School Models: Page 12

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    Los Angeles County’s Skilled Trades Summers initiative engages nearly 400 teens

    Launched by Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, the initiative pays students while they receive hands-on training in fields like solar panel installation.

    By Nish Amarnath • June 21, 2024
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    Senate education committee debates federal role in boosting teacher pay

    Lawmakers agreed in a Thursday hearing that improving teacher pay is a bipartisan matter, but were at odds on how to get there.

    By • June 21, 2024
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    Trendline

    STEM

    From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

    By K-12 Dive staff
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    School behavioral threat assessment teams on the rise

    Of schools with such teams, 71% identified students at potential risk to themselves and 49% at potential risk to others, NCES data shows.

    By • June 14, 2024
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    Opinion

    How to improve the emotional well-being of Black students

    By reframing how they react in difficult situations, educators can help ensure Black students feel and do better in school.

    By Zi Jia Ng • June 13, 2024
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    How 2 tutoring companies are adapting to meet districts’ needs

    Leaders at Paper and Varsity Tutors explain why they implemented approaches like outcomes-based contracts and a free service model.

    By • Updated June 14, 2024
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    Houston schools show test score growth in first year of state takeover

    Early signs of success in the controversial and large-scale takeover suggest the district could transition out of state intervention sooner rather than later.

    By • June 10, 2024
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    Businesses see value in high school internship programs

    However, employers report that they struggle to fund internships and design appropriate workloads, a report from American Student Assistance finds.

    By Carolyn Crist • June 5, 2024
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    Child care staff report rising levels of anxiety and depression

    The Rapid Survey Project says material hardship among child care professionals is contributing to worsening mental health.

    By • June 5, 2024
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    Graduation rates rebounded shortly after pandemic hiccup

    NCES data found a temporary dip in the national graduation rate, reflecting state trends showing the drop may not have been as drastic as initially feared.

    By • May 31, 2024
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    Do state assessments need an overhaul?

    A FutureEd report suggests the tests serve incompatible roles of informing accountability versus informing instruction and measuring individual progress.

    By • May 31, 2024
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    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From playtime strategies to budget compromises, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • May 31, 2024
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    The stress of recess: Here’s how schools are improving playtime

    Experts point to the pandemic, more time on screens and overscheduled kids as reasons why schools and parents need to prioritize play.

    By • May 28, 2024
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    3 ways districts are using a federal reimbursement to provide free school meals

    With more schools now eligible for the Community Eligibility Provision, nutrition directors advise peers to explore their data and consider program options.

    By • May 23, 2024
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    Black and Latino access to certain STEM courses still inequitable

    Black, American Indian and Alaska Native students are least likely to attend a high school with a full range of math, science and computer science courses.

    By • May 22, 2024
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    Opinion

    Feigned outrage over the education of students with disabilities in school choice won’t close opportunity gaps

    An education policy expert writes that critics of school choice shortcomings often ignore inequities that persist in traditional public schools.

    By Ashley Jochim • May 22, 2024
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    BY THE NUMBERS

    How wide are funding gaps in some large metro school districts?

    A new Bellwether study recommends districts and states consider ambitious policy changes to reduce or eliminate funding inequities.

    By • May 21, 2024
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    Corps of ‘near-peers’ to help schools address youth mental health struggles

    The Youth Mental Health Corps navigators, ages 18-24, will help students access mental health supports for anxiety, depression, loneliness and more.

    By • May 20, 2024
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    ‘It’s cool to be in school’: Educators stress the importance of attendance

    Everyone in the community plays a role in combating chronic absenteeism, participants at a White House-sponsored event said.

    By • Updated May 20, 2024
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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From cybersecurity proposals to progress on school integration, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • May 17, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    70 years later: The story of Brown v. Board of Education in pictures

    The landmark ruling spurred resistance, desegregation orders, busing and school choice. Here's a look back — and forward to where integration stands today.

    By , , , , • May 16, 2024
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    Cardona: ‘Low expectations’ for Black students continue today

    The heads of the U.S. Education and Justice departments acknowledged the struggle to meet Brown v. Board's promise at an anniversary event.

    By • May 16, 2024
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    Schools, police tell students to cease ‘senior assassins’ game

    The student-led game involves high school seniors squirting or tagging other senior classmates with water guns.

    By • May 15, 2024
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    Summer programming cuts expected despite need for expansion

    Summer programs already offer less academic instruction than recommended, and the end of COVID-19 aid could impact that further.

    By • May 15, 2024
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    How can schools measure tutoring programs’ return on investment?

    Accelerate research offers a new approach for comparing efficiency and cost-effectiveness of tutoring programs.

    By • May 14, 2024
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    Schools face diminished capacity to meet student mental health needs

    Staffing needs and a lack of funding are making it difficult for schools to provide mental health supports, according to NCES data.

    By • May 10, 2024