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In 2024, four full years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, districts, and public systems were still dealing with steep declines in student achievement and attendance. During the 2024-25 school year, 23% of students were chronically absent, compared to just 15 % before the pandemic, and all 50 states have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels of absenteeism.
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The traditional American classroom has looked the same for a century: one teacher, one room, one roster. Critics have long argued that this model leaves teachers isolated, overburdened, and with limited opportunities for specialization, collaboration, or career growth.
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State education agencies (SEAs) are being asked to do something they have rarely been asked to do before: lead. As the federal government’s influence over education recedes, leaving confusion in its wake, calls for guidance, clarity, and strategic direction are shifting to states.
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Does Team-Based Teaching Improve Student Learning? Early Evidence from Arizona
The traditional American classroom has looked the same for a century: one teacher, one room, one roster. Critics have long argued that this model leaves teachers isolated, overburdened, and with limited opportunities for specialization, collaboration, or career growth.
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Small Changes, Big Relief: How States Can Support School Districts While They Work Towards Strategic Leadership
State education agencies (SEAs) are being asked to do something they have rarely been asked to do before: lead. As the federal government’s influence over education recedes, leaving confusion in its wake, calls for guidance, clarity, and strategic direction are shifting to states.