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Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Lessons Learned from a Year of Virtual School

edWeb.net

During the Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Release of the National Research Findings, Dr. Evans, along with a panel of K-12 student voices, discussed findings from this year’s Speak Up Research Project. Since 2003, Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up has collected data on the important issues facing schools.

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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

ViewSonic Education

A 2003 analysis of 15 cases of school shooters found all but two suffered from social rejection. Sports require students to set goals, assess the competition and consider their individual strengths and weaknesses. Projected at the pro level to eclipse the NBA by 2021 , esports offers rapidly growing career opportunities.

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5 things to know about high-dosage tutoring

eSchool News

According to NAEP Mathematics Assessment data, eighth-graders’ algebra scores were eight points lower in 2022 than in 2019. According to the Nation’s Report Card, the average eighth-grade mathematics score was lower than all previous assessment years—going back to 2003.

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3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take Now

edWeb.net

In the edLeader Panel, “ Back to the Future: 3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take NOW ,” sponsored by Alma SIS , educational leaders described projects they plan to pursue post-COVID to maximize newly available federal funds, foster equity and inclusion, and “future proof” their learning communities.

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Detroit schools are effectively barred from raising funds to repair their buildings. Federal money is the city’s only hope

The Hechinger Report

While a school district assessment found Western will need $13.5 Michigan ranks last among the states in student proficiency improvement since 2003, scoring lower than would be predicted based on social and economic conditions here. The exterior of East English Village Preparatory Academy in Detroit, pictured in June 2021.

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Climate change threatens America’s ragged school infrastructure

The Hechinger Report

In May 2021, Selma Casagranda, 18, and Annika Nilsson, 17, ride the Nilsson family ATV along Lost Creek — the stream that floods Nilsson’s neighborhood in Seward, Alaska, each fall — and point to where a house once stood before flood waters made the property useless. per $100,000 of assessed real or personal property values.

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