Evie Blad
Education Week
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Clearing the Hurdles to Effective School Tutoring Programs
What makes tutoring work? What are the challenges? Two researchers and a principal discuss. → Read More
Districts, Here's How to Alert Families of Medicaid Changes That Could Affect Millions of Students
Students could lose Medicaid coverage due to paperwork issues. Use these new tools to help them stay enrolled. → Read More
Employee Morale Is Keeping Superintendents Up at Night
But district leaders themselves feel more optimistic, possibly a rebound from the height of the pandemic. → Read More
A Superintendent Left His Gun in a School Restroom. A Student Found It
A Texas superintendent has resigned after a student found his gun unattended. The incident follows debates over arming teachers. → Read More
Difficult Times Call for a New Approach to District Leadership, Author Says
Superintendents must adopt a leadership posture of trusting and inspiring educators to lead through a moment of rapid change, author says. → Read More
What Do Gen Z Voters Care About Most? A Survey Offers Insights
The findings have implications for schools: Gen Z wants more civic opportunities in school and better information to shape their decisions. → Read More
Plans to Require Student COVID-19 Vaccinations Flopped. Here's Why
Policies mandating COVID-19 vaccines for school attendance have largely failed to materialize three years into the pandemic. → Read More
A Lesson in Eggonomics: The Story of Soaring Prices and Industrious High Schoolers
California agriculture students are undercutting grocery store egg prices—and learning big lessons in the process. → Read More
Chaos, Disruption as More Schools Respond to Hoax 'Swatting' Reports
Faux reports of school shootings disrupted schools in at least three states this week. → Read More
Millions of Students May Lose Medicaid Coverage. Schools Can Help Them Stay Enrolled
School communications could be critical to avoid millions of children's coverage from lapsing. → Read More
What Is the 'Mentoring Gap,' and How Can Schools Help Close It?
Overall, more young people have access to mentors, but Gen Z has fallen a bit behind millennials. → Read More
Leading a City School District Is Tough. A New Program Aims to Ease the Way
Its creators hope to drive down big-city superintendent turnover by preparing candidates for the stresses of leadership. → Read More
Using Therapy Dogs in Schools: 8 Do's and Don'ts
Read expert advice for bringing a therapy dog into your school, including concerns about breed, temperament, and training. → Read More
Gone to the Dogs? Schools Use Therapy Animals to Boost Mental Health, Academics
Some schools incorporate therapy dogs into their COVID recovery plans to address student mental health and classroom engagement. → Read More
3 Tips to Build Trust Between School Boards and the Public
Here's how school boards can improve ways of interacting with parents and the community. → Read More
School Boards Are Limiting Public Comment. Will That Erode Trust?
School boards walk a fine line when they restrict public comment policies in a divisive political climate. → Read More
The School Shooting Incidents Nobody Hears About
Many school gun incidents receive little attention, despite the profound effects they have on students and educators. → Read More
With a New COVID Variant Rising, Some Schools Revert to Former Safety Measures
COVID-19 precautions like testing and masking are back on the table for districts trying to head off a surge in absences. → Read More
A 6-Year-Old Shot His Teacher. Who Should Be Held Responsible?
The wounded teacher got her students to safety. Elementary-aged school shooters are very rare, data show. → Read More
School Shootings in 2022: 4 Key Takeaways
Education Week counted more school shootings in 2022 than in any other year since the news organization began tracking them. → Read More