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Weary of turmoil and division, most teens still voice faith in future, Post-Ipsos poll finds
These 14-18 year olds are coming of age amid a pandemic, racial justice protests and political hostility, but remain optimistic about their own lives.
A Parent’s Plea: After 18 Lonely Months of COVID, the Kids Are Not Alright. Here’s Why This Back-to-School Season Must Balance Learning With Healing
After 18 lonely months of COVID, the kids are not alright. Here’s why This back-to-school season must balance learning with healing, writes Connor Williams.
Survey: Pandemic digital learning tools will impact curriculum for years to come
The shift to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020 will have a lasting impact on the way curricula and learning materials are delivered as new digital tools and practices adopted for that environment are adapted for classroom use, according to a national survey of 2,168 teacher and administrators conducted in March by Bay View Analytics.
Teens Are Advocating for Mental Health Days Off School
The decline in the mental health of children and adolescents has led to new laws allowing kids to attend to their own self-care.
How schools are using ESSER funds to attract, retain teachers
In plans submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, states are detailing how they will use COVID-19 relief funding to recruit and retain teachers, including strengthening the teacher pipeline through "Grow Your Own" programs, offering financial incentives, providing staff mental health supports and creating alternative licensure routes.
New Effort Adds College Credit to Apprenticeship Programs
A pilot partnership among colleges, companies and the American Council on Education aims to help people pursue both college and on-the-job training. The Apprenticeship Pathways project takes apprenticeships—experiences that companies design that pay people wages to learn while they work—and translates them into free college credits.
Focusing on pandemic gains is as crucial as identifying learning losses
Rather than focusing too much on the learning students may have lost during the pandemic, educators can also call attention to positives by having students assess their soft skills and identify areas where they may have grown stronger, writes high school English teacher Jamie Kobs.
Grief counseling curricula part of some districts' back-to-school plans in the COVID-19 era
As students return to school this fall, many will carry the burden of grief after losing loved ones to COVID-19. In response, some school systems — such as Los Angeles Unified School District in California — are developing grief curricula designed to help students heal, EdSource reports.
It’s Time to Blur the Boundaries Between High School, College and Work
The “blurring” of secondary and postsecondary education could point to a new way forward: a model that is neither high school nor community college but a combination of the two that saves students time and money, while offering them new kinds of guided support and preparation for careers, writes JFF's Joel Vargas.