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Federal changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), including modifications to Medicaid and SNAP, will alter how states identify students from low-income backgrounds. This, along with changes affecting student attendance and enrollment, will impact state education funding systems, prompting the need to adopt short- and long-term strategies for funding stability and equity.
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When classroom educators connect to a student’s life experiences and cultural backgrounds, known as culturally responsive teaching, they create a sense of belonging and emotional safety, which often increases students’ participation and motivation. Applying this approach to expanded learning programs in elementary and secondary schools can result in powerful outcomes.
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The decisions states make regarding what their assessments look like and what kind of information they produce inevitably shape instruction and students’ learning experiences. Many state leaders are considering how to create instructionally relevant assessments with a positive instructional impact.
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Although evidence suggests that well-designed and well-implemented behavioral threat assessments can be part of an effective violence prevention strategy, school, district, and state leaders must be aware of the concerns surrounding BTA use and implementation and take key considerations into account.
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Although evidence suggests that well-designed and well-implemented behavioral threat assessments can be part of an effective violence prevention strategy, school, district, and state leaders must be aware of the concerns surrounding BTA use and implementation and take key considerations into account.
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Chronic teacher shortages drain district budgets and shortchange educators and students. But with smart investments and strategies it doesn’t have to stay this way.
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Fremont High School transformed from a struggling, underenrolled campus into a thriving community school, where students are deeply supported and prepared for college and careers. This brief shares how community leadership, family partnership, innovative programs, and state investments fueled a powerful redesign rooted in authentic relationships and meaningful learning.
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Research on California’s historic investment in community schools reveals that schools implementing the strategy have experienced substantial reductions in chronic absence, notable decreases in suspension rates, and improved test scores, with the largest gains among historically underserved students.
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Research on California’s historic investment in community schools reveals that schools implementing the strategy have experienced substantial reductions in chronic absence, notable decreases in suspension rates, and improved test scores, with the largest gains among historically underserved students.
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Research on California’s historic investment in community schools reveals that schools implementing the strategy have experienced substantial reductions in chronic absenteeism, notable decreases in suspension rates, and improved test scores, with the largest gains among historically underserved students.
