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# EduProgress

Collaborative for Student Success

## Posts

- [Blog](https://eduprogress.org/blog/)
- [What Can States Do to Help Students Learn More Math?](https://eduprogress.org/what-can-states-do-to-help-students-learn-more-math/) - Math scores have been in decline for the last decade, and a recent estimate found that boosting scores back to their 2013 levels would raise the average student’s total lifetime earnings by nearly 8%.
- [State Test Results Are Too Damn Slow. Here’s How to Speed Them Up](https://eduprogress.org/state-test-results-are-too-damn-slow-heres-how-to-speed-them-up/) - It’s cold and flu season, and we recently had to take our son to the doctor. They tested him for strep throat, and we had the results back in a few hours.
- [If NAEP Scores Fall in a Forest...](https://eduprogress.org/if-naep-scores-fall-in-a-forest/) - If you’re an edu-nerd like me, you probably already know about the new NAEP scores that came out this week. Average scores fell to all-time lows in 12th grade math and reading and 8th grade science.
- [Filling the Void: Webinar Takeaways and Further Questions](https://eduprogress.org/filling-the-void-webinar-takeaways-and-further-questions/) - Late last month, I had the privilege of moderating a panel on “Filling the Void: Setting the Academic Research Agenda for Education.” I was joined by Kristen Huff from Curriculum Associates, Karyn Lewis from NWEA, and Tom Kane from Harvard.
- [Building a new education research agenda](https://eduprogress.org/building-a-new-education-research-agenda/) - On Wednesday, August 27th, I’m going to be moderating a panel for The Collaborative for Student Success on, “Filling the Void: Setting the Academic Research Agenda for Education.”
- [NAEP for a New Era](https://eduprogress.org/naep-for-a-new-era/) - Every two years, the “Nation’s Report Card” reports on how well students are performing in reading and math.
- [The Gender Gap in Math Starts Early](https://eduprogress.org/the-gender-gap-in-math-starts-early/) - Gender gaps in math start have been growing in recent years. A recent report from NWEA found that, from 2021 to 2024, boys have steadily pulled away from girls in both math and science. Importantly, this story is not about the averages but about the highest-performing boys pulling away from the highest-performing girls.
- [How Can States Boost High-Quality Work-Based Learning Opportunities? A Conversation with Kelly Robson Foster](https://eduprogress.org/how-can-states-boost-high-quality-work-based-learning-opportunities-a-conversation-with-kelly-robson-foster/) - Work-based learning seems like a nice intersection of classroom learning with on-the-job training. But what is it exactly, and how should policymakers think about expanding high-quality work-based learning opportunities? To find out, I reached out to Bellwether Senior Associate Partner Kelly Robson Foster. Robson Foster co-authored a comprehensive review of state work-based learning policies back
- [How Parents Support Math at Home](https://eduprogress.org/how-parents-support-math-at-home/) - When my dad took us on long road trips as a kid, he would give my brother and I what he called “can problems.” Iowa used to have, and still has, a bottle deposit law where each returned soda can or bottle was worth a nickel.
- [Making Tutoring Work: A Deep Dive on the D.C. High-Impact Tutoring Program with Jessica Sobin](https://eduprogress.org/making-tutoring-work/) - As of late last year, 40 states and DC had passed “science of reading” laws setting requirements around evidence-based requirements for teaching kids how to read.
- [Comparing Investments in Early Literacy Versus Early Math](https://eduprogress.org/comparing-investments-in-early-literacy-versus-early-math/) - As of late last year, 40 states and DC had passed “science of reading” laws setting requirements around evidence-based requirements for teaching kids how to read.
- [Five Takeaways on Evidence-Based Practices for Algebra 1](https://eduprogress.org/five-takeaways-on-evidence-based-practices-for-algebra-1/) - A new brief from Elizabeth Huffaker at Stanford University dives into the research around Algebra I. Published by the Annenberg Institute at Brown Institute, its central question is what evidence-based policies promote Algebra 1 access and improved student achievement.
