Diagnosing the School Nurse Shortage
As schools across the country grapple with operating during the pandemic, school nurses find themselves in the spotlight, highlighting a problem that long predated the pandemic: the school nurse shortage. [...]
As schools across the country grapple with operating during the pandemic, school nurses find themselves in the spotlight, highlighting a problem that long predated the pandemic: the school nurse shortage. [...]
Staffing is one of the top concerns of Texas district leaders, according to a recent TASBO survey. Texas districts are not alone in facing the challenge of filling both professional [...]
Last week, TEA and DSHS announced additional testing options that are available to districts through a $800 million dollar federally funded program. The federal funds may be used to purchase [...]
That’s the question educators are asking themselves nationally. To compare mask policies across the country, this website has a concise summary: School Mask Tracker, District Administration For a more detailed [...]
Everyone agrees that students need to be in school in a safe and healthy learning environment as the 21-22 school year starts. The challenge—and controversy—is how to accomplish that goal. [...]
Educators will have better insights into the academic needs of students in grades 1-8 this coming school year thanks to a research report released by Renaissance Learning in early August. The report, [...]
So far, at least fifteen states have launched a new way to test for COVID-19—pooled testing--that will detect the virus in asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic individuals, helping detect the virus before [...]
Austin ISD Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde is busy re-opening schools, but still found time this month to write an op-ed for TIME magazine, “Why I’m Mandating that Austin Schools Must [...]
With PreK enrollment down dramatically last year in Grand Prairie ISD as well as across the state, Mary Jane Bowman, Executive Director of Literacy, PreK Programs, Dyslexia Services and Academic [...]
All students’ learning has been impacted by the pandemic but for the youngest children, their entire schooling experience has been interrupted the last two years. Many 5- to 7-year-olds will [...]