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

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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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Maximizing COVID Relief Funding and Its Effectiveness

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In 2021, the America’s Response Program Act (ARPA) added $126 billion to those funds. However, most states are requiring funding applications by July 31, 2021, and all states must obligate funding by the end of the current federal fiscal year, which is September 30, 2021. Federal Programs and Processes.

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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

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A 2003 analysis of 15 cases of school shooters found all but two suffered from social rejection. Team sports provide an arena for teaching important lessons and life skills beyond the classroom. Projected at the pro level to eclipse the NBA by 2021 , esports offers rapidly growing career opportunities. Esports are no exception.

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Nepal says students have a right to learn in their native languages —but it still isn’t happening

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Related: Once criticized, ‘Spanglish’ finds a place in the classroom Non-Nepali speakers consistently underperform at school. 2021 census language data was unavailable.) Students learn Nepali during a May 2003 lesson at the Mahendra Jhoti Secondary School in Chaurikharka, Nepal. were non-Nepali speakers.

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Teacher licensing rules are one reason small schools don’t have enough teachers

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Maggie Anderson never considered a career in teaching until she stepped into a classroom at Fairfield, Montana’s Greenfield School. Aspiring teachers are hard enough to come by in rural districts, and any unexpected twists in the path to licensure could result in a classroom led by uncertified staff and a school having to answer to the state.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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As the disruptions and changes continue to unfold during 2021, he recommends using an adaptive system design to change the structures and collective mindsets within school districts. Conner also identified three levels of innovation that need to occur, starting with the application of efficiency logic to smaller systems like classroom design.

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Trade programs — unlike other areas of higher education — are in hot demand

The Hechinger Report

Among them is 26-year-old Cheven Jones, taking a break from working on his 2003 Lexus IS 300. percent from spring 2021 to 2022, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. Some others linger around a metal picnic table in the parking lot, sipping cool sugary drinks and poking fun at each other’s projects.

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