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An elementary teacher delivers a lesson in Spanish in a dual-language immersion class.
An elementary teacher delivers a lesson in Spanish in a dual-language immersion class. A report found that vulnerable students bear the brunt of slow academic-recovery gains.
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Equity & Diversity 69´«Ã½ Fell Behind During the Pandemic. Who Stayed Behind?
Not enough students are receiving the support they need, and there's a disproportionate toll on the most vulnerable students.
Brooke Schultz, September 17, 2024
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School & District Management When Interventions Aim at Relationships, Academics and Attendance Improve
Connecting a student to adults—and peers—has been a missing link in early-warning systems.
Evie Blad, April 3, 2024
4 min read
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Education Funding A State Uses AI to Determine School Funding. Is This the Future or a Cautionary Tale?
Nevada reworked its funding formula hoping to target extra aid to students most in need. What happened could hold lessons for other states.
Mark Lieberman, February 28, 2024
13 min read
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Equity & Diversity State Policies Set Up Incarcerated 69´«Ã½ to Fail, Report Finds
When students are in juvenile justice centers, they often lose access to high-quality education.
Eesha Pendharkar, June 22, 2022
6 min read
Helina Thorp, right, 14, expresses frustration while unsuccessfully trying to log in to her school distance-learning classes in Placerville, Calif., after Pacific Gas & Electric intentionally shut off power to prevent wildfires amid high winds in September 2020.
Helina Thorp, right, 14, expresses frustration while unsuccessfully trying to log in to her school distance-learning classes in Placerville, Calif., after Pacific Gas & Electric shut off power to prevent wildfires amid high winds in September 2020.
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School & District Management Vulnerable 69´«Ã½, Districts at Greater Risk as Natural Disasters Grow More Frequent
New federal research indicates the harm from fires and storms to school facilities, learning, and mental health is disproportionate.
Andrew Ujifusa, January 19, 2022
4 min read
LeBron James speaks at the opening ceremony for the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, Monday, July 30, 2018. The I Promise School is supported by the The LeBron James Family Foundation and is run by the Akron Public 69´«Ã½.
LeBron James speaks at the opening ceremony for the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, Monday, July 30, 2018. The I Promise School is supported by the The LeBron James Family Foundation and is run by the Akron Public 69´«Ã½.
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Student Well-Being Documentary Reveals Challenges Inside LeBron James' School for Vulnerable 69´«Ã½
LeBron James and Akron Public 69´«Ã½ opened the I Promise School with big fanfare in 2018. A new documentary chronicles its inaugural year.
Joey Morona, cleveland.com, September 28, 2021
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Carissa Purnell, director of the Family Resource Centers for the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, Calif.
Carissa Purnell, director of the Family Resource Centers for Alisal Union School District in Salinas, Calif., provides essential services and critical information to vulnerable families.
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Families & the Community Leader To Learn From Relying on Community Values: How One School Leader Advocates for Vulnerable Families
Carissa Purnell’s work at the Family Resource Centers in Salinas, Calif., is a lifeline for families, many of them migrant farm workers.
Andrew Ujifusa, February 17, 2021
7 min read
Kahlil Kuykendall, program manager with Crittenton Services of Greater Washington, stands for a portrait at the Anacostia Community Museum, in Washington D.C., on Dec. 8, 2020.
Kahlil Kuykendall has worked through Crittenton Services of Greater Washington this year to help keep low-income students academically focused.
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Student Achievement Inside the Effort to Find and Help Disengaged Youth
When in-person learning abruptly ended last spring, schools and community groups sprang into action.
Christina A. Samuels, January 6, 2021
7 min read
School & District Management Opinion Sure, Envision a New Public School System. But Don't Ignore the Emergency at Hand
As we work to address the centuries of injustice in education, families need short-term solutions as well, writes Michael J. Feuer.
Michael J. Feuer, August 11, 2020
5 min read
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Federal Opinion What the Looming Economic Collapse Could Mean for Education
The best guide to the future is the recent past, writes Pepperdine University professor Kfir Mordechay. Here are the most urgent lessons from the Great Recession.
Kfir Mordechay, June 29, 2020
4 min read
Staff members from ourBRIDGE for Kids, a Charlotte, N.C.-based after-school program, package meals for families.
Staff members from ourBRIDGE for Kids, a Charlotte, N.C.-based after-school program, package meals for families.
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Student Well-Being Coronavirus Upends After-School World
With schools shut down, social distancing in place, and parents at home, after-school programs are laying off staff and switching gears to meet families' needs.
Corey Mitchell, May 6, 2020
7 min read
Equity & Diversity In Pursuit of Equity
Educational equity is more than just a philosophy to embrace—it is a goal realized through concrete actions.
Christina A. Samuels, March 3, 2020
1 min read
Equity & Diversity The Simple Policy Change That's Getting More 69´«Ã½ of Color in Advanced Courses
By automatically enrolling all students in high-level courses, schools in Washington state are working to erase a long entrenched form of inequity.
Evie Blad, March 3, 2020
7 min read
Equity & Diversity Data Reveal Deep Inequities in 69´«Ã½
New data tools allow users to see how public schools fall short when it comes to providing all students the resources they need to meet their highest potential.
Christina A. Samuels, March 3, 2020
2 min read