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What does the latest CDC guidance on COVID-19 mean for schools and families?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance last week for schools and child care centers. As districts across North Carolina return to school this month, here’s what the new guidance means: Local decision-making The CDC guidance aims to give flexibility to districts and early childhood programs to do what makes most sense given their community’s situation.…
We know suspensions and expulsions are bad for preschool students. What are some alternatives?
Research clearly indicates that exclusionary discipline — practices that remove children from their usual learning and social settings, such as suspension and expulsion — are harmful to preschool students.…
Watch | 20 Latinx student leaders share their stories through video projects
20 Under 20 is North Carolina’s only statewide network focused on elevating Latinx youth leadership across the state. Educators and community members nominated students from all across the state to participate in this competition and this helped with the incredible turnout of applications.…
Perspective | TikTok, teens, and teachers
Teenagers arrive at school these days bearing devices that link them not only to each other but also to the treasures and tumult of the world in which they live.…
The Editor’s Notes
Recently the Biden-Harris Administration announced two new actions to strengthen school-based mental health services and address the youth mental health crisis. Here is more information.
1. Awarding the first of nearly $300 million secured through the FY2022 bipartisan omnibus agreement to expand access to mental health services in schools.
2. Encouraging Governors to invest more in school-based mental health services. Here is the letter sent to Governor Cooper.
The Biden-Harris Administration is also joining with leading organizations to launch the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) to provide students with an additional 250,000 tutors and mentors over the next three years. Here is more information.
And here is more information from the Biden-Harris Administration about supports and guidance for protecting students, teachers, and school communities this upcoming school year, and managing and mitigating the risks of COVID-19 spread.
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NEW RESEARCH | Is there a national teacher shortage? A systematic examination of reports of teacher shortages in the United States
New research finds vastly different realities between states and regions. Underqualified hires are highest in WA, MN, UT, NH, MA, NJ, MD, NC, LA, AL, FL.<br /> ... Read the rest
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RESEARCH WEBSITE | Teacher shortages in the United States
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Wake County still needs 400 teachers. What does that mean for other NC schools?
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HBCUs are building a new prison-to-college pipeline
