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Why SEL Turned Into a Political Football
For many, social and emotional learning seems like a no-brainer as it focuses on mastering knowledge and skills to develop healthy minds. Others see it as an excuse for educators to promote ideological nonsense and agendas.
Turnover Tracker: A Lot of Superintendents Are on the Move This Summer
Staff shortages and teacher burnout has been increasing exponentially since the pandemic. District Administration has been compiling a state-by-state list of recent hires, resignations and vacancies.
Want to Accelerate Students’ Learning? Don’t Forget About Wraparound Services
Wraparound services, including counseling, transportation, food banks, and small group instruction, have proven to be crucial in successful accelerated learning, but are often forgotten.
Educator’s View: As a Teacher, I Feel More Powerless and Stressed Than Ever
With the pandemic, workload, low pay, student pay, and more gun violence, teachers are expected to compartmentalize. But they have run out of compartments to fill.
How Are You Feeling Today? More Teachers Use Tech to Check Emotional Pulse of Students
Students are dealing with many hardships these days. A quick tech check-in shares with teachers the awareness and information they need to provide students with the appropriate care and connection in their school life.
California Schools Should Opt for Inclusive Ethnic Studies
Debates have flared up over what kind of ethnic studies should be adopted as school districts in California prepare to spend the $50 million the state released for ethnic studies curriculums.
New Ken Burns PBS Documentary Offers Raw Look at the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Roughly half of mental illnesses start by age 14 and 75% occur by age 24. Brothers Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers worked to create a documentary to tell the story of how everyone, no matter their background, is affected by America’s mental health crisis.
Persevering Through Pandemic Hardships, Two Members of the Class of 2022 Earn Their Diplomas
After the loss of a parent for one college student, and a cancer diagnosis for another, both went on to beat the odds and walk across the stages at their college graduations this year.
Some Money Pouring into ‘High Dose’ Tutoring is Going to Less Researched Models. Is That a Problem?
The world of high-dose tutoring, a regular and intensive form of small-group tutoring, has garnered a great deal of funding attention. But, there is strong concern that this is more of a temporary response than establishing support systems for struggling teachers and students.