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Superintendent Michael Sander has closed the achievement gap in his Ohio district—with help from an operational levy that raised $3.1 million in 2014—by making kindergarten full-time, increasing reading scores using web-based programs, revamping summer school for at-risk students and increasing parent interaction with learning.
About 6 million students (one out of seven) miss at least 15 days during the school year, according to the Department of Education. Valerie Marsh and Shaun Nelms offer four-research supported practices that have proven to boost attendance in real schools with real students.
Social isolation as a result of the novel coronavirus is having a negative effect on the mental health of young adults aged 16 to 18, the latest edition of a recurring monthly survey finds.