The Education Trust-Midwest report calls for a weighted funding system for schools that provides additional money for the most vulnerable students.
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The purpose of threat assessment teams is to recognize emerging or imminent threats in schools and stop violence before it happens. But students in special education, in particular, are more likely than their peers to be assessed as a threat and can find themselves being denied protections they…
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Some argue it’s necessary for success in high school, college and beyond, while others say its requirement furthers racial inequity…
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Years of climate activism and advocacy at the policy level are on the cusp of bearing fruit in 2021. President-elect Biden will reinstate U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement and…
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With current momentum around afterschool and summer learning programs, we are at a unique time for education investors to maximize their reach in a sustainable way. I believe leaders can best leverage…
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Studies of refugees from around the world confirm that families with children view education as one of their highest priorities along with other basic needs. In addition to an acute awareness…
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Background: Research suggests a number of benefits from teacher participation in school improvement—chief among them that it can increase teacher receptivity to innovation and reform adoption. Improvement science has been…
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COVID-19 has made it clear to higher education institutions that it’s time to take an innovative approach to the way things have always been done. But in the midst of fluctuating…
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Traditional postsecondary education paths may be losing their luster as students turn away from four-year college degree programs at growing rates. This shift, driven by financial and post-degree considerations, enhances the popularity…
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Hundreds of thousands of students around the country who disappeared from public schools during the pandemic and didn’t resume their studies elsewhere. An analysis found an estimated 240,000 students in 21 states whose absences could not be accounted for.
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Evidence-based or evidence-informed policymaking and practice is increasingly championed by governments and decision-makers. To make this a reality, it is important to know how stakeholders, such as policymakers and practitioners,…
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As more states and cities officially integrate climate change education into their school curricula, including discussion of food systems and personal eating habits will empower kids and lead to solutions.