- [A Low-Cost, Highly Effective Math Program](https://eduprogress.org/a-low-cost-highly-effective-math-program/) - There’s no large, new financial investment coming over the horizon for America’s public schools. And yet, students still have a lot of unmet need.
- [State Test Results Are Too D*** Slow… Virginia Leads the Push for Speed](https://eduprogress.org/state-test-results-are-too-d-slow-virginia-leads-the-push-for-speed/) - For the last couple years we’ve been banging the drum on the need for states to process their test results much faster in order to provide timely information to parents and educators. Did you know states have actually gotten worse over time? The chart below compares the timing of when states released their school-level results
- [McMahon calls “time” on COVID recovery efforts](https://eduprogress.org/mcmahon-calls-time-on-covid-recovery-efforts/) - At 5:03pm Friday evening, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon officially called “time” on the COVID recovery effort. Whatever federal funds that hadn’t been spent yet would now go back to the Treasury. If your school district still had outstanding contracts or receipts, well, too bad!
- [Let the March Mathness Begin](https://eduprogress.org/march-mathness-2025/) - Last month I wrote about how American public education is entering a new era, and that demands needs a new playbook. For the next few years, policymakers should look for no- or low-cost reforms, that have a strong evidence base, and which are relatively simple to implement.
- [Automatic Enrollment Policies Check All the Boxes](https://eduprogress.org/automatic-enrollment-policies-check-all-the-boxes/) - Last month I wrote about how American public education is entering a new era, and that demands needs a new playbook. For the next few years, policymakers should look for no- or low-cost reforms, that have a strong evidence base, and which are relatively simple to implement.
- [A New Vision for State Assessments](https://eduprogress.org/a-new-vision-for-state-assessments/) - No one is perfectly satisfied with the current suite of state assessments.
- [A New Era Demands a New Education Playbook](https://eduprogress.org/a-new-era-demands-a-new-education-playbook/) - The education sector is entering a new era, and the playbook has to be different than it has been for the last few years.
- [Tariffs Will Cost Schools Billions](https://eduprogress.org/tariffs-will-cost-schools-billions/) - Schools buy a lot of stuff. And many of those things are made internationally. So, as President Trump imposes tariffs on foreign-made goods, that will raise prices on schools and mean they either need to buy fewer things or find savings elsewhere, such as by reducing their expenditures on staff.
- [High Standards + High Support = A Winning Formula for Students](https://eduprogress.org/high-standards-high-support-a-winning-formula-for-students/) - The Washington Post ran an article recently that was ostensibly about the U.S. women’s national soccer team. It focused on their coach’s embrace of a concept she calls “positive discomfort,” the idea that someone can’t reach their full potential without pushing themselves beyond their normal comfort zone.
- [How States Can Use a “Super App” to Set Priorities and Streamline Funding Programs](https://eduprogress.org/how-states-can-use-a-super-app-to-set-priorities-and-streamline-funding-programs/) - When I first heard about Louisiana’s effort to streamline state and federal funding programs, it immediately made sense to me. Why have districts submit separate budgets and plans for multiple different programs, each with their own priorities, timelines, and reporting requirements?
- [It’s Officially Fall. Have You Seen Your Child’s Spring Test Results?](https://eduprogress.org/its-officially-fall-have-you-seen-your-childs-spring-test-results/) - Welcome to Fall, the season of football, pumpkin spice lattes, and finally seeing your child’s results from state tests they took last Spring.
- [Virginia Pushes to Accelerate Students in Math](https://eduprogress.org/virginia-pushes-to-accelerate-students-in-math/) - As part of its redesigned school performance and support framework, last month Virginia adopted a new math acceleration indicator which will nudge schools to enroll more middle school student in advanced math courses.
- [Unpacking the Attendance Problem](https://eduprogress.org/unpacking-the-attendance-problem/) - I thought I understood the chronic absenteeism problem. Kids were disengaged during the pandemic and lost the habit of going to school regularly. Plus, the virus and flu were still circulating, which forced kids to stay home. That story is a generic one. The virus and flu should affect all kids equally, right?
- [Thinking is Hard Work](https://eduprogress.org/thinking-is-hard-work/) - Humans are lazy. I don’t mean that in a negative sense. But we all take shortcuts, we use rules of thumb, and we generally try to make things as easy as possible on ourselves.
