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Student Success

5 inspirational school leaders who are prioritizing equity, safety and quality teaching

Matt Zalaznick -
“Champions for School Climate" program highlights the work of educators who prioritize student success by focusing on equity, safety, supportive relationships, and quality teaching and learning.

Biden details ambitious plan to vaccinate 5- to 11-year-olds quickly, equitably

Matt Zalaznick -
Expecting vaccines to be authorized in early November, the Biden administration will rely on pediatricians, schools and rural clinics to administer shots to younger children.

Why students are getting to ditch masks as some warn of a winter COVID spike

Matt Zalaznick -
Mask mandates are dropping like dominos in schools throughout the South and parts of the Midwest even as districts in COVID hotspots farther north grapple with controversies over face coverings. 

Safe Schools Week: 9 key school safety strategies for leaders to keep in mind

Matt Zalaznick -
Student safety advocates say rising school shootings and gun violence are giving new urgency to Safe Schools Week, an annual national call-to-action that began on Monday. 

Why even some once defiant school leaders are now loosening mask rules

Matt Zalaznick -
Waves of districts are ending their mask mandates even as some administrators elsewhere impose them for the first time this school year because of ongoing COVID outbreaks.

Oklahoma is first state to be sued over its ban on critical race theory

Matt Zalaznick -
Multiracial group of students and educators say the state's anti-critical race theory law "severely restricts" classroom discussions about race and gender. 

Is there really a teacher shortage? Yes, but it’s hitting some areas harder

Matt Zalaznick -
The popular narrative of vast teacher shortage brought to crisis levels by the COVID pandemic could saddle the nation with solutions that will only worsen the problem.

How 2 Nashville education leaders are teaming up to solve for equity

Matt Zalaznick -
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is bringing some formidable resources to bear in its efforts to eliminate long-entrenched equity problems that have beset urban districts.

Sex ed is growing more inclusive of LGBTQ+ but is the norm in only 17 states

Matt Zalaznick -
Instruction that affirms LGTBQ+ students' gender identities is spreading but still lacking in many states, as are gay-straight alliances clubs where young people can turn for critical support.

New resource helps districts to manage ADHD, comply with Section 504

LRP Media Group -
"Allegations of discrimination against students with ADHD are on the rise," said author Kelli Dreier, Esq. "This update is chock-full of new case law, strategies, best practices, forms, and tools staff need to ensure they meet their legal obligations under Section 504."

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