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OPINION: Historically underserved school districts in Mississippi were hit hard in the pandemic and need immediate help  

The Hechinger Report

A significant challenge for Delta communities is the ever-growing digital divide. Although Covid guidelines mandated compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, many districts consistently failed to support students and their parents.

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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. billion to the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Education Relief Fund, also known as ESSER ( NCSL, 2021 ).

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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. billion to the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Education Relief Fund, also known as ESSER ( NCSL, 2021 ).

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Online program expands to combat early learning disruptions caused by coronavirus closures

The Hechinger Report

Waterford.org also provides families with laptops and internet service, helping reduce the digital divide that would have prevented many low-income kids from logging on. Families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines (an income no higher than $52,400 for a family of four) qualify to sign up.

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Why So Many Are Behind with Remote Learning

The Innovative Educator

They chose not to figure out ways to bridge the digital divide for the most vulnerable families and students. They choose to let strict guidelines in federal and state regulations be the reason to halt learning for everyone. We could have been focused on closing the digital divide. They were not alone.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

She also recommends working with county and state officials to track what’s working in other districts, and she suggested keeping the district’s “external auditor on speed dial” to make sure that any new steps being taken are within the appropriate guidelines and deadlines, which also remain subject to change.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school. Volunteers from Sherrelwood Elementary School in Westminster, Colo.,