, lack specificity for supporting the "whole child" post-COVID, report says.

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

Matt Zalaznick -
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.

2020 hindsight: Key decisions all special ed attorneys should know

DA Staff -
Learn more about the upcoming School Attorney's Conference organized by Special Ed Connection, a DA sister publication.

How a district responded when COVID cases quadrupled

Matt Zalaznick -
After a sharp surge in COVID infections in December, leaders in the City School District of Albany saw an urgent need for voluntary surveillance testing of staff and students. 

News literacy: How educators can help students spot fake news

Chris Burt -
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.

Florida superintendent urges quick teacher vaccinations

Matt Zalaznick -
Teachers and school employees should be declared essential workers and prioritized for COVID vaccinations in order to keep classrooms open, a Florida superintendent says.

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

LRP Media Group -
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

Chris Burt -
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

Matt Zalaznick -
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. 

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