Developing and Retaining Strong Teacher Talent in North Carolina with Micro-credentials
Beverly Perdue and Myra Best explain why pursuing micro-credentials is a winning approach to promoting ongoing teacher development in NC.
PreK–12 Education
Grow Your Own and Teacher Diversity in State Legislative Sessions: What We Can Learn from Successfully Passed Bills
States are making notable legislative strides in growing and diversifying the educator workforce this year.
Study of Louisiana’s Unique QRIS Suggests Improvements in Early Ed Quality
This study suggests that Louisiana’s targeted investments in quality, focused on teacher-child interactions, were impactful.
English Learners Were at a High Risk of Being Suspended Before the Pandemic, Restorative Practices May Offer Much Needed Relief
ELs’ post-COVID socioemotional and behavioral needs will require a shift in school discipline towards empathetic restorative approaches.
Oregon Could be the Next State to Address Exclusionary Discipline in Early Education
16 states and DC have banned or limited the use of suspension and expulsion for young children. Oregon could be next to join their ranks.
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States Provide First-hand Accounts of Most Pressing Needs of English Learners After a Year and a Half of Remote Learning
Mental health, disengagement, and growing opportunity gaps among top issues for English learners as they close out the 2020-21 school year.
Tennessee Bets on Grow Your Own Programs to Help Strengthen and Expand Its Teacher Workforce
Tennessee has leveraged federal recovery funds to launch a statewide grant program to support the development and expansion of GYO programs.
California Moves Toward Universal Pre-K
The work to build universal pre-K in California has been a long time coming.
Six States Have Now Passed LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum Legislation—Each with a Different Definition of “Inclusion”
Breaking down state curricular mandates and how they will impact instructional content