Lift up and focus attention on practices that have the potential to help schools recover stronger so all students benefit. This focus helps to bolster support for sound policy above the political fray.
Discover notable practices in states and school districts across the United States.
Time “outside the bell” can help students thrive in school. These states and districts make investments in high-quality curriculum and additional learning time like tutoring, summer school, after-school, or by developing new school calendars.
Caliber school buildings, including proper ventilation in classrooms and lunchrooms, as well as access to technology for virtual and in-person learning and quality transportation systems, can make a difference in the learning environment. These states and districts have found innovative ways to address infrastructure needs in education.
Quality data can help inform important decisions education leaders, educators and families must make. These states and districts use a variety of data to drive decision-making and support interventions.
Family involvement can have a direct impact on a student’s learning. These states and districts provide expanded opportunities for families and communities to be part of what’s going on in school.
Social, emotional and mental health needs have exponentially grown during the pandemic. These states and districts are finding innovative ways to deliver mental health services or other supports that address social and emotional needs.
School innovation is a stated goal of the Education Department when it comes to the use of federal recovery funds. These districts are taking advantage of federal relief funds to provide expanded new learning options or designs.
Retaining, recruiting and training educators is an important component for school improvement. These states and districts have rolled out efforts to improve and diversify staffing for hard-to-staff schools and subjects.
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Each state is required under federal law to spell out how it will spend federal recovery funds targeting education in a state plan. Explore how each state is planning to use its federal funds in schools.
The latest news stories and commentary on education recovery efforts.
Daniel Domenech, executive director of AASA, said in a statement the organization is “thrilled” with the clarity the department provided to the timeline school systems have to complete “desperately needed” school facilities projects and HVAC upgrades.
The South Carolina Department of Education is partnering with South Carolina Afterschool Alliance to disperse $14.5 million of ESSER money into after-school programs across the state.
The District’s slow background check process is preventing critical tutoring and after school programs from operating at full-capacity, according to multiple education nonprofit leaders, who say they have prospective employees and volunteers waiting months for clearance to enter school buildings.
