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A more holistic approach to staff attendance can ease the stresses and structures that can make teachers take leave and minimize the learning disruptions caused by staff absences. @educationweek edweek.org/teaching-learning…

Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is an innovative and growing approach that engages youth as experts to improve their lives, communities, and youth-serving institutions. @greatergoodsc

TK alone doesn’t solve the achievement gap. Instead, its efficacy hinges on what happens to children before, during and after they complete the grade.

It’s important to help kids see the bigger picture that math is an important skill we use in everyday life. Plus, it can be super interesting and fun! @PBSKIDS

A "flamingo stance" means keeping one foot in the mix—remaining open to the opportunities tech might offer—while keeping one foot pulled up and separate on purpose, fiercely protecting my humanity. @ASCD

For some students, school provided consistency and an escape from instability at home. For others, going to class was viewed as another responsibility, one that became their last priority. @The74

Kids are often picky eaters, school budgets are tight and staff are stretched thin. Here's how one school reduced food waste by some 70 percent. @hechingerreport

When the classroom expands into students’ local communities, they become increasingly aware that social studies is about their own lives and responsibilities as citizens. @edutopia

Some teachers are saying students need to learn how to use AI in safe and smart ways. But is AI use in schools getting in the way of children's creativity? @USATODAY usatoday.com/story/life/heal…

Until truly reliable evidence emerges, the researchers advised educators to experiment cautiously with AI, starting with small groups of students and monitoring the results.

Most schools still have students missing class at above pre-pandemic levels. Here’s what working in schools to reduce chronic absenteeism. @K12DiveNews k12dive.com/news/how-educato…

The promise of early investments in the state’s youngest children extends far beyond elementary school test scores. @latimes

Executive function spans six clusters of cognitive skills, and a student who appears unmotivated or unwilling is frequently a student with an underdeveloped skill in one of these areas—not a student who lacks the desire to succeed.

When AI can effortlessly write the essays and synthesize the texts that once defined academic worth, the traditional definitions and metrics of high achievement begin to fracture, and these students begin to feel displaced.

It started with a student writing a joke on a sticky note: “I hope we have no tests this year.” Five years later, high school teacher Jodie Deinhammer’s science classroom remains test-free—and her students are still learning at a fast clip and retaining the content.

The transition from pre-K to kindergarten can be overwhelming for many children. David Jacobson believes the key to a smoother transition into kindergarten lies in better collaboration and coordination.

Teachers Pay Teachers, a popular online marketplace among teachers for classroom resources that critics say are sometimes of dubious value, plans to ban AI-generated resources from its site.

When a teacher noticed that one of her multilingual students had difficulty progressing in class she didn't wait for a test to see if his score went up. Instead, she looked at other indicators that could help her observe him daily during instruction.

Since 2020, leaders in Oklahoma's biggest school district have worked with ImpactTulsa, a nonprofit, to prevent disruption in kids’ education and quickly direct parents under threat of eviction to resources like legal aid and rental assistance.

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