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The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Announces New Regional Directors

eSchool News

30, 2021) – The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) has elected Pedro Rivera and Dr. Frank Rodriguez to its Board of Directors. President Rivera and Dr. Rodriguez understand the education issues that impact the Latino community and have long histories of educational leadership. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Are Personal Learning Networks the Key to Keeping Teachers?

Edsurge

Educator shortages continue to be a top concern for many. In a recent National Education Association survey of roughly 3,600 educators, more than half indicated that they were likely to leave or retire from education sooner than planned because of the pandemic.

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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 Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.

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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 Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.

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Discovery Education’s EdTech News Roundup – May 15

Discovery Education

From Teacher Appreciation Week to shifting technologies, it’s a busy time in education. For this edition of the DE EdTech News Roundup, we’ll cover: Appreciating Teachers The "Tech" in EdTech Insights from Education Leaders Appreciating Teachers In case you missed it, May 8 – 12 was Teacher Appreciation Week! million educators.

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Two ways schools can ease Covid-19’s trauma for students—and one for teachers

The Hechinger Report

It can help to teach kids how to name their feelings, validate and normalize those feelings and focus on what they can control, said Katie Dorn, a licensed school counselor and therapist and the CEO and co-founder of EmpowerU, which offers a social emotional learning program for elementary and secondary students. It’s really hard.”.

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Understanding and Addressing the Surge of Chronic Absenteeism

Edsurge

Department of Education, nearly 14.7 percent of the student population, were chronically absent in the 2021-22 school year. This exacerbates existing social inequalities by limiting access to quality education and opportunities for upward mobility. According to data from the U.S. million students, or 29.7 While the U.S.

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