- [New Mexico Steps Back on Accountability](https://eduprogress.org/new-mexico-steps-back-on-accountability/) - Math performance among New Mexico’s 8th graders has fallen 15 points in the last decade, grounding scores to a two-decade low. Yet, despite the alarming state of learning, New Mexico leaders appear to be walking back an accountability system that was originally touted by a panel of independent, national experts as one of the best in the country.
- [The Presidential Debate Was Not About the Future](https://eduprogress.org/the-presidential-debate-was-not-about-the-future/) - From an education policy perspective, there’s not much to say about last night’s presidential debate.
- [The Rise and Fall of 8th Grade Algebra](https://eduprogress.org/the-rise-and-fall-of-8th-grade-algebra/) - Algebra is a gateway toward more advanced mathematics courses, and passing the course in 8th grade is a strong predictor of future college success.
- [We all want assessment innovation, but at what cost?](https://eduprogress.org/we-all-want-assessment-innovation-but-at-what-cost/) - In a report for FutureEd last month, Lynn Olson and Tom Toch advocate for a “matrix sampling” approach to federally required achievement tests. Basically, instead of testing all kids in grades 3-8, states could test just a sample of students and still get high-level accountability results.
- [It’s Testing Season. When Will Parents See Their Child’s Results?](https://eduprogress.org/its-testing-season-when-will-parents-see-their-childs-results/) - About 25 million kids will sit down to take a state test this spring. When can parents reasonably expect to see their child’s results?
- [Education on a Handshake: What Hess and McShane Get Right And What They Left Out](https://eduprogress.org/education-on-a-handshake-what-hess-and-mcshane-get-right-and-what-they-left-out/) - So the key question is not whether these types of digital programs “work,” but, “how many students actually stick with them?” And the reality is not that many.
- [To Boost Student Learning, “Engagement Is the Holy Grail”](https://eduprogress.org/to-boost-student-learning-engagement-is-the-holy-grail/) - So the key question is not whether these types of digital programs “work,” but, “how many students actually stick with them?” And the reality is not that many.
- [March MATHness Championship!](https://eduprogress.org/march-mathness-championship/) - Game-changing automatic enrollment policies took the trophy, but full bracket represents leading efforts to advance math in states and districts. Check out EduProgress.org/math to learn more!
- [March Mathness: The Final Four](https://eduprogress.org/finalfour/) - March MATHness is heating up! We're on to the Elite Eight - with the first-round winners being driven by strong, statewide math legislation, high-quality tutoring programs, innovative learning platforms, and game-changing new enrollment policies.
- [March Mathness: The Elite Eight](https://eduprogress.org/march-mathness-the-elite-eight/) - March MATHness is heating up! We're on to the Elite Eight - with the first-round winners being driven by strong, statewide math legislation, high-quality tutoring programs, innovative learning platforms, and game-changing new enrollment policies.
- [Evaluating the March Mathness Contenders](https://eduprogress.org/evaluating-the-march-mathness-contenders/) - As March Mathness kicks off this week, I’m excited to be teaming up with the Collaborative for Student Success, Jocelyn Pickford, and Dale Chu to look for the most promising interventions to get kids back on track.
- [Introducing the March Mathness Tournament](https://eduprogress.org/introducing-the-march-mathness-tournament/) - Not a math person, you say? If you’re one of the millions who embrace the wild and intense excitement of the NCAA basketball tournament each March, then I beg to differ.
- [The Biden Budget Is Not Enough](https://eduprogress.org/the-biden-budget-is-not-enough/) - President Joe Biden released the last budget of his first term this week, and it’s not enough. It’s just not ambitious enough to re-engage students, get them back in classrooms, and continue recovery efforts.
