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New Mexico seeks ‘missing students’ school enrollment drops
Event Date: SANTA FE, NM, Nov 17, 2020 – New Mexico state officials are working to locate 12,000 students who have disappeared from public school rolls and haven’t said why they left…
Read MoreAdditional Resources for our School Districts
Event Date: WA, Nov 13, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the school year to look a little different for students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the South Sound. Whether students are learning virtually or in the classroom, new challenges are being presented every day…
Read MoreStates where high schoolers are least likely to graduate
Event Date: NE, Nov 11, 2020 – Stacker used data from the National Center for Education Statistics to rank the 50 states and Washington D.C. by their public high school four-year graduation rate in the 2017-2018 school year…
Read MoreDistrict Gives Annual Report
Event Date: PRAIRIE GROVE, Nov 4, 2020 – Prairie Grove School District gave its annual report to the public, as required by the state, just prior to its Oct. 19 School Board meeting. The report shows that the school’s enrollment has increased from 1,990 in 2018 to 2,046 students in 2020. The high school’s average composite score […]
Read MoreNew statewide program launched to engage students and families
Event Date: Nov 3, 2020 State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman recently announced a new program that will support students who need help navigating the challenges of COVID-19 learning environments. The ENGAGE South Carolina program will provide students in kindergarten through twelfth grade who have fully or partially disengaged from their education due to the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Read MoreNew program for SC students
Event Date: LANDRUM, SC, Nov 2, 2020 – A new program is available in South Carolina for students who need help navigating the challenges of COVID-19…
Read MoreNMPED ready to combat learning loss
Event Date: Nov 1, 2020 A number of studies, the most recent one from Stanford University, attempt to predict student learning loss due to the pandemic. The conclusions are dire, indicating it will take many months, perhaps even a full year, for students to catch up to where they would have been without school closings. These conclusions […]
Read MoreDistricts weigh in on standardized tests
Event Date: Jonesboro, Oct 29, 2020 – The introduction of a new virtual educational culture, implemented out of necessity due to the pandemic, has Nettleton Superintendent Karen Curtner scratching her head on how standardized testing will be implemented this year. “This is a hard year,” she said. “With all the students who have been taught, whether at […]
Read More‘ENGAGE South Carolina’ launches program to support families in distance learning
Event Date: Horry Co, SC, Oct 30, 2020 – The South Carolina Department of Education announced its partnership with Graduation Alliance this week. Graduation Alliance is a national organization that aims to help at-risk students who are falling behind in school…
Read MoreNew S.C. program connects academic coaches and students struggling with education
Event Date: Columbia, SC, Oct 29, 2020 – State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced a new program that will support students who need help navigating the challenges of COVD-19 learning environments. The new program called ENGAGE will connect students in kindergarten through 12th grade with a personal academic coach. The coach will answer questions about technology […]
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