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Newsletter: September 2021

Sep 14 2021
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In this issue of the Reimagining College Access newsletter: Updates on activities from regional RCA initiatives, the latest national news on performance assessment, and recent research and updates to the Common App.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Deeper Learning: College, Career & Civic Participation
Blog

Ending the Masking Wars: The Path to Ensuring Our Children Are Safe and Well-Educated This Year

Linda Darling-Hammond

Aug 31 2021
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Many students, families, and teachers looked forward to in-person learning this fall, but now find themselves on a pandemic roller coaster as the school year opens with a surge of COVID-19 cases. It is critical that we follow the available science so that we can protect students and ensure their education.

Topic COVID-19
Brief

Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez High School: A Community School That Honors Its Neighborhood’s Legacy of Educational Justice

Charlie Thompson

Aug 26 2021
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Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez High School, a community school located in East Los Angeles, provides its students with rigorous and engaging academics in a nurturing and inclusive environment. Driven by a shared commitment to educational justice and building strong, community-grounded partnerships, the school prioritizes student engagement and leadership, both on and off the campus.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
Brief

Tulsa Public Schools: Prioritizing Physical, Social, and Emotional Safety to Support Reopening and Recovery

Jennifer A. Bland,

Adam K. Edgerton ,

Desiree O'Neal,

Naomi Ondrasek

Aug 18 2021
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, districts nationwide have faced the difficult task of reopening schools safely and keeping them open, while also accelerating student learning and attending to the trauma and loss experienced by students and families. By adopting a nimble and forward-looking recovery strategy encompassing social and emotional, as well as physical, safety, Tulsa Public Schools had a safe and successful spring and summer 2021, and plans to continue these efforts into the fall.

Topic COVID-19
Blog

Back to School: Lessons Learned About Safe School Reopening

Naomi Ondrasek,

Adam K. Edgerton

Aug 18 2021
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Although schools are reopening on the shifting sands of COVID-19 variants and low vaccination rates in some regions, they can resume in-person classes in a safe and supportive manner using science-based mitigation approaches, such as masking and social distancing, and by attending to student and teacher social and emotional needs.

Topic COVID-19
Report

High-Quality Early Childhood Assessment: Learning From States’ Use of Kindergarten Entry Assessments

Cathy Yun,

Hanna Melnick,

Marjorie Wechsler

Aug 05 2021
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Kindergarten entry assessments, when well designed and well used, have the potential to support high-quality equitable learning by guiding instruction and supporting whole child development. However, when poorly designed or misused they can foster poor teaching practices and exacerbate inequity. Some states and districts have developed thoughtful, holistic systems that can be used from preschool through early elementary school to support developmentally appropriate instruction.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, COVID-19
Blog

Leveraging Recovery Funds to Prioritize Wellness and Accelerate Learning

Adam K. Edgerton

Jul 27 2021
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Thanks to unprecedented funding from the American Rescue Plan and other federal, state, and local resources, school districts across the country are leveraging several evidence-informed strategies to accelerate learning and support student wellbeing. Local initiatives include conducting formative assessments to measure and support students’ growth and health, providing high-quality tutoring that is connected to classroom instruction, and expanding learning time.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, COVID-19, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Blog

Better, Broader Learning: California Education Policymakers Prioritize Bolder Expanded Learning Opportunities

Linda Darling-Hammond,

Karen Pittman,

Jennifer Peck

Jul 16 2021
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The convergence of disruption, innovation, empowerment, and new funding offers an unprecedented opportunity to reimagine how we "do school." This includes expanding access and broadening the scope of summer learning and before- and after-school opportunities to be more responsive to students and families and offer creative, project-based learning and enrichment activities that build skills, expand horizons, and lead to a wide range of positive student outcomes.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Deeper Learning, COVID-19
Fact Sheet

Investing in Community Schools: How States and Districts Can Use Federal Recovery Funds Strategically

Jul 07 2021
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Federal COVID relief packages have allocated more than $176 billion for pandemic-related education needs—the federal government’s largest single investment in schools. In a series of fact sheets, policy experts discuss how states and districts can develop, implement, and refine plans for these funds. One key strategy is investing in community schools, an evidence-based approach especially important for underserved students and families.

Topics COVID-19, Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
Fact Sheet

Expanded Learning Time: How States and Districts Can Use Federal Recovery Funds Strategically

Jul 07 2021
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Federal COVID relief packages have allocated over $176 billion for pandemic-related education needs—the federal government’s largest single investment in schools. In a series of fact sheets, policy experts discuss how states and districts can develop, implement, and refine plans for these funds. Strategies emphasizing expanded and enriched learning time can create powerful learning opportunities that efficiently accelerate learning and improve student engagement and achievement.

Topics COVID-19, Deeper Learning

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Report

Improving Education the New Mexico Way: An Evidence-Based Approach

Dec 01 2020

In New Mexico, children and young people who face barriers to school success from poverty and marginalization are the norm, not the exception. A year-long study from LPI is designed to provide New Mexico policymakers, stakeholders, leaders, and other interested parties a research perspective on the challenges facing education in the state and to identify evidence-based policies that could build a high-quality, equitable system.

Report

Sustainable Strategies for Funding Teacher Residencies: Lessons From California

Nov 12 2020

High-quality teacher residencies have the potential to address workforce challenges, including teacher shortages, underprepared educators, and, when adequately funded, workforce diversity. In 2018-19, California provided seed funding to jump-start or scale such programs. Recognizing that state funding may not always be reliable, programs are also working toward greater financial sustainability. This report examines the current state of teacher residencies in California and strategies these programs use to sustain funding, particularly in the wake of COVID-19.

Report

Elementary School Principals' Professional Learning: Current Status and Future Needs

Oct 27 2020

Research has found that high-quality professional learning opportunities for principals can build leadership capacity. This study reports on findings from a survey of elementary school principals on access to high-quality professional learning. The survey showed that, while most had access to professional development, far fewer were able to participate in authentic learning opportunities addressing deeper learning, student well-being, and equity.

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