New Study Reveals Positive Impacts of Paraeducators on Student Achievement
Paraeducators help support the education of millions of students, yet their contribution to student learning has been largely understudied.
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The American Rescue Plan and Students with Disabilities: What’s In It and What’s Missing
The American Rescue Plan includes provisions for students with disabilities. New America explores what’s in the bill and what isn’t.
Investments in Teacher Training Pay Off During the Pandemic
Training teachers in social and emotional learning proved invaluable in helping one California community survive the pandemic.
Assessing English Learners During Remote Learning
Local education leaders offer insight on how to assess ELs’ needs when standardized testing goes awry.
Minnesota is Addressing The Lack of Teacher Diversity Through Grow Your Own Programs
Minnesota is addressing the lack of teacher diversity by developing Grow Your Own programs that meet teacher candidates needs.
The Trickle Down Effect of COVID-19 Relief for English Learners
Transparency must be provided over the $190 billion going to K-12 education to ensure it’s reaching the students it was intended to serve.
Digital Resources and Pandemic Pedagogy
New data from RAND show interesting contradictions in teachers’ capacity and usage of digital materials during COVID-19
Basic humanity is still missing from the conversation on transgender students
Improving outcomes for transgender students must start with a recognition of their existence.