Student Success

How CARES Act broadband expansion will help schools

A dozen states used CARES Act funding to help the families of K-12 students purchase Wi-Fi-enabled devices, broadband hotspots or both.

Are Google Career Certificates a college alternative?

Google will soon begin offering career certificates in three high-paying, high-growth career fields: Data analytics, project management, and user experience design.

‘Predetermination’ in a nutshell and how to avoid it

When school IEP team members decide prior to a meeting what they're going to put in the IEP, it opens up school districts to legal disputes.

Mitigating COVID: What’s working in our schools

Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut has adapted in creative ways, from using tents, classroom and bus seating charts, student cohorts, and more to make in-person learning possible.

FETC preview: Be revolutionary, make change happen now

Keynote speaker Eric Sheninger says the COVID-19 pandemic might provide the one opportunity to completely transform education for the better.

Here’s what could sidetrack Biden’s K-12 goals

President-elect Joe Biden wants to make preschool permanent and use the federal government's influence to improve instructional practices rather than regulate K-12 through testing. 

Remote challenge: How Santa Fe is delivering in pandemic

The New Mexico district will soon be going back to full virtual instruction. For most schools, that would be bad news. But not for this technology team.

Boulder Valley superintendent talks challenges of 2020

Colorado district that was thriving before the pandemic has faced some setbacks, particularly with staffing, but it isn't losing sight of its mission to serve all students.

Teacher pay tops Biden’s 5 priorities for K-12 education

Teacher pay, social-emotional learning, equitable funding and career pathways are the lynchpins of President-elect Joe Biden's platform for K-12 education.

A look at Biden’s 5-step plan to reopen schools during COVID

Closing pandemic-era learning gaps and emergency funding anchor the incoming Biden-Harris administration's plans for reopening schools safely as COVID rates climb. 

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