District of Columbia
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Student Well-Being
In Their Own Words
These 69传媒 Found Mental Health Support in After-School Programs. See How
3 students discuss how after-school programs benefit their well-being.
School & District Management
Israel-Hamas War Poses Tough Questions for K-12 Leaders, Too
High school students have joined walkouts, while charges of antisemitism in three districts will be the focus of a House hearing this week.
States
Is Tutoring at Risk? States Stretch to Keep Funding in Place
States are using a variety of ways to ensure that tutoring programs can continue.
Teaching
This High School Class Partnered With a Law School Program. Here's What Both Learned
A university-school system partnership is bolstering the alignment of a high school research course with college expectations.
Student Well-Being
Video
How This School Uses Architecture and Design to Improve Mental Health
John Lewis Elementary School in Washington, D.C., was designed with mental health in mind. It鈥檚 become a model for the district.
Teaching Profession
Black Teachers, Pay Incentives, and Evaluation Systems: What New Research Shows
Black teachers in D.C. respond differently than their peers to job-evaluation pressures鈥攁nd are less likely to opt into a bonus system.
States
States Are Dropping School Mask Requirements. Here's the Latest and What's Ahead
By the end of this week, only five states and the District of Columbia will still mandate universal masking in schools.
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Equity & Diversity
Video
鈥業t鈥檚 Not Been Easy鈥�: How One Asian American Principal Is Modeling Inclusivity
One Asian American principal has used the increased violence toward the Asian American and Pacific Islander community during the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity for important conversations within his school.
Teaching Profession
Efforts to Toughen Teacher Evaluations Show No Positive Impact on 69传媒
After a decade of expensive evaluation reforms, new research shows no positive effect on student test scores or educational attainment.
Education Funding
State K-12 Spending Is Inequitable and Inadequate. See Where Yours Ranks
There's a $17,000 per student difference between the highest- and lowest-spending states. High-poverty schools suffer especially.
Teaching Profession
Video
Teacher and Administrator: A South Asian American Educator Navigates Both Worlds
At an independent school in Washington, D.C., a South Asian American educator navigates life as both a teacher and an administrator.
Teaching Profession
Joe and Jill Biden Honor Teachers at Long-Delayed White House Ceremony
The president, with the first lady in attendance, called teachers the "single most consequential people in the world beyond our parents."
Teaching
If Outdoor Learning Is Safer During COVID, Why Aren't More 69传媒 Doing It?
Teachers and advocates tout the benefits of outdoor learning, but there are barriers for some schools, including the risk of gun violence.