Many people have experienced languishing or a "sense of stagnation and emptiness" during the pandemic, comparing this feeling to "looking at life through a foggy windshield."
Los Angeles USD's update of its mask policy took longer than the state and other California schools districts because officials had to negotiate an end to the mask with the teachers union.
Tyler Clay Morgan said he wrote a message on his classroom board that said, "You Are Free to Be Yourself With Me. You Matter." The message included a rainbow flag and rainbow colors.
Across the country, educators are building on the innovations of the remote and hybrid learning eras to reach a new normal of more advanced use of educational technology.
Transportation challenges, student health, school climate, mobility and poverty—long the leading causes of chronic absenteeism—also became much more severe during the pandemic.
The Teaching of Reading: Why Structured Literacy Matters by John Alexander, M.Ed. on Feb 23, 2022 For decades, issues surrounding literacy instruction and poor literacy test scores have been discussed by researchers, professors of education, teachers, administrators, and parents. Research strongly recommends teachers provide explicit, systematic reading instruction. Not doing so puts too many emerging […]
What Makes Intervention Instruction More Intensive? by Dr. Stephanie Stollar on Nov 2, 2021 One pervasive myth about dyslexia is that students with this neurobiological difference can't or won't learn to read. Fortunately, research indicates this is not the case. Students with dyslexia can and do learn to read, but doing so may require individualized […]
Community schools in multiple states will be the focus of renewed efforts to vaccinate more children and staff in underresourced cities and neighborhoods.
The Washington Central Unified Union School District required masks in all indoor spaces starting March 28. Schools needed to "normalize masking in times of high viral activity," administrators said.
