Coronavirus and positive COVID-19 tests shut schools in Washington as crews disinfected buildings and teachers prepped to teach online even as some buildings reopened.
DA guest columnists Matthew X. Joseph and Christine Ravesi-Weinstein share seven ways after-school activities benefit students and complement academics—and why they should not be cut to overcome budget shortfalls. Joseph, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment at Leicester Public Schools, is a featured speaker at FETC.
New residents were ready to pay rent on affordable teacher housing the day that Buncombe County Schools in North Carolina opened its teacher housing community.
Lockdown, fire and severe weather drills may dot the administrative calendar, but it is time to test your reunification procedures, too. DA guest columnist Chris Hardman, safety coordinator for Auburn City Schools in Alabama, shares what to address on the front end.
DA guest columnist Stacy Young shares tips on helping students make a seamless transition from a face-to-face to a virtual learning environment using ed tech.
When students return to schools and classrooms, they will need a reading intervention that fills in the gaps from missed time that will get them to grade-level expectations quickly. Watch this brief video to learn how Voyager Passport, a comprehensive K-5 supplemental literacy intervention, rapidly prepares students for upper-grade reading and advances those struggling to […]
With many of its more than 21,000 K-12 students experiencing significant reading difficulties after the 5th grade, the Syracuse City School District needed a core replacement and comprehensive intervention solution. Watch this brief video to learn how the district began achieving dramatic literacy gains district-wide through a combination of a blended learning solution and more […]
Teachers matter more to student success than any other aspect of schooling. They, not programs, teach students how to read. Unfortunately, a recent study of teaching institutions found that only 29 percent actually prepare teachers with all five essential components of effective literacy instruction. Learn how LETRS, a professional development course that brings deep and […]
When the Niles City Schools in Ohio received a "D" grade on the state report card for K-3 literacy scores, the district's administrators gained a new sense of urgency to improve literacy instruction. NCS became one of eight pilot districts in a new program from the Ohio Department of Education designed to strengthen evidence-based early […]
Every student—including those with dyslexia—can improve their language achievement and feel the joy and pride of accomplishment with the right combination of instruction, support and research-based learning solutions. Learn how the literacy solutions from Voyager Sopris Learning can provide support for students with dyslexia using a structured literacy approach. By submitting your contact […]
