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Column // LESSONS IN LEADERSHIPHow student voice informs change in a California district
The rollout process for a district graduate profile led Santa Ana Superintendent Jerry Almendarez to implement ongoing student input sessions.
By Roger Riddell • April 25, 2024 -
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Percentage of students with autism on the rise
About 13% of students with disabilities participating in special education services in 2022-23 had autism. That’s an increase from 5% in 2008-09.
By Kara Arundel • April 24, 2024 -
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TrendlineInfrastructure & School Operations
With a new presidential administration and potential funding changes on the way, schools face an array of challenges in day-to-day operations.
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Student challenges outside the classroom pose biggest obstacle for educators worldwide
In the U.S., pre-K-12 teachers say managing students' behaviors and mental health needs are their largest hurdles.
By Kara Arundel • April 19, 2024 -
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Bringing staff and student voices into the school design process
Education leaders and school architects say knowing what students and staff want in school construction and renovation is vital for planning.
By Kara Arundel • April 9, 2024 -
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Superintendent coalition aims to strengthen whole child supports
Representing a million students across 19 school districts, the inaugural cohort seeks to improve neighborhood-based "cradle-to-career" services.
By Kara Arundel • April 2, 2024 -
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School-based Medicaid billing concerns delay proposed rule
Some worry children's school-based services can adversely affect outside services, but school administrators said there have been no examples of this.
By Kara Arundel • April 2, 2024 -
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Column // LESSONS IN LEADERSHIPHow a Chicago-area district embraces community engagement amid political divides
With two school boards to answer to and pushback from a vocal parent rights group, careful communication is key for this superintendent.
By Roger Riddell • March 29, 2024 -
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How ESSER propelled improvements at school, district and state levels
From better lunchroom behaviors to statewide literacy initiatives, leaders share the benefits of COVID-19 aid and how they are sustaining that progress.
By Kara Arundel • March 27, 2024 -
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ASCD '24Why do educators stay in the profession? For this principal, it’s a duty to do everything possible for students
Five days after a bullet flew through Salmone Thomas-EL's office window, he spoke at ASCD’s conference about why he has no plans to leave education.
By Kara Arundel • March 26, 2024 -
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How can districts ensure students have enough social-emotional support?
A CDC program director shares four key steps to build these supports into busy academic schedules.
By Naaz Modan • March 25, 2024 -
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Bias hinders women’s progress in education leadership, survey finds
A majority of women in education leadership say they’ve felt external pressure to dress, speak or behave a certain way due to their gender.
By Roger Riddell • March 22, 2024 -
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How are high schools supporting students through FAFSA delays?
Processing delays for transmitting FAFSA data to colleges have amplified the pressure of the application season. Here’s how schools can help.
By Kara Arundel • March 21, 2024 -
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We want to hear about your school district’s rising leaders
Tell us about the innovative leaders in your schools for our fourth annual spotlight on assistant principals and district administrators.
By Roger Riddell • March 19, 2024 -
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Superintendent pay fails to keep pace with inflation
School districts' top leaders are making around $7,000 less than a decade ago when adjusted for inflation, according to a study from AASA.
By Naaz Modan • March 14, 2024 -
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Learning shouldn’t take a summer break, White House and Ed Dept say
Districts are being asked to redouble efforts to provide summer learning by using remaining COVID funds and other federal monies.
By Kara Arundel • March 14, 2024 -
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Students to have lower lifetime earnings, graduation rates as a result of lower achievement
Economists estimate the pandemic’s impact on academic performance could result in a $31 trillion hit to the nation’s economy over the rest of this century.
By Naaz Modan • March 14, 2024 -
Opinion
How might Parents’ Bills of Rights impact the future of collecting student-related data?
Three attorneys write that growing state legislative pushes create additional data privacy, collection and access obligations for schools.
By Sarah Hutchins, Laura Lashley and Will Barker • March 13, 2024 -
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Florida district agrees to improve discipline practices for students with disabilities
A Justice Department probe finds Pasco County Schools used discriminatory practices toward students whose disabilities could impact their behaviors.
By Kara Arundel • March 7, 2024 -
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Utah state ed board member under fire for social post about student
Board member Natalie Cline singled out a student for her appearance and implied that she was transgender.
By Naaz Modan • March 6, 2024 -
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How 2 schools are tackling chronic absenteeism
Rewarding good attendance, analyzing data and individualizing interventions are strategies being used to improve attendance, say administrators.
By Kara Arundel • March 1, 2024 -
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OpinionDon’t wait until next February to improve the educational experiences of Black students
A Yale University professor writes that Black students should see themselves reflected in curriculum and instruction beyond Black History Month.
By Christina Cipriano • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Column // LESSONS IN LEADERSHIPHow prioritizing culture boosted attendance, academics in a Virginia middle school
Shampriest Bevel, who began her principal role mid-pandemic, says it was critical to put student and teacher voice first and “focus on what people really needed.”
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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How do equitable grading practices affect expectations?
A Thomas B. Fordham Institute report examines how homework bans and penalty prohibitions for late work and cheating impact student accountability.
By Kara Arundel • Feb. 28, 2024 -
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K-12 learning loss could create headaches for colleges
Higher ed faces enrollment challenges stemming from less prepared high school graduates and a declining pool of students, a recent report says.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 28, 2024 -
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Massachusetts governor rejects request for National Guard to address high school violence
A district’s leaders requested Guard assistance due to a rise in substance abuse, violence and security incidents in one high school.
By Naaz Modan • Feb. 27, 2024
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