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The art instructor at Beloit’s McNeel Intermediate School has her principal to thank. Michelle Hendrix-Nora is committed to helping her staff understand the impact of racism on student education. “She made it clear from the beginning when we had staff meetings that we were going to do a lot of hard work,” Wellwood said. “And we were going to change the narrative for our students of color.” For the past three years, Hendrix-Nora has been a driver of change at her school ...

Gov. Lee announces legislation for learning loss intervention for Tenn. students WTVF and last updated 2021-01-14 17:13:47-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Governor Bill Lee announced special session legislation addressing learning loss in K-12 students after extended time outside of the classroom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 has disrupted every aspect of education and we are on the cusp of severe consequences for our students if we don’t act now,” Gov. Lee said in a ...

Good Jobs for All: How Federal Laws Can Create Pathways From Education and Training to Good Jobs January 12, 2021, 9:02 am Download the PDF here. Despite the billions of dollars that the federal government spends each year on education and workforce training, education and labor market outcomes remain inequitable. For example, not all students graduate from high school, and even when they do, most are ineligible for their postsecondary training program of choice. 1 Research shows that students...

Pandemic Report Card: Grades, Attendance Plummet In Oklahoma Districts During Fall Semester Oklahoma school districts were challenged in the Fall of 2020 to continue education while managing the risks of a pandemic. Several schools saw spikes in failure rates, gaps in attendance, and widened inequalities between white and minority students, according to several educators and a News 9 survey.  Districts and families chose whether to shift to virtual instruction, continue with in-person classe...

As Republicans attack democracy and deny Trumps loss, the next generation is watching Instead of blindly supporting Trump and his false claims, Republicans should prove their allegiance to the Constitution, democracy and good government. Victor Shi Opinion contributor For the past four years, President Donald Trump has tested the limits of democracy. In his latest effort to undermine it, Trump was heard pressuring Georgia Republicans to overturn the election results, without facts or evidence. ...

SUPERINTENDENT’S CORNER: What the Indiana teacher compensation report says By LAURA HAMMACK, guest columnist In February of 2019, Governor Holcomb convened a special commission to study teacher compensation and make recommendations on how to realize the same. The Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission recently issued a comprehensive report with their conclusions titled, “A Roadmap for Improving Indiana Teacher Compensation.” The report is dense, totaling 97 pages with endnotes. (I lov...

Calls are growing for Biden to do what DeVos did: Let states skip annual standardized tests this spring Valerie Strauss © iStock/iStock (iStock) There are growing calls from across the political spectrum for the federal government to allow states to skip giving students federally mandated standardized tests in spring 2021 — but the man that President-elect Joe Biden tapped to be education secretary has indicated support for giving them. The issue will be an early test ...

Andrea Gabor: Education secretary’s first task: Curb standardized tests By Andrea Gabor / Bloomberg Opinion © Provided by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for education secretary, Miguel Cardona, will face a host of pandemic-related challenges that have disproportionately affected the nation’s neediest students. In addition to learning setbacks, the prolonged isolation has caused social and emotional trauma. The challenges will continue to moun...

Public schools are set to receive billions to help respond to the pandemic. Here’s what schools can use it for and what it all adds up to.

The state Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to change the weight of Georgia Milestones end-of-course tests to .01% for the 2020-21 school year. EOC scores usually comprise 20% of a student’s final grade in a course. After the U.S. Education Department said it wouldn’t grant states waivers for standardized tests this year, state Schools Superintendent Richard Woods asked the board to consider reducing the weight to .01%. (State law doesn’t allow the weight to be 0%.) Some board m...