Some district leaders may need to rethink enrollment goals as the homeschool-inspired learnings pods that families set up during the darkest days of COVID are becoming permanent.
A small problem can turn into a crisis when adults are not prepared to support children who are struggling with social-emotional distress, experts warn.
There are varied reasons why some of this funding remains unused. Tutoring and enrichment programs, for instance, require finding staff to work extra hours in a moment when educators feel overworked.
Forcing schools to publish every detail of their curriculums online is most likely to smother instruction and demoralize teachers, superintendents say.
As education leaders and policy-makers are deciding where to prioritize ESSER funding, here are three key steps to elevate science instruction district-wide for the long term.