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5 ways to communicate with families experiencing, at risk for homelessness

By Johnny Jackson

COVID has compounded challenges in outreach to those least capable of maintaining internet connectivity to participate fully in schooling, and innovative outreach strategies may be needed.

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On the Front Lines of School Health & Safety

How a Texas district provided childcare for essential workers

Student Success Stories

August 25, 2020

Case File: Florida reopening order may proceed, absent unconstitutional provisions

When drafting reopening orders during COVID-19, educational agencies in Florida should allow for local conditions, including local transmission rates, to be incorporated into the decision-making process.

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August 24, 2020

5 steps for teaching students with autism through VR

Here's why this school year is a good time to start using virtual reality to help educate students on the autism spectrum, and how schools can get started.

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August 24, 2020

New COVID dashboard to provide early warnings for schools

Superintendents and their teams can analyze COVID trends in their own districts and surrounding schools with an online dashboard that will go live in September.

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August 20, 2020

3 COVID insights from schools that have reopened

Districts that have reopened are providing a cautionary tale about the risk of COVID spreading among teachers and students, Johns Hopkins University experts say.

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August 19, 2020

How to block COVID's spread from schools to the community

Creating student cohorts of limited size is an effective way thay school administrators can stem COVID-19 transmissions when classrooms reopen for in-person instruction.

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August 19, 2020

A sub-optimal situation: The need for more teachers

School districts large and small have been working to bolster substitute teacher pools to prepare for teacher shortages during the coronavirus pandemic. Will it be enough?

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