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Weekly Newsbriefs 5/31/21 - 6/4/21

  Why having too many or too few special education students matters – By Kara Arundel, K-12 Dive The improper identification of special education students was a concern to Lauren Katzman...

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Weekly NewsBrief 5/26/21 -5/30/21

  As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out – By Collin Binkley, AP News Standardized tests are returning to the nation’s schools this spring, but millions of students...

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Weekly NewsBrief 5/17/21 - 5/23/21

  Chronic Absenteeism Is a Huge School Problem. Can Data Help? – By Carl Smith, Governing.com The  education losses  resulting from pandemic school closures and an unanticipated shift ...

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Weekly NewsBrief 5/10/21 - 5/16/21

  Education Department, FCC Team Up to Connect Students to Broadband – By Lauren Camera, US News With as many as 17 million students lacking an internet connection to log into classes or...

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Weekly NewsBrief 5/3/21 - 5/9/21

  Over half of California public school students remain in distance learning – By Daniel J. Willis and John Fensterwald, EdSource Although 87% of California’s traditional public schools ...

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Weekly NewsBrief 4/26/21 - 5/2/21

  Here are 2 ideas for reopening, and a source for many more – By Matt Zalaznick, District Administration Superintendents can find innovative ideas for reopening safely on a new, onlin...

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Weekly NewsBrief 4/19/21 - 4/25/21

  ARP ESSER application template, rules released for states – By Charles Hendrix, District Administration The U.S. Education Department on Thursday released a  state application templa...

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Weekly NewsBrief 4/12/21 - 4/18/21

  5 ideas for in-person early literacy interventions – By Cara Nissman, District Administration For many young students in the early stages of literacy, the interruption in learning br...

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Weekly NewsBrief 4/5/21 - 4/11/21

  AASA report outlines path to systemic change in public education by 2025 – By Kara Arundel, Education Dive Schools and classrooms across the nation need to implement systemic changes t...

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Weekly NewsBrief 3/29/21 - 4/2/21

  State officials release guide for schools on how to spend $7 billion pandemic relief funds – By Kevin Bessler, The Center Square Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Ed...

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Weekly NewsBrief 3/22/21 - 3/28/21

  Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of education stimulus funds – By Charles Hendrix, District Administration The U.S. Education Department will be making nearly $122 billion in ESSER fu...

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Weekly NewsBrief 3/15/21 - 3/21/21

  $10 billion coming to states for COVID testing in schools, as feds push for reopening – By Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat School districts that were planning to spend some of their pandemic r...

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Weekly NewsBrief 3/8/21 - 3/14/21

  Superintendents call for sustained funding as American Rescue Plan provides nearly $123B for K-12 – By Noaz Modan, K-12 Dive The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 , Congress' latest CO...

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Weekly NewsBrief 3/1/21 - 3/7/21

  Inslee signs bill allowing COVID-19-related waivers of some graduation requirements – By Maya Leshikar, the Seattle Times Struggling Washington state high school seniors are getting a ...

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Weekly NewsBrief 2/22/21 - 2/28/21

  Why biliteracy programs are needed more than ever – By Sarah Webb and Sarah Tilton, District Administration When schools closed last spring, educators and policymakers worried about wh...

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Weekly NewsBrief 2/15/21 - 2/21/21

  Alabama lawmaker proposes mandatory kindergarten – By Tricia Powell Crain, AL.com An Alabama lawmaker has filed a bill that could require all students to attend kindergarten as soon ...

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Weekly NewsBrief 2/8/21 - 2/15/21

  To test or not to test? Educators weigh the value of standardized testing during a pandemic – By Kelly Field, The Hechinger Report When schools in Columbus, Ohio, opened up classroom...

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Weekly NewsBrief 2/1/21 - 2/7/21

  Attention to K-12 cybersecurity grows in nearly 100 bills introduced in 2020 By Roger Riddell , K-12 Dive A  new report from the Consortium for School Networking  analyzes trends in K-1...

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Weekly NewsBrief 1/25/21 - 1/31/21

  The Digital Divide Has Narrowed, But 12 Million Students Are Still Disconnected – By Emily Tate, EdSurge When schools closed last March, roughly 16 million U.S. K-12 students lacked ...

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Weekly NewsBrief 1/18/21 - 1/24/21

  In inaugural address, Biden says it is possible to teach children ‘in safe schools’ – By Louis Freedberg, EdSource While President Joseph Biden spent most of his inaugural address plea...

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