One word—phonics—kept coming up as a solution when educators in Georgia's Lumpkin County Schools looked into why students were reading at expected levels.
Superintendents should be aware that federal funding sources from ESSA to ESSER let state education leaders invest in the collection and analysis of district data.
One small, silver lining of the pandemic may be a collective understanding and acknowledgment that some students and families are suffering more than others.
The trend toward closing schools for one day each week – or at least replacing academic programming during a fifth day with enrichment, field trips, or professional development for teachers – was spreading quickly before the arrival of COVID-19.
Superintendents can find innovative ideas for reopening safely on a new, online hub that spotlights innovative initiatives from districts around the country.
Not testing students and updating IEPs could change entire academic trajectories for students if they do not receive data-driven supports and services.
Without national standards, there is huge variation between what one school and a district in another state may be teaching students at the same level.
