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What should rural education look like post-COVID?
In mid March of 2020, the normal world, reality came tumbling down as a novel coronavirus, Covid-19, shuttered schools and transformed face to face teaching into an untenable position in almost all public and...
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As schools hire teachers and counselors, a funding cliff looms
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The schools of Greeley, Colorado are in the midst of a hiring spree.
The 27-school...
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Social-Emotional Learning and Rigor Don’t Have To Be Enemies
I’m a sixth grade teacher grappling with the reality of teaching kids who may not have darkened a school door in over a year. Many of their students haven’t been in an actual classroom...
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What If Remediation Isn’t The Best Approach For Addressing Learning Loss?
Learning loss. The COVID Slide. No matter what you call it, the debate about how to address last school year's unfinished business is sure to be contentious. As thousands of students make their way...
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The Emergency Broadband Benefit and How to Make Sure It Reaches Families Who Need It
What is the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit program?
On May 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program to help families pay for broadband internet access for their education and work-from-home needs...
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As Schools Reopen, High-Quality Tutoring Programs Will Make a Difference for Kids in the Early Grades
As we turn the corner on COVID-19, we must help our kids recover from the terrible disruptions caused by the pandemic. There are lots of opinions on how to do that, but one of...
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