Student Success

K-12 mask mandates not only worked. They really worked.

As waves of West Coast districts join the nation in loosening COVID rules, yet more evidence is showing that mask mandates were extremely effective in blocking the virus.

Just how effective were masks in stopping COVID from spreading in schools?

With the masking decision in most parts of the county now left up to students and families, the CDC reports that masks cut COVID transmission rates by a significant amount.

This one factor is blamed for more learning loss than remote instruction

Remote learning was not the biggest reason some students fell so far behind in reading and math during the pandemic, new research revealed this week.

K-12 groups blast loss of free meals while some praise spending package

Loss of free universal meal waivers will "devastate school meal programs" and is a "worst-case scenario" for children nationwide, anti-hunger advocates and education leaders say.

3 signs that it’s time for a districtwide communications overhaul

I knew that it was not enough to say, "Hey, we sent the message." Our responsibility is to know that the message is delivered and that it gets looked at.

Why 2 districts say moving to equitable grading gives students more hope

'Equitable grading' in Nothern California is reducing students' fear of failure and, proponent says, providing a clearer picture of the specific skills students have mastered.

Lessons learned from shift to project-based science instruction

San Francisco Unified is seeing significant improvement in scientific knowledge in middle schools by switching to a project-based model.

Let’s just teach

A director of math and science argues that going back to basics is the way forward.

Global Community Citizenship fosters connections, instills civil discourse skills in AACPS students

Building relationships, gaining perspective, and sharing experiences creates a supportive learning community.

A look at how 3 innovative principals are softening the pandemic’s blows

School leaders have never had a greater opportunity to be superheroes than they do now as they steer the recovery from the pandemic and other turbulent events, Principal S. Kambar Khoshaba says.

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