High school is too late to start comprehensive career exploration, given the ever-evolving needs of the workforce. That's why middle schools are now focusing on project-based learning, maker spaces and new electives.
Social-emotional and behavioral skills must be considered in any district's integrated approach to student success and are necessary for accurately capturing and supporting the whole child.
The traumas that students have suffered during the pandemic may not be readily apparent during the first days or weeks of school. Warning signs, such as acting out or withdrawal, may actually lie dormant
Economic and demographic realities are pressuring colleges to produce employable graduates and many schools are innovating to attract underserved groups.
Fines arts programs had subsisted on a shoestring budget in Grand Rapids Public Schools but now its leaders will spend ESSER funds to buy art supplies, instruments and tickets to music festivals.
One of the greater challenges to recruiting teachers is that traditional credential programs prepare teacher candidates for traditional classrooms—leaving innovative systems to fill the gap.
Dallas ISD leaders prefer the term "unfinished instruction" to learning loss, and plan to tackle the problem with extended school calendars in 2021-2022.