- [A State of the Union Address for K-12 Education](https://eduprogress.org/a-state-of-the-union-address-for-k-12-education/) - Disclaimer: I am not Joe Biden. Congress did not ask me to give this year’s State of the Union address. But if I were Joe Biden, here’s what I would say about the state of K-12 education:
- [How States Could Reserve $550 Million for Tutoring, Advanced Courses, or CTE Pathways](https://eduprogress.org/how-states-could-reserve-550-million-for-tutoring-advanced-courses-or-cte-pathways/) - When federal COVID relief funds expire at the end of this year, school districts may have to scale back on promising education recovery efforts.
- [A Recovery Plan That’s Years Late and Billions of Dollars Short](https://eduprogress.org/a-recovery-plan-thats-years-late-and-billions-of-dollars-short/) - The Biden Administration’s new “Improving Student Achievement Agenda” would have been great... if it came out in March 2021 instead of January 2024.
- [How Can Schools Get Kids to Spend More Time on Academic Skills?](https://eduprogress.org/how-can-schools-get-kids-to-spend-more-time-on-academic-skills/) - According to a new study, Tennessee students who “consistently” used the Zearn math platform made big gains in math. The same is true for regular users of programs like ST Math or Khan Academy.
- [How Do We Get Kids Back in School? <br><br> An Interview with Phyllis Jordan](https://eduprogress.org/how-do-we-get-kids-back-in-school-an-interview-with-phyllis-jordan/) - In the wake of the pandemic, the percentage of kids who were considered chronically absent—who missed 10% or more of the school year for any reason—nearly doubled. Those rates have come down somewhat as the immediate health crisis recedes, but they remain extraordinarily high, especially in large urban areas.
- [School Accountability Revisited: An Interview with Elliot Regenstein](https://eduprogress.org/school-accountability-revisited-an-interview-with-elliot-regenstein/) - COVID-19 laid bare just how important schools are for student learning, especially in math. With student attendance rates and academic performance still far below normal, it’s a good time to reconsider how policymakers can help. I sat down with Elliot Regenstein from Foresight Law and Policy to talk through these issues.
- [Doing the Math on Recovery Efforts](https://eduprogress.org/doing-the-math-on-recovery-efforts/) - When schools closed for in-person learning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was math achievement scores that declined the most.
- [190 Billion Questions Reporters Should Be Asking About Their District's ESSER Spending](https://eduprogress.org/190-billion-questions-reporters-should-be-asking-about-their-districts-esser-spending/) - We’re now in the final year for districts to spend their share of the $190 billion in federal relief funds. By this time next year, other than some outstanding contracts, districts will have to return to their normal spending levels.
- [It’s Time for a “Yes, and…” Approach to Education Policy](https://eduprogress.org/its-time-for-a-yes-and-approach-to-education-policy/) - There’s a rule of thumb in improv comedy that performers are supposed to take a “Yes, and…” approach to a skit. Even if they had a different vision for how the action should play out, the comedy works better when performers accept contributions as they come in and build on them.
- [Don’t Miss It: States Are Making Big New Investments in Public Schools](https://eduprogress.org/dont-miss-it-states-are-making-big-new-investments-in-public-schools/) - Recently, K-12 funding news has been dominated by the coming “fiscal cliff.” With pandemic relief funding running dry and public school enrollment dropping in most states across the country, there is good reason for handwringing. So it’s easy to miss – we almost did – the massive investments that some states are making in K-12 education this year.
- [Putting All the Pieces Together for Students in Dayton, OH](https://eduprogress.org/putting-all-the-pieces-together-for-students-in-dayton-oh/) - High-quality curriculum, aligned professional learning, data collection and analysis, state support, and sustainable funding. These are all important pieces to the puzzle of strong instructional practice, and people frequently ask for examples of places where they all fit together to support student progress. While we can easily point to cases where some or even most of the puzzle is taking shape, we recently learned of one where there are no missing pieces.
- [Indiana Learns: A Smart State Partnership Brings Tutoring to Young Hoosiers](https://eduprogress.org/indiana-learns-a-smart-state-partnership-brings-tutoring-to-young-hoosiers/) - The nation is struggling to help students re-engage in school and recover lost learning time. Reformers have seized on tutoring as one promising solution. Tutoring has a strong research base, but only if done well. When implemented poorly, tutoring can even deepen equity gaps (because students who don’t necessarily need tutoring are also the most likely to use it). Opt-in programs in particular can struggle with participation, let alone quality issues.

