Students and teachers have very different opinions on students’ level of motivation, according to a recent EdWeek Research Center report, Student Motivation: Student and Educator Perceptions. To determine the degree to which the views of educators align with those of the young people they serve, […]
Category: Achievement
COVD-19’s impact on education further highlighted in new report
The 2023 Report on Condition of Education released May 24 by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) found that nearly every aspect of preK-12 education has been impacted by COVID-19: School and teacher preparation program enrollment both declined, teaching positions remain vacant, student mental […]
Profile of a graduate: Isai Perez
Under normal circumstances, Isai Perez’s achievements would be considered laudable. This year, he graduated a valedictorian from Sunnyside High School in Fresno Unified School District with a 4.22 GPA as well as the State Seal of Biliteracy. Perez, like all students, also dealt with the […]
Community buy-in necessary for learning recovery efforts to work
Where children lived during the pandemic mattered more to their academic progress than their family background, income or internet speed, according to The Education Recovery Scorecard, released in May by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University (CEPR) and Stanford University’s Educational Opportunity […]
Career tech can play a role in boosting diversity in media
Despite the widespread success and acclaim of films and television shows such as “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “Beef,” “Squid Game,” “The Summer I Turned Pretty” and more in recent years, Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) representation both in front of and behind the […]
‘Attendance Playbook’ seeks to reduce chronic absenteeism
Strategies to curb absenteeism ranging from offering positive greetings at classroom doors and having on-campus laundry facilities to implementing early warning systems and addressing housing insecurity are explored in the report Attendance Playbook: Smart Solutions for Reducing Student Absenteeism Post-Pandemic, published by FutureEd and Attendance […]
New federal challenge for CTE expansion open for submissions
Applications are open for the Career Z Challenge, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to promote creative solutions to expand student access to high-quality work-based learning opportunities that will prepare youth for current workforce needs in growing sectors. Local educational agencies and consortiums are […]
New report highlights factors needed for strong MTSS implementation
New report highlights factors needed for strong MTSS implementation Local needs, strong leadership and relationships are all at the center of proper implementation of Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), according to a new report from the University of California, Los Angeles’ Center for the Transformation […]
No Child Left Behind revolutionized national student data collection
A new initiative from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, The Future of Data, Assessments, and Accountability in K-12 Education initiative, is exploring the effectiveness of data and assessments in America’s K-12 public schools. The first phase of the project examines the impact of data-driven […]
Math teachers need guidance to better support and instruct youth
California is poised this year to adopt a new statewide math framework that will drive curriculum decisions and pedagogical approaches for years to come. This provides ample opportunity for education leaders to better support educators in offering standards-aligned instruction, according to a new Rand Corporation […]