Archive for December 2020
Returning To Schools: A Toolkit for Principals
The National Comprehensive Center (NCC) is one of 20 technical assistance centers supported under the U.S. Department of Education’s Comprehensive Centers program from 2019 to 2024. The NCC focuses on helping the 19 Regional Comprehensive Centers and state, regional, and local education agencies throughout the country to meet the daunting challenge of improving student performance…
Read More4 Resources to Support Students During the Pandemic
Teachers across the country are working hard to translate their effective practices to work in remote learning spaces. Students are learning how to connect with each other from a distance. Families are doing their best to navigate the new normal in their homes. During these uncertain times, the Center on PBIS wants to share the…
Read MoreThey Didn’t Turn In Their Work For Remote School. Their Parents Were Threatened With Court And Fines.
Hayden, 12, had been having panic attacks about school even before a letter arrived at his home last month, threatening legal action for his alleged absences from distance learning. The sixth-grader has been attending online class from his home outside Austin, Texas, since August, and having difficulties adjusting. When his grades dropped, he started having…
Read MoreThe Role of Districts in Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
From the time of the horrific February 14, 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School through the present, the Trump Administration has committed considerable time and resources to determine the best practices and policies to prevent future tragedies and keep our students safe. Consisting of the Secretaries of Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland…
Read MoreFinal Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety
Since the horrific February 14, 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Trump Administration has devoted considerable time, resources, and effort to studying ways to keep our students safe and our schools secure. The Federal Commission on School Safety was designed to both research and recommend solutions to advance the safety of our…
Read MoreOver 1.6 million US children have had coronavirus infections since the pandemic began, pediatricians say
Nearly 180,000 children in the United States were diagnosed with coronavirus infections from November 26 to December 10, bringing the cumulative total to over 1.6 million US cases since the pandemic began, the American Academy of Pediatrics said Tuesday.Children account for a little more than 12% of all Covid-19 cases in the states that report…
Read MoreWhere schools are reopening in the US
According to data compiled by Education Week, most states are dealing with a wide array of approaches to kicking off the new school year. Click a state below to learn more about the state of K-12 schools reopening across the US. Read more: CNN
Read MoreCovid: Will schools close early for Christmas?
Schools have made many changes to cope with coronavirus – from social distancing to altering the school day. Many are also closing early for Christmas, to help reduce the number of infections. Read more: BBC
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