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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

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While many families are eager for a return to in-person learning this fall, others are not: Surveys show that some families are reluctant to return — and, that Black and Asian families are the most likely to feel this way. Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, co-founder of the education activism coalition Racial Justice NOW!

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A Paradigm Shift

A Principal's Reflections

It all began around 2003 when the smartphone wars started with Blackberry, but was quickly taken over by the Apple iPhone in 2007. For a paradigm shift to occur and be sustained it must be driven by change agents who are willing to disrupt the status quo embedded in the global education system.

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OPINION: How can teachers help students grapple with the chaos surrounding us?

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Even kindergartners have plenty of questions about the presidential election, the pandemic and the movement to end systemic racism. Some teacher educators have pushed back at me on this point, asserting that it is the job of the K-12 system to have provided this basic knowledge. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletters.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

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His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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This Texas college’s focus on mental health helps students work through trauma, stay on track

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The immune system disorder regularly bumps Maldonado’s heart rate to nearly double what it’s supposed to be. Paul Quinn returned to in-person learning in the fall of 2020. Clinic staff showed up at student events, reintroducing them to the clinic’s resources and reminding them of the support systems on campus.

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

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The group, made up of people with kids in the school system, functions as a communications channel between other parents and school principals and teachers. It’s been up and down, too, for many others involved with Cleveland’s school system, who are on edge about what comes next. Still, the research on these efforts is mixed.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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District leaders will need to have and communicate a clear, powerful vision about where the school system is headed in order to guide the way forward. 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.