Principal of the Year: Jessica Cabeen, Ellis Middle School

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  Dive Awards

  The K-12 Dive Awards for 2021

  With community engagement, steadfast leadership and focus on students' social-emotional needs, these are the leaders shaping K-12 today.

  Leadership

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  Can administrators build bridges amid contentious school board politics?

  Despite heightening polarization in some communities, leaders could take steps to help reduce tension and prevent disruptions.

  Leadership

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  Center for Learner Equity advises closer look at charter special ed enrollment gaps

  Unexplained gaps may mean students with disabilities have limited access to charter school programming.

  Leadership

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  Will UC System's move to end undergrad admissions testing create more equity for high schoolers?

  ACT pushes back on equity claims, saying the decision will "dim the prospects for students from underrepresented populations."

  School Models

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  Lawmakers urge fiscal accountability of K-12 ESSER funds

  Nearly $200 billion in relief funding has been a lifeline to schools but also has the potential for mismanagement, members of Congress warn.

  Policy & Legal

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  Teaching assistants prove valuable for academic gains in early readers

  An Alabama elementary school's use of trained Title I aides resulted in some of the highest reading scores among the state's mid- to high-poverty districts.

  Leadership

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  Promising Practices

  Promising Practices: Rural Texas districts collaborate to expand CTE

  Three neighboring districts with small student populations found cost savings in collaborating on course offerings.

  Leadership

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  Early childhood education training needs investment, higher ed leaders say

  A National Association for the Education of Young Children report argues systemic barriers prevent students from accessing these degree programs.

  School Models

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  Parents want larger role protecting student privacy as concerns grow

  Experts said transparency is the first step districts should take when engaging with parents and students on school data privacy.

  School Models

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  Statistics instruction on the rise as data drives more decisions

  Real-life lessons based on data can drive up student engagement and understanding, statistics experts say.

  Curriculum

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  SEL can strengthen the soft skills employers seek

  Social-emotional learning improves students' abilities to collaborate effectively with peers from different backgrounds, in school and future careers.

  Curriculum

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  California district personalizes special education to address learning loss

  The San Bernardino City Unified School District uses detailed student progress data to help students with disabilities reach individualized goals.

  Leadership

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  Rural educators dispel myths, outline 4 strategies for equitable policy

  Speakers at the National Forum to Advance Rural Education shared hope for the future of rural education and how to improve it.

  School Models

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  Build self-care skills into teacher prep programs to raise retention

  A pair of teacher educators propose a new set of "3 Rs" to encourage new teachers to care for themselves, too.

  Leadership

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  Opinion

  'Great Resignation' underscores need for access to career exploration and work-based opportunities

  Hands-on exposure and focus on essential soft skills are needed to produce a generation better prepared for and fulfilled by work, two experts write.

  School Models

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  Lessons learned: How early education programs stepped up during COVID-19

  NAEYC panelists said they relied on professional and operational standards even while changing practices in response to challenges.

  Leadership

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  GAO to Ed Dept: Update 2010 cyber risk plan, consider additional guidance

  A new report calls for decisiveness in guidance on current cyber risks, identifying education as one of the nation's "critical infrastructure" subsectors.

  Technology

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  School Meals Report Card calls for tighter USDA nutrition guidelines amid supply chain crisis

  The report seeks a new standard with a "short timeline" to limit added sugars, and for a phasing out of harmful artificial sweeteners and synthetic dyes.

  School Models

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  Want to boost STEM, SEL engagement? Look to the stars

  A North Little Rock School District teacher uses space-related hands-on projects to demonstrate how failures and frustrations lead to learning.

  Curriculum

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  Counselors say students' SEL skills just as important as academic development

  A survey of school counselors points to the value of SEL and the need to incorporate instruction and supports into districts' comprehensive plans.

  School Models

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  Report: More high schools offer computer science courses, but enrollment disparities persist

  States that prioritize computer science in their policies see a greater percentage of schools offering the courses and then gaps start to close.

  Technology

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  For some school districts, empty box stores convert into opportunities

  Empty retail spaces can provide creative solutions for district planning — and help administrators save on construction.

  School Models

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  Diversify the counselor pool to raise Black student success

  Advocates contend having more Black counselors would ensure Black students' needs are addressed, helping to curb achievement and discipline gaps.

  Leadership

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  Opinion

  Relationships, resources must become a focus in learning to address mental health crisis

  With the American Academy of Pediatrics declaring a national mental health emergency, is it time to consider expanding the "3 Rs" of education?

  Leadership

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  Deep Dive

  Gifted education's future requires more diversity, inclusion and access

  Commitments to more equitable gifted programs are changing mindsets, identification practices and services, but teacher training remains challenging.

  Leadership

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