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Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Student Tech Use; Chromebook Predictions; And the Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds

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Congress provided the funds, known as the American Rescue Plan – Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) funds, through a bipartisan amendment to the American Rescue Plan Act, in March 2021. ARP-HCY funds must be obligated by September 2024. ARP-HCY funds are changing lives – even saving lives.

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Why Schools Still Struggle to Provide Enough Mental Health Resources for Students

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While the mental health of students remains a top concern of many in the education field, federal data reveals that it’s not all bad news. Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year.

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Adolescents Need More Proactive, Preventative Mental Health Supports in School

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After a two-year decline in 2019 and 2020, suicide rates among American youth increased in 2021, according to a recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These data show a distressing picture,” said Debra Houry, the CDC’s chief medical officer during a briefing.

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6 findings to inform your state’s principal preparation

eSchool News

conducted by LPI, synthesizes peer-reviewed scholarship from 2000 to 2021 that addresses principal preparation and development programs. Developing Effective Principals: What Kind of Learning Matters?

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Understanding and Addressing the Surge of Chronic Absenteeism

Edsurge

According to data from the U.S. percent of the student population, were chronically absent in the 2021-22 school year. Early data from the 2022-23 school year indicates minor improvement, with 27.85 These data reveal a substantial increase from the pre-pandemic rate of 16 percent in 2019. million students, or 29.7

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Scaling-up high-dosage tutoring is crucial to students’ academic success

eSchool News

The pandemic left students, on average, five months behind in math and four months behind in reading by the end of the 2021-22 school year, with even more significant losses for students in majority-Black or low-income schools. Collect more robust data on tutoring Currently, the availability of federal data on tutoring initiatives is limited.

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How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy

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The accelerated track in middle and high school drew mostly from elementary schools in affluent neighborhoods, where students tended to perform better on a pre-algebra placement test that they had one chance to take as fifth graders. That sparked some uncomfortable conversations,” said Witcher, who retired from the district in 2021.

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