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How Should Schools Spend ESSER Summer Funds? RI Case Study Has Some Clues

With ESSER funds available before they expire, education leaders should collect data on existing summer offerings, make improvements and build evidence-based programs.

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Advocacy for Mental Health in Schools Starts With Us

Susana Cordova advocates for mental health in schools, its impact on academic success, and how we all have a role in addressing student mental health.

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Republican Education Bill Would Increase Interference in Classrooms

H.R.5, the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights,” will further a radical partisan agenda and increase political interference in classrooms.

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The ‘Transformation is Real’ as the Science of Reading Takes Hold Across Public Schools

In North Carolina, educators are seeing improvements in reading as a result of the state adopting the science of reading to instruct students.

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Black Male Teachers Were My Father Figures, And We Need More of Them

Schools must do a better job hiring diverse teachers, especially Black teachers, but also keeping them on board. They have the ability to change lives.

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5 Ways to Build Community Engagement in Schools

Ready to make change and build your charter school? The key to success is engagement. Here are five ways to build community engagement in schools.

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Rewrite attendance laws to promote learning, not seat time

It’s time to consider rethinking “compulsory attendance” in terms of achievement rather than time spent. This is how to thaw our frozen system into individualized progress modes.

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AAPI Heritage Month: Cross-Racial Coalitions Provide Blueprint for Support

Cross-racial coalition building is key to eliminating the model minority myth and to elevating the struggles of other groups within the BIPOC community.

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Let’s Create a Mathematics Framework That Works for All Students

Educators need to create a math framework which works for all students, including Black, Brown, and those from low-income families. One pathway does not work for all.

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