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Elementary and Secondary Emergency School Relief (ESSER) Funds Allow for Improved Indoor Air Quality in U.S. Schools

eSchool News

In 2020, the DOE introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, a signature part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to help schools improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and return their students back to the classroom. Department of Education (DOE). Studies have shown ActivePure to be over 99.9%

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5 reasons to set up a coding program in your district

eSchool News

At Everett Public Schools, we’ve always had a robotics team at the elementary and secondary levels. I didn’t want to lose our robotics stipend, nor did we want students to miss out on that learning during the shutdown. Last year we were up to 50 robotics teams within the FIRST organization.

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Planning for Shifts: 3 Approaches as ESSER Ends

Mira Education

Education was interrupted in 2020. From virtual learning to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant shift in the profession. In response, the federal government bolstered district budgets with COVID relief funds. What is ESSER funding?

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Supporting students: What’s next for mental health

The Hechinger Report

Between March 2020 and December 2021, 92 state laws were enacted to help youth mental health through efforts in schools, according to a NASHP analysis. Between March 2020 and December 2021, 92 state laws were enacted to help youth mental health through efforts in schools, according to a NASHP analysis.

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The DLP Strategy Menu

Digital Promise

Click here to learn how to join for the 2019-2020 school year. We built this tool based on one key belief: teaching and learning is primary, technology tools are secondary. For the more adventurous, you can search YouTube for tutorials on a particular app or reach out to your personal learning network (i.e., “Has

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‘Dear Mr. Zuckerberg’: Students Take Summit Learning Protests Directly to Facebook Chief

Edsurge

Earlier this month, a group of high school students in New York City took to the streets to protest their school’s online program, Summit Learning. Students at the Secondary School for Journalism in Brooklyn had become increasingly frustrated with Summit Learning. We refuse to allow ourselves to be experimented on in this way.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

Flash-forward to March of 2020. Students needed devices to learn in remote settings, so most schools that weren’t 1:1 before the pandemic became it almost overnight. Recent survey data shows that 90 percent of secondary students are part of a 1:1 device program. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated every school’s device program.

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