Longtime educator and museum director Linda Curtis-Bey is building inclusive experiences to help Black and Hispanic students feel comfortable at institutions of science and see themselves as scientists.
Here are a few of the most important things district educators learned from the pandemic and the new initiatives they will keep as their schools bounce back.
A full academic rebound will require above-average growth–and for some students, well above average–if educators hope to close achievement gaps as schools bounce back from the pandemic.
A recent survey of swing state voters shows growing support for prohibiting teaching about LGBTQ issues to younger students and barring critical race theory
The emotional well-being of students is the north star for educators in Linden Public Schools, an urban district in New Jersey. What other districts call SEL has been retitled "social-emotional cognitive growth."
Members of the class of 2023 are facing a challenge not shared by younger students–they have less time to bounce back academically before they graduate.
Individuals without a bachelor's degree can now train to become a teacher in Arizona while finishing their degree. But experts warn that filling vacancies has to be strategic.
Students will continue to eat free lunch this summer but, unless there is further Congressional action, districts will soon face the heavy administrative lift of K-12 food service.
California is placing a $3 billion bet on the potential power of the community schools model to solve urgent student needs that have been amplified by the pandemic.
