School Models: Page 37


  • Students and teachers in KIPP NJ's evening Learning Program greet each other during class on Dec. 7, 2020
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    Night kindergarten class meets needs of working families during the pandemic

    Concerns about absences and students’ difficulties with participating in daytime classes led to the development of KIPP NJ’s Evening Learning Program.

    By Dec. 14, 2020
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    Permission granted by Umatilla School District
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    Researchers: In-school tutoring programs show promise in slowing COVID slide

    About 12 states have statewide models, but England and the Netherlands are among nations that have invested on a national level, according to panelists during a Wednesday webinar.

    By Dec. 10, 2020
  • Trendline

    Learning Loss

    Our latest K-12 Dive Trendline takes a closer look at how educators are addressing learning loss, as well as achievement trends and developments. 

    By K-12 Dive staff
  • Principal Henry Turner leads a discussion at Newton North High School in Massachusetts.
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    Dive Awards

    Principal of the Year: Henry Turner, Newton North High School

    A Massachusetts principal's commitment to equity and anti-racism is a unifying force for his school community in a year of dual crises.

    By Dec. 9, 2020
  • Highline Public Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield, right, helps out at a meal distribution site.
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    Dive Awards

    District of the Year: Highline Public Schools

    In a year lacking face-to-face connections, a Washington district thinks outside the box to keep its promise to know every student by name, strength and need.

    By Dec. 9, 2020
  • Kaitlin Jenkins is an English teacher at Colfax High School in Colfax, California
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    How educators are tweaking grading approaches in response to the pandemic

    Teachers are allowing students to revise work and stretch deadlines in attempts to fairly assess student performance this year.

    By Dec. 8, 2020
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    4 ways superintendents will handle snow days post-COVID-19

    The pandemic-era shift to online learning raises questions for the future of other emergency closures, along with key takeaways to gain buy-in.

    By Katie Navarra • Dec. 4, 2020
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    Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning
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    Report: More schools trending toward integration but challenges persist

    A repository of school integration efforts shows one in four students nationwide attend schools that have some racial or socioeconomic diversity policy.

    By Dec. 3, 2020
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    Survey: Low-income families struggle more with remote ed

    Data from New Jersey finds 54% of Black parents and 56% of Latinx parents saying their child will need additional support to succeed, compared to 45% of higher-income parents.

    By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 2, 2020
  • Kyle Dooley, a kindergarten teacher in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, dresses in white to teach his students about colors in the fall of 2020..
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    Schools get creative to enroll, retain youngest students during pandemic

    With preschool and kindergarten attendance dipping this year — in some areas significantly — schools are implementing multiple strategies to keep learning and funding continuing.

    By Dec. 2, 2020
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    Daily Roundup: Other news from around K-12

    The number of students with disabilities grew by about 700,000 over the past decade. Educonomics Lab tool helps districts calculate learning loss needs.

    By Updated June 28, 2022
  • A young Black girl looks down, sadly, as she is excluded from peers in a school hallway.
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    From the Archive: 3 best practices for addressing hate and prejudice on school grounds

    A strong culture against intolerance is key to prevention, but some experts say administrators aren't prepared for these incidents. 

    By Oct. 28, 2019