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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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3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take Now

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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. Access to food, for example, among them.

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Technology’s Impact on Student Learning: Insights from the Speak Up 2022 Congressional Briefing

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In 2003, Project Tomorrow, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping K-12 education leaders identify and implement best practices, launched the Speak Up Research Project, which gives K-12 leaders insights into current and emerging dynamics in the education ecosystem—and what those dynamics mean for all the stakeholders within a school district.

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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. A very wide range of district programs can qualify for the latest funding, including access to school facilities, educational and professional development needs, and the use of technology to sustain and improve the educational environment.

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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. Students who are drawn to gaming are often equally captivated by the broader technology ecosystem. Rarely, they may become violent.

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

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sometimes still in uniform, and pull into a massive parking lot shared by the local community college and the Nashville branch of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, or TCAT. Among them is 26-year-old Cheven Jones, taking a break from working on his 2003 Lexus IS 300. Enrollment in construction trades courses increased by 19.3

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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.