While some districts have been steeped in student voice for several years, the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing Black Lives Matters movement has given more urgency to these efforts.
Students on the Superintendent's 8th Grade Council in the Pendergast Elementary School District have a voice in planning budgets and organizing big events.
Walking to school, prepackaged meals and non-contact sports outdoors run a lower risk of transmitting coronavirus in schools. Contact sports, choirs and bands, and buses pose the highest risk.
Bringing more fresh air through school ventilation, along with ultraviolet and other technologies, can be effective ways to kill the coronavirus in school HVAC systems.
Whether districts are resuming with in-person or online learning, models for adjusting foodservice come with different capacities for social distancing and nutritional variety.
School districts may use grant funds to support any activity authorized by the ESEA, including a host of education supplies, student supports or teacher training.
With the reopening of schools swiftly approaching, more than ever before, strong school leadership is essential. Change is coming; here are a few tips to embrace it.
A recent Junior Achievement poll shows that students are worried about safety of in-class instruction but also feeling uneasy about the prospect of remote learning.
District leaders can fortify school mental health services by training teachers to spot trauma, focusing on COVID's inequitable impacts, enlisting parents and building community partnerships.
