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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.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Susan Gentz is a partner at K20Connect, a consulting consortium of experts focused on education leadership, technology and policy.

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

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As a leader in educational media for children and students and a key partner with parents and educators across America, PBS today announced SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION, a special week of primetime programming examining the challenges facing today’s students and America’s education system. Saturday, September 17: 2:00 p.m. ET – AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY.

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

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Often, personalized learning includes technology that adapts lessons to students’ needs and provides data so that teachers can see how each learner is growing. New Hampshire, Oregon and Vermont are among the few states that have been building personalized learning systems for years. But developing such systems is a complicated task.

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NCLB’s legacy: As the ESSA era begins, have policymakers, educators learned from the past?

The Hechinger Report

To be sure, ongoing ill will over NCLB influenced the bitter, drawn-out negotiations over the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which became ESSA (NCLB was also a reauthorization of the 1965 act). Monday, Sept. Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite. Indeed, a 2013 report from the U.S

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India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy

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There’s no playground, gym or running water and very little technology. In 2003, the Prerna Girls School began providing a low-cost option that has served over 5,000 girls from impoverished families. Here and elsewhere in this rapidly growing country, girls are increasingly the focus of new initiatives aimed at keeping them in school.

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9 Key Classroom Management Skills Backed up with Research

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Example: A teacher might implement a reward system for positive behavior, like awarding “star points” that can be traded for privileges. American Secondary Education, 41(3), 21–33. Models of Classroom Management as Applied to the Secondary Classroom. Strategies for Effective Classroom Management in the Secondary Setting.