Remote learning options are shutting down as school reopens in fall 2022
Large districts more likely to keep pre-pandemic virtual programs than those created when Covid-19 closed schools and forced classes online
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.
Notes from our database: The latest on 2021-22’s rocky return to school
The scramble to reopen schools, keep students safe, and keep them learning hasn’t abated.
More masks, more vaccines, more online learning, but what about quarantines? The latest on school district fall reopening
More school districts are requiring masks and vaccines, and remote learning plans are more detailed as the threat of the Delta variant looms.
District update: Stronger health precautions, far more virtual options
School districts have stepped up health precautions and expanded virtual learning options as they prepare for students’ return to school.
How 100 large urban districts are wrapping family & community input into plans for spending federal emergency school relief funds
A first look at ESSER priorities indicated many districts may be struggling to reconcile public input with their own strategic priorities.
First look at ESSER priorities: Districts are placing their bets on what they know
A $189 billion infusion of federal COVID relief funding gives America’s school districts an unprecedented opportunity to invest in lasting improvements in public education and make their students whole after a year and a half of disruptions.
Many kindergartners aren’t showing up as schools reopen in person. How some large urban districts are trying to re-engage families
While most schools are back in person this spring, they continue to grapple with lagging enrollment. Pre-K and kindergarten have been hit especially hard.
Statewide assessment plans are unclear and neglect remote learners
Weeks away from the end of the school year, it’s still unclear whether assessment data will play a role in shaping academic and social-emotional intervention strategies for 2021–22. The Biden administration has told districts to resume statewide assessments so they can better target student supports for next school year—with a popular waiver system available for […]
Hindsight is 2024: A premortem on districts’ return to school
CRPE offers a premortem to give leaders pushing for change the foresight they need to overcome the barriers that threaten the lifespan of ambitious work.
