Situated outside of San Francisco, the Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD) has a highly diverse socioeconomic student population. Of the district's 5,344 students, 35 percent are socioeconomically disadvantaged and 24 percent are English language learners, with some 50 languages represented. Academically, early literacy had been one of the district's most significant challenges. In 2018, […]
In a few days, I will enter the classroom for my 35th year and my final full academic year before I am eligible to retire in January of 2022. I did not expect to encounter a pandemic.
By partnering with public schools, Simon Youth Foundation supports efforts across the nation to improve the academic dropout rate, and increase college accessibility for students at risk of dropping out of high school.
COVID has compounded challenges in outreach to those least capable of maintaining internet connectivity to participate fully in schooling, and innovative outreach strategies may be needed.
Administrators at East Harlem Scholars Academies say student achievement held steady, and in some cases improved, after the sudden shift to online learning this spring.
Ector County ISD childcare staff stepped up to serve the children of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who were being exposed to COVID every day.
When drafting reopening orders during COVID-19, educational agencies in Florida should allow for local conditions, including local transmission rates, to be incorporated into the decision-making process.
Many schools opening for in-person instruction this fall will require students to eat meals in the classroom. How can educators avoid putting students with food allergies at risk of having an allergic reaction?
