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Here are Grand Rapids schools’ 7 priorities for COVID relief spending

Matt Zalaznick -
Fines arts programs had subsisted on a shoestring budget in Grand Rapids Public Schools but now its leaders will spend ESSER funds to buy art supplies, instruments and tickets to music festivals.

School administrators, educators have new resource to help identify, reduce significant disproportionality in special education

LRP Media Group -
The 2021 Disproportionality in Special Education: Where, Why and How It Occurs -- Second Edition outlines everything you need to know to comply with IDEA requirements regarding significant disproportionality.

Choice for NYC teachers: Be fully vaccinated or face a weekly COVID test

Matt Zalaznick -
All New York City teachers must be fully vaccinated against COVID by Sept. 13, the first day of school, or submit to weekly testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered Monday.

It’s now illegal in 8 states for schools to force COVID vaccinations

Matt Zalaznick -
With the Delta variant spreading and younger children ineligible for vaccines, states are barring schools from requiring COVID vaccinations as 2021-22 approaches.

6 immediate ESSER actions schools can take to improve air quality

Matt Zalaznick -
Department of Education offers new guidance on using American Rescue Plan and other ESSER funds to upgrade building ventilation systems to block COVID.

5 top priorities to prepare for in-person learning this fall

Lori Capullo -
While different districts may consider certain issues more pressing than others, these 5 propositions are being discussed as priorities for reopening throughout the country.

7 ways after-school staff can join a more diverse teacher workforce

Matt Zalaznick -
After-school staff seeking to become classroom teachers often enroll in nontraditional development programs designed to diversify the education workforce, report says.

Why we all agree on in-person instruction but not masks or vaccines

Matt Zalaznick -
With the Delta variant rising, the response from various state officials has been all over the map.

5 more COVID spending plans get thumbs up from Department of Education

Charles Hendrix -
State ESSER plans are required as a condition of receiving a portion of the more than $122 billion in funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act.

How will federal funds help fix our crumbling schools?

Lori Capullo -
ARP funds permit schools to use money to repair and reconstruct, but guidance from ED imposes limits that may be problematic.

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