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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

Strategic Planning for Equity-Driven Edtech Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation A recent report from LearnPlatform showed that during the 2021-2022 school year, school districts accessed an average of 1,417 edtech tools each month.

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

Edsurge

Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year. It uses survey responses from principals of nearly 2,700 P-12 schools to take the pulse of myriad issues that affect students and how schools operate. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year.

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6 findings to inform your state’s principal preparation

eSchool News

It also examines survey results and statewide policies to understand the extent to which principals have access to high-quality learning opportunities and the role of policies in increasing access. The report updates a prior 2007 study, Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World, led by Darling-Hammond.

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Principals Are on the Brink of a Breakdown

Edsurge

A nationally representative survey conducted earlier this year by the RAND Corporation found that 85 percent of principals are experiencing job-related stress, compared with 73 percent of teachers and 35 percent of other working adults. Forty-eight percent of principals are dealing with burnout, while 28 percent report symptoms of depression.

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PROOF POINTS: The best way to teach might depend on the subject

The Hechinger Report

Indeed, the way that the 250 secondary school teachers in this study taught didn’t differ that much between math and English. Teachers observed their colleagues and filled out surveys on how frequently teachers were doing various instructional activities. I think that is contradictory to what some people would expect and believe.”

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More schools are adding pre-K classrooms. But do principals know how to support them?

The Hechinger Report

In San Antonio, Texas, elementary school principals get hands-on coaching and advice from early childhood experts during visits to pre-K classrooms. A 2015 survey found only 20 percent of early-career principals in schools with pre-K classrooms felt “well-versed” in early ed.

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Will new standards improve elementary science education?

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. Just 44 percent of K-2 teachers felt they were “well prepared” to teach science, according to the survey, compared to 86 percent who felt well prepared to teach reading. Photo: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. “We