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Kids are at risk of falling behind if school don’t reopen
Event Date: WA, Dec 3, 2020 – The governor’s shutdown in response to covid-19 has reshaped our lives. Shifting from in-person to virtual significantly affects most sectors, including in-classroom attendance rates of all students and particularly adversely impacts at-risk youth… Continue reading
Read MoreENGAGE South Carolina now available to LCSD 55 students
Event Date: SC, Nov 30, 2020 – For many students, transitioning to new learning environments has been a challenge. South Carolina’s Department of Education has an agreement with Graduation Alliance to provide extra support for students through a program called ENGAGE South Carolina… Continue reading
Read MoreTASD Partners to Help Students Re-Engage
Event Date: AR, Nov 19, 2020 – The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on many of our students and their families. Despite offering multiple learning pathways, students and families across the state of Arkansas and the country continue to struggle with finding the balance of dealing with the safety and welfare of the children and engaging […]
Read MoreRRPS survey: 61% of teachers comfortable teaching online
Event Date: Rio Rancho, Nov 21, 2020 – Concerned about a 16,000-student statewide decrease in public school enrollment, Rio Rancho Public Schools Superintendent Sue Cleveland urged students and parents to be sure seniors are still on track to graduate… Continue reading
Read MoreVirtual learners struggle to adapt
Event Date: AR, Nov 29, 2020 – The pandemic has shifted the academic learning environment and many students have struggled virtually to the adjustments. With three weeks left in the fall semester, Watson Chapel School Superintendent Jerry Guess is urging students to contact their principals to do everything they can to improve their grades before the semester […]
Read MoreIASA surveys districts about unengaged students
Event Date: ID, Nov 25, 2020 – The Idaho Association of School Administrators surveyed school districts last week, to “gauge districts’ need or interest” in working with a third-party vendor to find students that are unable to engage in class or not showing up at all. “You hear a lot of rumors about we’re missing X amount […]
Read MoreNMPED says 12K students enrolled in the spring now unaccounted for
Event Date: NM, Nov 20, 2020 – The New Mexico Public Education Department wants to make sure all students are accounted for. As state leaders work to keep kids COVID-19 free while e-learning, they’re finding out some of the kids they are protecting are unaccounted for. “We’ve had a chance to cross reference the data when it […]
Read MoreNew Mexico education officials: 12,000 students enrolled in the spring now unaccounted for
Event Date: Las Cruces, Nov 16, 2020 – New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary Ryan Stewart announced Monday that 12,000 students are currently unaccounted for statewide. This number was publicized due to “growing concerns about high absence rates,” according to a news release from the state department. However, these numbers are still in their preliminary evaluations… Continue […]
Read MoreDeming Public Schools putting dent in number of absent students
Event Date: Sante Fe, Nov 19, 2020 – The New Mexico Public Education Department is working closely with school leaders, agency partners and others in an all-out push to locate more than 12,000 K-12 students who have stopped attending public school amid the pandemic… Continue reading
Read MoreNMPED: 12K students enrolled in the spring now unaccounted for
Event Date: SANTA FE, N.M., Nov 17, 2020 – The state estimates more than 12,000 students stopped attending class during the pandemic. The New Mexico Public Education Department says that’s based on preliminary attendance reports which shows a 4% decline from spring enrollment numbers… Continue reading
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