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How Teacher Prep Programs Should Help Future Educators adapt to crisis and change
During the pandemic, teachers were forced to take on responsibilities and roles that exceeded their mental and job capabilities. Here are recommendations as to how teacher education programs should adapt.
States Relax Teacher Certification Rules to Combat Shortages
Last year, almost half of district leaders reported difficulty finding and hiring full-time teachers. With the severe teacher shortages increasing, policymakers are taking steps to relax their states’ certification requirements to get more teachers in the classroom and circumvent shortages across the country.
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.
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.
Schools Just Let Out, but What Are the Best Ways to Begin the Coming School Year?
As summer progresses, here are 12 recommended ways to work towards a great school year, from start to end.
Push Is on to Grow and Nurture Latino Teacher Pipeline
National initiatives to boost the number of teachers of color have advanced thanks to an increasingly multiethnic student population and research on the benefits of a diverse educator workforce. Now, there are new efforts to address recruitment and retention of Latino educators to serve the growing culturally and linguistically diverse Latino student population.
The Pandemic’s Toll on Academic Growth Wasn’t Uniform. Recovery Efforts Can’t Be Either
What do we know about how much academic recovery students need? It’s complicated, says Dan Goldhaber, Andrew Mceachin & Emily Morton.
Really Listening to Students Has an Academic Payoff, New Research Finds
New research has confirmed a link between acting on students’ feedback and their academic success, strengthening arguments for incorporating student voice into school improvement efforts.
Stress, Burnout, Depression: Teachers and Principals Are Not Doing Well, New Data Confirm
Yet another survey confirms: Teachers and principals are stressed and burned out—and more than a quarter are experiencing symptoms of depression.