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Using ESSER Funds to Prepare for a Transformative School Year

Insight Education Group

The COVID-19 pandemic has left elementary and secondary schools across the country in need of additional resources to operate and support their school communities. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5 and 31%, respectively” ( CDC, 2020 ).

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Using the ESSER Funds to Prepare for a Transformative School Year

Insight Education Group

The COVID-19 pandemic has left elementary and secondary schools across the country in need of additional resources to operate and support their school communities. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5 and 31%, respectively” ( CDC, 2020 ).

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OPINION: Here’s why chronically underfunded HBCUs are needed now more than ever

The Hechinger Report

At Benedict, we’ve taken a crash course in how to recreate that on-campus support in a virtual environment, and the lessons extend beyond our institution. Second, we’ve taken ownership of the digital divide at the institutional level. We also understand that the digital divide isn’t just about access, but also know-how.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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Education Stimulus Funding: The Who, What, and Why

edWeb.net

billion went to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). Districts must use the money on evidence-based programs that help stem learning loss, close the digital divide, and address social and emotional learning needs. CARES Act (Mar. Thus, of the $30.7 billion designated for education, only $13.2

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One state is poised to teach media literacy starting in kindergarten 

The Hechinger Report

Related: How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students. She saw a golden opportunity to show how crucial the need for media literacy had become in the spread of misinformation during the pandemic and in the aftermath of the 2020 election.

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Planning ahead to catch up students when school reopens after coronavirus

The Hechinger Report

The former might still edge out students already impacted by the nation’s digital divide or who are without adult supervision. Beyond summer school, principals and superintendents will also confront the question of the best way to help students catch up when school resumes — probably with the beginning of the 2020-21 year in August.