The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine the74 and published by Debbie Cox Bultan and Elena Parent October 2, 2023. Opinion: Charters Are the Most Popular Form of School Choice. Democrats Must Get on Board As students across the country return to their classrooms, parents clearly support having options for whichContinue reading “Opinion: Charters Are the Most Popular Form of School Choice. Democrats Must Get on Board”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine the74 and published by Ariana Figueroa September 27, 2023. Food Benefits for Low-Income Families at Risk in a Government Shutdown WASHINGTON — As Congress barrels toward a partial government shutdown, the White House Monday warned that a program that helps millions of low-income familiesContinue reading “Food Benefits for Low-Income Families at Risk in a Government Shutdown”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine the74 and published by Katey Arrington September 26, 2023. Opinion: Students Need to Know Teachers Believe in Them. Tracking Undercuts that Message It’s a quote that has circulated all over social media: “My teacher thought I was smarter than I was, so I was.”Continue reading “Opinion: Students Need to Know Teachers Believe in Them. Tracking Undercuts that Message”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine eSchool News and published by Laura Ascione September 14, 2023. “Ambitious growth” is needed to accelerate learning recovery A new report from Curriculum Associates demonstrates what happens when educators set ambitious targets for students–and what happens when they meet them. The report comes atContinue reading ““Ambitious growth” is needed to accelerate learning recovery”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine the74 and published by Greg Toppo September 13, 2023. ‘Time is Running Out’: COVID-19 Set Back Older Students the Most, Study Finds Middle- and high-school students, who have the least time to catch up before they leave the K-12 system, may be suffering theContinue reading “‘Time is Running Out’: COVID-19 Set Back Older Students the Most, Study Finds”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine The74 by Jill Rosenthal and Michelle Fiscus and published September 9, 2023. Opinion: Back-to-School Is Here: It’s Time to Get Kids Caught Up on Their Vaccines Back-to-school season is a critical opportunity to focus on one of the most effective strategies to keep childrenContinue reading “Opinion: Back-to-School Is Here: It’s Time to Get Kids Caught Up on Their Vaccines”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine NBC NEWS by Shannon Pettypiece and published August 13, 2023. Teacher shortages made worse by the pandemic show no signs of easing again this year in many parts of the country. Vance Varner is heading into another school year desperately searching for teachers andContinue reading “From ‘crisis’ to ‘catastrophe,’ schools scramble once again to find teachers”
School counselors reveal the accidentally-damaging things adults say to teens when it comes to deciding their future. The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine Work/Life by Monica Torres and published August 9’ 2023. WORK/LIFE I’m A School Counselor. Here’s What Many Parents Get Wrong About College. School counselors reveal the accidentally-damagingContinue reading “I’m A School Counselor. Here’s What Many Parents Get Wrong About College.”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine The74 by Lindsey Dworkin and published August 2, 2023. Pandemic Emergency May Be Officially Over, but Education’s Long COVID Continues The COVID-19 public health emergency officially ended this spring. Unfortunately, the educational emergency coming out of the pandemic is far from over. According toContinue reading “Pandemic Emergency May Be Officially Over, but Education’s Long COVID Continues”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine The74 by John Bailey and Laura Fay and published July 21, 2023. Polarization, Learning Loss, Relief Funds: 7 Insights into Pandemic Recovery and Aftermath in U.S. Schools This is our biweekly briefing on the pandemic’s long-term impact on America’s educational system. See the fullContinue reading “Polarization, Learning Loss, Relief Funds: 7 Insights into Pandemic Recovery and Aftermath in U.S. Schools”