## Pages

- [Home](https://eduprogress.org/) - The Collaborative for Student Success showcases innovative education practices to help school leaders.
- [](https://eduprogress.org/math/) - If you're a person, you're a math person. We're born with brains that were built to solve problems. So let’s approach math education with the unshakeable belief that math is for everyone. WHY THIS MATTERS WHAT’S NEEDED COMMITMENT CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION CHAMPIONS At SXSW EDU? Math isn’t just important. It’s fun! Come join us during
- [Contact Us](https://eduprogress.org/contact-us/) - The EduRecovery Hub contact us page.
- [](https://eduprogress.org/auto-enrollment/) - What is Auto Enrollment? Expanding Auto Enrollment Key Supporters Expert Discussions Model Policy Students who are ready for advanced math courses should not be overlooked in school because of assumptions that they’re not a ‘math person.’ What are Automatic Enrollment policies? In states like Texas, Washington, and North Carolina, schools automatically enroll students who perform
- [K-12 Video Spotlights](https://eduprogress.org/videos/) - We’re All Solvers: Busting the Big Math Myth Seeing is believing. This series captures the energy, hope and progress happening across K-12 education. Busting Society’s Math Myths with Vanessa Vakharia Vanessa Vakharia takes to the streets to bust society’s biggest math myths. To learn more and dive deeper into the discussion, click here. You ARE
- [SXSWEDU Math Myths](https://eduprogress.org/sxswedu-math-myths/) - At the Collaborative for Student Success, we know that We’re All Solvers. Your attendance today is having a direct impact for Austin students. Because of engagement like yours, we’re contributing $10,000 to local math classrooms. Let’s not stop there. Join us in the work to bust society’s math myth. Subscribe to the Collaborative’s mailing list
- [Business Leaders, Top State Teachers and Education Advocates Emphasize Harm of America's Math Mindset Following Release of International Assessment Data](https://eduprogress.org/business-leaders-top-state-teachers-and-education-advocates-emphasize-harm-of-americas-math-mindset-following-release-of-international-assessment-data/) - (BPT) – The recent release of results from PISA — an international assessment of 15-year-old students — serve to put all of us on notice: our young people can no longer afford for us to be comfortable with the harmful stereotype that it’s OK to be bad at math. The historic decline comes on the
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- [About This Project](https://eduprogress.org/who-we-are/) - The Collaborative for Student Success, Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), and the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University have identified innovative education practices.
- [Privacy Policy](https://eduprogress.org/privacy-policy/) - The EduRecovery Hub Privacy Policy page.
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- [Sitemap](https://eduprogress.org/sitemap/) - The EduRecovery Hub sitemap.

## Media Posts

- [Why a Handful of School Districts Rejected COVID Relief Funds](https://eduprogress.org/media/why-a-handful-of-school-districts-rejected-covid-relief-funds/) - An overwhelming majority of school district leaders this year are eyeing the finish line for federal COVID relief dollars and pondering a future without them.
- [Poorer Districts Were More Likely to Use COVID Relief Money to Repair Buildings](https://eduprogress.org/media/poorer-districts-were-more-likely-to-use-covid-relief-money-to-repair-buildings/) - The air-conditioning gave out as students returned from summer break last year to Jim Hill High School in Jackson, Miss., forcing them to learn in sweltering heat. By Thanksgiving, students were huddling under blankets because the heat wasn’t working.
- [Summer programs still robust for 2023, but future slowdown looms](https://eduprogress.org/media/summer-programs-still-robust-for-2023-but-future-slowdown-looms/) - Summer learning programs remain robust heading into the fourth summer after the pandemic began, as they continue to be bolstered by federal COVID-19 emergency funds and heightened attention to academic recovery and mental well-being.
- [Exclusive: Despite K-2 Reading Gains, Results Flat for 3rd Grade ‘COVID Kids’](https://eduprogress.org/media/exclusive-despite-k-2-reading-gains-results-flat-for-3rd-grade-covid-kids/) - The percentage of third graders on track in reading hasn’t budged since this time last year, new data shows — a reminder of the literacy setbacks experienced by kindergartners when schools shut down in 2020.
