Social-emotional learning for the coming school year actually began in July with professional development in Naperville School District 203 in the Chicago suburbs.
These Districts of Distinction runners-up are paying for AP tests and dual-credit classes, expanding summer programs for all students and providing more opportunities for students through construction projects.
Bravous Esports and Game Truck provide a recreational vehicle for kids, teens and young adults to achieve. Educators and parents who get on board can benefit, too.
Heading into the new school year, teachers crave data on online learning's impact on students and they also want more training in how to use the information.
For Laylah Bulman of the Florida Scholastic Esports League, seeing the impact that gaming had on students - from their excitement to their development - was the moment when everything clicked.
On the first day of school when classrooms reopen in Texas' Ector County ISD, teachers are more likely to cover social-emotional learning than math or English, Superintendent Scott Muri says.
In a pair of surveys, many parents expressed concern about the coronavirus outbreak's negative impact on learning while teachers detailed challenges to tackle before the 2020-21 school year.
