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6 Creative Ways to Spend K–12 ESSER Funds Before They Expire

EdTech Magazine

Three stimulus bills passed by Congress in 2020 and 2021 provided nearly $190.5 billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. Many district leaders invested extra dollars into devices and connectivity initially, which may leave them searching for a way to allocate remaining funds.

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What K–12 Leaders Should Know When Spending Federal Funds

EdTech Magazine

Since March 2020, the federal government has provided roughly $190 billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. The passing of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11 marks the third designation of federal funding K–12 schools have seen during the pandemic.

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2020 Vision (revisited)

Dangerously Irrelevant

Since it’s now 2020, I thought it would be fun to revisit Karl Fisch’s video from 2006, titled 2020 Vision. In that video, Karl imagines he is the commencement speaker for the Arapahoe High School (AHS) Class of 2020, reflecting back on the past 13 years of schooling for that cohort.

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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

5 practical lessons for elementary classroom inclusion. Dr. Alexander is lifetime certified in Louisiana in Secondary English Education, as a Reading Specialist, as a School Librarian, as an Educational Technology Facilitator, as an Educational Technology Leader and in Educational Leadership 1. Desiree Alexander. Subscribe to the Show.

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COVID-19’s Long-Term Impacts on Education in 2020 and Beyond

Edsurge

Secondary teacher positions are harder to fill than elementary ones; as are science and math openings. Although there are millions of Americans qualified to fill the 3.7 million teaching positions, there are acute shortages by grade level, subject matter, and geography.

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What School Leaders Need to Know About Funding in Tough Budget Times

EdTech Magazine

million to comply with recommended health and safety guidelines in 2020-2021, according to estimates from the School Superintendents Association (AASA) and the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). Local education agencies can then use the funds for expenses incurred from March 13, 2020, through Sept.

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What School Leaders Need to Know About Funding in Tough Budget Times

EdTech Magazine

million to comply with recommended health and safety guidelines in 2020-2021, according to estimates from the School Superintendents Association (AASA) and the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). Local education agencies can then use the funds for expenses incurred from March 13, 2020, through Sept.