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What school districts need to know about COVID-19 vaccine mandates
While districts may require employees to be vaccinated, they should consider a variety of factors before making the decision, legal and other experts say.
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Will outdoor classroom momentum persist beyond COVID-19?
The outdoors offer a variety of learning possibilities educators can tap, regardless of geographic location and the pandemic's duration.
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How to deter cheating, test anxiety in remote learning
Detecting cheating has become more challenging, but one researcher recommends tactics including low-stakes quizzes and open-ended questions.
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4 superintendents to watch in 2021
These administrators are tackling immediate pandemic-related challenges while also looking ahead to long-term reforms.
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If an app can detect COVID-19 carriers by the sound of a cough, should schools use it?
As with contact tracing apps, artificial intelligence that detects COVID-19 via sound recording could still pose some privacy risks.
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigns in wake of Capitol insurrection
A letter to President Donald Trump announcing her departure stated, "There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me."
UPDATED: Jan. 8, 2021 at 10:35 a.m. -
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5 ed tech trends to watch in 2021
The shifts of the past year are shaping new developments in online learning, classroom tech training, cybersecurity concerns and more.
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State closes digital divide with boots-on-the-ground effort
Three-quarters of Nevada's students live in and around the urban center of Las Vegas in Clark County, setting the state's challenges apart from its peers.
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OpinionSupporting states and schools must take priority over costly standardized testing
Learning Disabilities Association of America board members suggest ensuring the continuation of high-quality learning may require a testing pause.
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Are Biden's early education goals too ambitious?
While there’s a lot of pent-up desire to expand pre-K access, challenges exist in making President-elect Joe Biden’s plans a reality.
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Violent US Capitol insurrection presents difficult classroom discussions
Several organizations offer resources for navigating and defusing tense debates while supporting students who feel uncertainty or anxiety.
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Groups recommend 5 strategies to reform early ed professional development
A need for more high-quality early educators and the desire for workforce diversity are sparking calls for a stronger system.
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These 8 trends will impact schools in 2021
With the effects of multiple crises likely to linger at all levels for years to come, these key factors will influence the direction of schools in the coming year.
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Embedding tutoring into school day could offset COVID slide
Research suggests high-dosage tutoring as a model that can effectively provide a consistent, daily strategy.
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Clarity crucial to support student learning objectives in remote education
There are a number of steps educators can take to help define goals as plainly as possible to fuel student success, a California superintendent writes.
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ColumnLessons In Leadership: 3 areas K-12 administrators shined in an unprecedented year
As COVID-19 disrupted schools, leaders quickly pivoted to adapt academics to remote learning and ensure basic needs were met across school communities.
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States move to suspend school report cards, create accountability flexibilities
The decisions come after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told states the department is open to rethinking assessment and accountability measures in the wake of ongoing COVID-19 disruptions.
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COVID-19 pandemic highlights cracks in K-12 truancy laws
Texas is considered ahead of the curve on rethinking attendance laws, having decriminalized truancy in 2015.
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CDC: Head Start is model for safe early ed programming amid COVID-19
CARES Act funding and federal flexibilities allowed centers to offer in-person learning, but not without challenges. "We are updating our plan every week," one director said.
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New York law stymies facial recognition tech in schools, questions effectiveness
The state's education commissioner is tasked with evaluating costs, impacts on privacy, and ability to differentiate individuals from various backgrounds.
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Survey: 60% of parents would allow their K-12 student to get COVID-19 vaccine
Democrats and parents from higher-income households are more likely to allow their child to get a vaccine when available, according to a survey from the National Parents Union.
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Dive Awards
The K-12 Dive Awards for 2020
From bicoastal initiatives focused on equity and embracing anti-racist practices to national advocacy for home connectivity, these are the people and districts that shaped K-12 in a year like no other.
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Biden nominates Connecticut schools chief Cardona as education secretary
Miguel A. Cardona was a teacher and administrator in his hometown for 20 years before rising to the role of commissioner of education.
UPDATED: Dec. 23, 2020 at 8:32 a.m. -
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How homework is changing during online learning
Teachers are reconsidering how much homework is needed in online school, while flipped learning may help reduce work completed outside of class.
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How districts are navigating 3 assessment challenges
Districts face a challenging assessment landscape, with skewed or inaccurate data and sometimes unreachable students.
