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‘It’s Just Stressful’: Students Feel the Weight of Pandemic Uncertainty
The pandemic has changed children. Some can’t shake that feeling of instability. Others are taking on adult responsibilities. And anxiety is all around.
California high school graduation rate held steady during pandemic
California high school graduation rates didn’t change much last school year compared with the previous year, according to data released by the California Department of Education earlier this month. The state graduation rate increased less than 1 percentage point — from 90.7% to 91.3%.
Cardona tags student supports among 4 priority areas for education
"This is our moment. It's our moment, not only to keep schools open, but also to address the inequities that have existed in our school systems for far too long," Cardona said in speech outlining his priorities for broader investments in the nation’s education system, laying out his vision for continued recovery through the pandemic.
How Schools Can Support Leaders of Color, According to Experts
While about 53 percent of public school students are people of color, about 80 percent of the educators and administrators are white. To ensure that school and district leaders more closely reflect their students requires attention and investment at every point along the talent development pipeline, from supporting young Black teachers, to providing them opportunities to move into leadership, to giving them the tools they need to succeed in those roles, said Baron R. Davis, superintendent of the Richland School District Two, in Columbia, S.C..
Apprenticeships increase employment, earnings, and optimism in the technology sector
LaunchCode, an organization based in St. Louis, combined its education program with an apprenticeship program in an effort to create a more efficient and equitable transition to the labor market, as students learn new skills and then apply them with a local employer.
Secretary of Education Envisions Solutions that are Low-Tech, High-Touch
Cardona made several detailed recommendations for how schools might put federal pandemic-relief dollars to use to ensure that more students can thrive—especially as many children struggle to adjust to the social-emotional and academic challenges the pandemic either created or worsened.
Recovery Funds are Driving Bright Ideas in Education. Our New Dashboard Showcases the Best — and Can Guide Schools in Their Own Innovations
The new EduRecoveryHub highlights innovations — including for accelerating learning, supporting educators and families, and improving facilities and technology — aggregates them in a convenient online platform and provides helpful context.
Most Kids Find K-12 Education Boring and Stressful. What Colleges Should Learn From that Fact?
For many young people, school is anything but a warm, supportive, nurturing environment. Rather, it’s a highly stratified place characterized by intense competition, arbitrary authority, and boredom. It doesn't have to be this way, writes David Labaree, Stanford’s eminent sociolologist of higher education.
Covid blamed as fewer California high school students file FAFSA applications
With applications for federal and state student aid lagging among California high school seniors, one school is optimistic that it can build on previous success and encourage its students to apply.