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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

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The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. A longtime administrator in Rio Rancho, Aaker led the district-wide transition of elementary students to online learning when Covid struck.

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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. Dr. Conner obtained his Bachelor of Arts in elementary education/humanities from Lasell University.

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COLUMN: There’s a lot of new federal money for greening K-12 education. This is how schools could use it

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Since President Joe Biden took office in early 2021, three different giant federal spending packages have passed: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act. For-profit companies will actually do the work. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift. Then look to electrification.

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Global Collaboration Week Begins - Find a Project and Connect!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Learning2gether is a participant-driven professional development series that has produced over 420 podcasts since its inception in 2009. The goal of this transdisciplinary unit is to develop a research-based global education curriculum that promotes healthy eating habits among children in elementary schools especially 3rd through 5th grade.

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A year in the life of a small-town superintendent shows the federal bailout won’t be enough

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Lisa Grant, superintendent for the Centralia school district, makes her monthly rounds in a fifth grade class at Fords Prairie Elementary School on Dec. The school district welcomed all elementary students back for in-person learning in early December. Credit: Katie Cotterill for The Hechinger Report.