Category: The Weekly Connect

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

School districts fail to count thousands of homeless students. 

Culture wars are pushing some teachers to leave the classroom.

More than 700 children were arrested in U.S. elementary schools during the 2017-2018 school year, according to one analysis.

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 11/21/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Middle school students need tailored instruction and support. 

Colorado voters approve universal free school meals. 

Schools face a “tripledemic” of the flu, Covid, and the respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV.

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 11/14/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Many students struggling with anxiety and depression say they can’t find help at school. 

Dress code policies can make schools less equitable. 

An Alabama town is using federal Covid relief funds to hire more teachers who can teach students who are learning English.

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 10/31/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

A study says schools would need $500 billion more in federal funds to make up for lost learning time. 

States are taking different approaches to early learning assessments.

Schools will have to meet the needs of the country’s growing Latino student population. 

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 10/17/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

An estimated one-third of school children were chronically absent in the 2021-22 school year. 

States using federal emergency relief funds for literacy programs. 

Schools are offering students the option of taking mental health days. 

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 10/11/22”

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

During the pandemic, most K-12 students suffered significant learning loss. 

The White House wants to secure free school meals for 9 million more students by 2032.

Schools are adding counselors, but not as many as the American School Counselor Association recommends.

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Continue reading “The Weekly Connect 10/3/22”