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Universal prekindergarten is coming to California — bumpy rollout and all

The Hechinger Report

billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. This coming fall, children who have a fifth birthday by June 2, 2025, can enroll. The plan is that the $2.7 It will be the largest universal prekindergarten program in the country.

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Smithsonian and Carolina Biological Announce New Version of Elementary Science Curriculum to Raise Bar in 3D Learning

eSchool News

The print, digital and hands-on program raises the bar in student-driven 3D learning and 3D assessment. The new program features a robust and integrated assessment system, including a new assessment map. Students talk to each other to design a solution together, brainstorm how to test it, and plan how to make it better.

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It’s budget season: How are you preparing for the fiscal cliff?

eSchool News

The imminent end of ESSER funding has pushed school districts to a critical juncture, compelling them to confront budget deficits for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year before the “fiscal cliff” hits in 2025-2026. Consider how to strengthen educator recruitment and combat turnover. Where are you now? Where do you want to go?

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ESSER Funding Update

MIND Research Institute

With ESSER deadlines just around the corner, we'd like to provide a short guide on how to use those funds. ESSER, which stands for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief , was first established as part of the CARES Act, where additional funds were added to ESSER II and III. What is ESSER?

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Embedding Equity Across a District and Community

edWeb.net

Parrott, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, explained why their Compass 2025 plan emphasizes equity throughout and how they keep equity front and center in their work. Adopt mediation as a restorative practice with specific language on how to use it. Reexamine practices—assess what is and isn’t working.

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Using Smart Boards to Boost Engagement and Simplify Routines

edWeb.net

According to Whitby, data shows that by “2025, interactive displays are going to be penetrating and saturating to about 90% [of the K-12 market].” Students naturally understand the display and how to connect their devices. Functions they help streamline are: Grading and sharing assessments with students and their parents.

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

The Hechinger Report

In a personalized classroom, students are taught how to take control of their own learning, so that they can take different pathways to gain understanding of concepts. Often, personalized learning includes technology that adapts lessons to students’ needs and provides data so that teachers can see how each learner is growing.