Adaptions many educators made to online learning during COVID hold a key—along with stimulus funds—to reversing the nation's worsening teacher shortage.
Only 19 COVID cases have been confirmed in 2,000-plus Baltimore City Public Schools students and staff since the district launched a weekly, asymptomatic testing program in March.
In Kansas, students in the Shawnee Mission School District told administrators that a clinic in their schools may have been their only chance to get the vaccine.
At the heart of these initiatives is accelerating learning this summer and during the 2021-22 school year, but guidance also covers social-emotional wellbeing and teacher support.
Derek Chauvin's murder conviction for killing George Floyd should drive efforts to dismantle systemic racism and reform policing, teachers union leaders said.
Keeping the community informed of what's possible will be important as district leaders spend multiple waves of COVID stimulus funding, says one superintendent.
"Summer Construction & Beyond: Prioritizing COVID-19 Safety and Stimulus Funding," will cover cost-saving strategies for accelerating projects and procurement.
