Community 69´«Ã½
Recruitment & Retention
69´«Ã½ Have Fewer Teacher Vacancies This Year. But Hiring Is Still Not Easy
69´«Ã½ struggled less to fill teaching positions in the 2024-25 school year, but they still started the year with vacant teaching spots.
Families & the Community
How a School Made Parents Central to Its Turnaround
A strategy to constantly bring parents into the school has been central to rising achievement at a Detroit-area elementary school.
Student Well-Being
Q&A
Q & A: Connecting Community Resources to the 69´«Ã½ Who Need Them Most
69´«Ã½' efforts to connect students to community support are critical to academic recovery, the leader of Communities in 69´«Ã½ said.
School & District Management
Q&A
Teachers’ Unions Want Every School to Be a Community School. Here’s Why
The president of the Los Angeles teachers' union on why teachers like community schools—and why some administrators don't.
Teaching Profession
Q&A
NEA President Sympathizes With Teachers Who Want to Quit. Here's Her Advice
Becky Pringle talks about the volatile political climate teachers are in.
Teaching Profession
Q&A
Teachers Need More Than Just Pay Raises, Secretary Cardona Says
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona sat down with Education Week to talk about the teaching profession, AI, and students' mental health.
Federal
How 69´«Ã½ Fare in Biden's Proposed Budget
President Joe Biden released his fiscal 2024 budget, which calls for more money for preschool, Title I, and special education.
School & District Management
Supports in Every Title I School? A Community 69´«Ã½ Group Receives Record $165M
The donation from the Ballmer Group, funded by Connie and Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, is the largest in Communities In 69´«Ã½â€™ history.
States
Will California’s $4.1-Billion Bet on Community 69´«Ã½ Transform K-12 Education?
Community schools could vastly improve educational outcomes, but this high-cost experiment is no quick fix, experts say.
Federal
Biden Administration Boosts Grants for Community 69´«Ã½, Sharpens Funding Priorities
The Education Department will award $68 million through its Full-Service Community 69´«Ã½ program.
Student Well-Being
States Aren't Meeting 69´«Ã½' Needs, Wide-Ranging Analysis Shows
The Education Trust analyzed state policies on school discipline, wraparound services, educator diversity, and community engagement.
Student Well-Being
Nonprofit Serving 69´«Ã½ in Need Gets Surprise $133.5 Million Gift From MacKenzie Scott
The donation puts Communities in 69´«Ã½ on a path to expand wraparound health and social services to more Title I schools nationwide.
Policy & Politics
Reported Essay
What Is the Purpose of School?
We can’t build resilient schools until we agree what education's core role should be. And right now, we don’t agree.
Federal
Progressives Pressure Biden to Help 69´«Ã½ Address Student Homelessness
Some Democrats in Congress say federal officials must promote cooperation across agencies to help children and families in unstable housing.