Age, race, income level and remote learning are all key factors in the 'COVID slide' learning loss seen in students returning to school this fall, according to a new report.
"Normal" education wasn't working very well for all students before the pandemic. This is an opportunity to create a more equitable, resilient approach to teaching and learning.
State policymakers need to act immediately to put testing systems in place to generate the data needed to gauge whether all students are being served equitably, report says.
Nearly 2 million California students lack access to the internet and 690,000 don't have a computer even as online learning is the norm in most districts.
Soft skills are considered crucial for higher ed and workforce success, but the so-called "5 C's" are getting short shrift in the college admissions process, a study says.
Social-emotional learning online brings virtual wellness blocks and community-building sessions to students in Maryland's Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Some administrators keep tabs on the entire community's social-emotional wellbeing by having their staffs reach out regularly to students and their families via "empathy interviews."
