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Unas cuatro décadas después de que la Corte Suprema afirmara el derecho de todos los niños a una educación pública, los recortes de fondos federales y la aplicación de la leyes de inmigración están afectando el acceso a las escuelas y los servicios. Estos cambios están creando nuevas barreras para los estudiantes indocumentados y los niños de familias de estatus mixto en todo el país.
Linda Darling-HammondMatt AlexanderLaura E. HernándezCheryl Jones-Walker
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The traditional factory model of school does not prepare students for our modern global economy. To meet student needs, research points to 10 features for redesigning schools that foster deeper learning, stronger relationships, and equitable outcomes for students.
Texas has implemented various initiatives aimed at strengthening the quality of its teacher preparation pathways and improving teacher retention, including large-scale, multi-year, statewide efforts to establish support, and sustain teacher residencies.
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As Congress works to finalize the FY26 budget, two competing proposals could have dramatically different impacts on federal K–12 education funding, potentially eliminating some $5B. Understanding the different state-level implications of the Senate and Trump Administration’s approaches can help inform the final funding bill.
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With a growing number of states investing in community schools strategies, systems are seeking ways to support quality implementation across multiple school sites. Certification has emerged as a route to bring structure, consistency, and capacity-building to community schools implementation.
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High-quality, transformational community schools are intentionally structured to promote nurturing relationships among and between educators, community partners, families, and students. Together, they develop school conditions in which students are affirmed, feel a sense of belonging, and can be successful.
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While enrollment declines provide a real challenge, the response can be transformative. Districts can use declines as an opportunity to reimagine schools into smaller, more connected, and more innovative learning communities by redesigning schools around relationships, equity, and deeper learning.
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To establish and sustain teacher residencies, Texas incorporated crucial features and requirements in its grant program, including required residency model and district–EPP partnership elements, shared residency program governance between partners, and technical assistance aimed at building local and regional capacity to embed strategic staffing structures for sustainable funding.
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The conventional wisdom has long been that teachers stop improving after a few years on the job. But decades of research show that teachers continue to improve as they gain additional experience, especially in environments that support professional learning and collaboration.
