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Why Schools Still Struggle to Provide Enough Mental Health Resources for Students

Edsurge

We know many districts wanted to use ESSER funds to hire more staff, but workforce shortages prevented them from doing so,” Vaillancourt Strobach says, referring to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. Your mileage is going to vary.”

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

Susan Gentz, a partner at K20Connect, provided a guide to the types of emergency federal funding that became available during the summer of 2020, as well as some of the issues that districts receiving funding will need to work through. Arati is currently on the edtech advisory board for Central Square Foundation in New Delhi, India.

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In New York state, students can be suspended for up to an entire school year

The Hechinger Report

Our mission is really to educate our kiddos, and in order to do that we need them in school,” said Lori McKenna, Albany’s assistant superintendent for secondary instruction. Halfway through Martinez’s suspension, in March 2020, Brentwood, like all school districts in the nation, went virtual because of the pandemic.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

eSchool News

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Her commitment and advocacy drove the expansion of Hazel services to include both in-home and at-school mental health support, plus the addition of elementary schools to the program. Principal Rod Ruth was named South Carolina’s 2023 Secondary Principal of the Year.

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Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

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Even once distance learning is no longer the norm, teachers need to be able to access their tools and work from home. Amanda Karhuse has served as the director of advocacy for the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) since 2006. Another aspect of the digital divide includes teachers.

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Getting Stakeholders to Back the Edtech Budget

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As Superintendent of Fort Smith (AR) Public Schools from 2017-2020, Dr. Brubaker launched the district’s Vision 2023 strategic planning initiative, working extensively with stakeholders to identify and prioritize the district’s greatest needs.

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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

edWeb.net

Similarly, before the crisis all of the presenters were working with their boards and communities to show them edtech in a positive light and help them understand the importance of using tools in school that students will use in college and the workforce. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S. About the Host.

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