The first year of COVID wiped out a decade of enrollment growth in the nation's public schools, according to the first nationwide tabulation of the pandemic's impacts on attendance.
Because of postponed assessments, some schools are only now recognizing the full scope of the learning loss but they have time to adjust acceleration efforts.
Aspiring principals are getting more training on supporting diverse learners but still lack job-based learning opportunities such as internships and mentoring, a new analysis finds.
A large majority of teachers in one western state say they would quit if they could. But elsewhere, a much smaller percentage of educators are thinking about leaving the profession.
Educators should not underestimate the tremendous influence they have over students, influence that is cumulative in giving young people a sense of belonging and stability.
"It's bad," is how an assistant high school principal in Tennessee characterizes the level of teacher turnover the nation is grappling with after more than two years of COVID.
Districts spent the first two rounds of ESSER funding quickly on immediate safety and technology needs. Now, administrators are now being more deliberate and strategic
Cardona said Title I is the "best tool" to address K-12 inequity and advocated for a $1 billion investment in mental health care for students at recent Congressional hearing.
Virginia is making $6.5 million in reimbursements available for districts to create interactive digital maps that can be more easily accessed by responders during a crisis.
Small school districts are using dual language and raising students' aspirations as two strategies to better prepare graduates for college and careers.
