How 100 large and urban districts are (and aren’t) engaging stakeholders
Districts are supposed to gather local feedback on how to spend their ESSER pandemic relief money. One year in, one out of three may not be complying.
‘The space and grace is evaporating:’ School leaders eager to tackle learning loss faced unexpected challenges this year. They’ll need help to lead everyone back on track
Headed into 2022-23, school administrators are going to have to pursue new strategies to make up for learning loss.
From a Lakota-focused microschool to service opportunities for kids with disabilities, innovations from 161 schools to aid marginalized students
This year’s Canopy data suggest schools are innovating is to design solutions to the problems most often faced by marginalized students and families.
Gut-check Moment for School Superintendents — Toxic Politics, Demands for New Services, Struggles to Deliver Basics Make ‘Impossible Job’ Harder than Ever
Amid all the concern about staffing shortages in America’s schools, the continued strain is showing up in another key place: at the top.
Data From 100 Large Urban Districts Show Half Facing Shortages in Key Positions. Fixing That Will Mean Rethinking Teaching & Working in Schools
Our analysis of district information and local media reports finds 93 of 100 large and urban districts have mentioned staffing shortages in the 2021-22 school year.
Finding teachers and bus drivers is a big problem, but a different staffing challenge is looming in school districts
The American School District Panel surveyed school districts nationwide to better understand their staffing challenges in the pandemic’s third school year.
How districts can get serious about career-relevant learning, even in the midst of a pandemic
To be successful, new career pathways must include strategies for overcoming hard-wired habits, schedules, outcome metrics, and course offerings all focused on college prep.
Notes from the Field: How students with disabilities experienced the challenges of remote learning
As systems figure out how to recover, schools need to think beyond their usual approaches, such as simply increasing service minutes to help students catch up.
In Washington State, COVID-19 created a unique opportunity for charter-district collaboration
Charters and traditional schools are often portrayed as at odds with each other. But this collaboration shows that isn’t always the case—and it shows promise for the future.
Happy 2022: A vision for a better way
We will get through this (hopefully) final stage of the pandemic. But then what?
