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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Digital Promise is thrilled to announce 37 districts—including 26 new districts and 11 returning districts—will join the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents.

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Why Schools Still Struggle to Provide Enough Mental Health Resources for Students

Edsurge

Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year. The National Center for Education Statistics released its biennial Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S.

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The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Announces New Regional Directors

eSchool News

30, 2021) – The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) has elected Pedro Rivera and Dr. Frank Rodriguez to its Board of Directors. WASHINGTON, D.C. Dr. Frank Rodriguez, Director, Region 7 Southeast. Dr. Rodriguez is Superintendent of the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina.

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A federal definition of ‘homeless’ leaves some kids out in the cold. One state is trying to help

The Hechinger Report

That triggered a series of financial setbacks and, by October 2021, she owed more than $10,000 in back rent. But beyond declaring that homeless children should have access to the same public education as other kids, the McKinney-Vento Act contained few protections for elementary and secondary students experiencing homelessness.

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

Edsurge

The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn about the contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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Dual enrollment has exploded. But it’s hard to tell if it’s helping more kids get a college degree

The Hechinger Report

million students in the fall of 2021 and roughly 300,000 students in the early 2000s. But a majority (58 percent) had not earned any college degree, either a four-year bachelor’s or a two-year associate, or any post-secondary credential, such as a short-term certificate, within this four-year period. ( That’s up from 1.5

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