Nearly 30 percent of K-12 students were chronically absent in the 2021–22 academic year, according to a review of federal data released Oct. 12 by Attendance Works and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University. U.S. Department of Education data showed 66 percent of […]
Sharing federal data about infants and toddlers who are referred, evaluated and found eligible for early intervention services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act would assist states in identifying and solving disparities in services, according to a report released Oct. 5 by the U.S. […]
An estimated 187,000 more adults provided high-intensity tutoring, mentoring, college and career advising or wraparound supports during the 2022–23 school year through the National Partnership for Student Success — a public-private partnership spearheading the White House tutoring initiative — according to a report from the […]
With the expansion of Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) underway in schools and districts across the state, the California County Superintendents have released First Steps to Math Success: Guidance for Teaching Mathematics in Transitional Kindergarten, guidance that describes the components conditions necessary to support joyful, robust foundational […]
Despite widespread attention on book bans in schools and libraries, a new survey shows the majority of families think such bans infringe on their right to make decisions about reading for their own children. Of 853 parents and guardians with children under 18 surveyed during […]
Struggles with mental health are having a measurable impact on Gen Z’s academic outcomes, according to participants of Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation’s Gen Z Panel, one of the largest and most comprehensive national research panels developed to track sentiment and behavior of this […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced on Sept. 5 a voluntary pledge for K-12 education technology software manufacturers to commit to designing products with greater security built in as part of the continued effort to thwart threats to local educational agencies. “We need […]
The presence of police in schools results in fewer fights, but harsher discipline particularly for Black students and students with disabilities, according to a recent study. Published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management in July, the study uses school outcomes measured in the […]
Teachers in the U.S. are just as likely as their global peers to believe in the importance and value of teaching about sustainable development, but more likely than their global counterparts to report lacking the support, time and expertise needed to incorporate sustainable development into […]
The U.S. Department of Education hosted a webinar Sept. 6 to provide local educational agencies with examples of best practices, partnerships, tools, lessons learned and more in supporting newcomer students at the local level. That same day, the department issued a Dear Colleague Letter on […]