- [States invest ESSER funds in tutoring but scalability remains a challenge](https://eduprogress.org/media/states-invest-esser-funds-in-tutoring-but-scalability-remains-a-challenge/) - An infusion of federal COVID-19 relief funding is helping states expand high-quality tutoring initiatives, but the work has faced challenges in both quality and scalability, a new report from the Council of Chief State School Officers said.
- [Math scores dropped during the pandemic. Colorado plans to invest in tutoring, teacher training.](https://eduprogress.org/media/math-scores-dropped-during-the-pandemic-colorado-plans-to-invest-in-tutoring-teacher-training/) - Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers hope to reach 50,000 Colorado students struggling with math skills through after-school tutoring while also offering more training to teachers and even parents.
- [‘Band-Aid over a bullet wound’: Should schools use Covid aid to fix crumbling facilities?](https://eduprogress.org/media/band-aid-over-a-bullet-wound-should-schools-use-covid-aid-to-fix-crumbling-facilities/) - Public school districts still have tens of billions in federal funds to spend helping kids make up the learning they lost to Covid, but some experts worry that so far schools have spent too much of that money making long-delayed fixes to run-down physical facilities.
- [How Federal COVID Aid Is Uplifting English Learners in This Small Rhode Island City](https://eduprogress.org/media/how-federal-covid-aid-is-uplifting-english-learners-in-this-small-rhode-island-city/) - It’s 3:45 p.m., an hour since the final bell rang at Ella Risk Elementary School, but Patricia Montalvo’s classroom is still full. She points to the white board, prompting the class of third and fourth graders — many of whom immigrated to the country within the last year — to read a word that’s broken down by syllable: ex | er | cise.
- [Federal COVID relief aid to schools will dry up soon. Are districts ready?](https://eduprogress.org/media/federal-covid-relief-aid-to-schools-will-dry-up-soon-are-districts-ready/) - For the past couple of years, the Detroit Public Schools Community District has been able to tap its share of federal COVID relief aid to fund after-school enrichment programs that help students recover from learning lost during the pandemic.
- [Chicago spent big on summer school in 2022. But tracking participation proved difficult.](https://eduprogress.org/media/chicago-spent-big-on-summer-school-in-2022-but-tracking-participation-proved-difficult/) - Last spring, as Chicago schools were grappling with how to recover from the pandemic, district CEO Pedro Martinez urged campuses to go big and bold on summer school without worrying about the price tag.
- [Dallas ISD Changed Some School Schedules to Combat Learning Loss. Did It Work?](https://eduprogress.org/media/dallas-isd-changed-some-school-schedules-to-combat-learning-loss-did-it-work/) - When students returned to school in 2021 after months of virtual learning during the pandemic, Dallas ISD knew it would need to address learning gaps.
- [The Pandemic Changed Teacher Recruiting. Here’s What It Looks Like Now](https://eduprogress.org/media/the-pandemic-changed-teacher-recruiting-heres-what-it-looks-like-now/) - In March of 2020, just as district recruiters were ramping up for their peak season, in-person job fairs came to a grinding halt. What had long been the main method of attracting and vetting the upcoming year’s crop of teachers suddenly was no longer accessible.
- [Indy Summer Program Proves Acceleration, Not Remediation, Is Key for Students](https://eduprogress.org/media/indy-summer-program-proves-acceleration-not-remediation-is-key-for-students/) - The pandemic’s devastating impact on student learning provided an opportunity for community leaders in Indianapolis and around the country to think about summer learning differently. Rather than the traditional out-of-school program focus on remediation, students need access to grade-level content in order to truly accelerate their learning.
- [N.C. House committee OKs software for learning loss](https://eduprogress.org/media/n-c-house-committee-oks-software-for-learning-loss/) - The North Carolina House K-12 Education Committee passed a bill Jan. 31 that directs federal COVID-19 relief dollars to fund a new software program for remedying learning loss.
- [Kansas program to give $1,000 to some families to fight learning loss. Here's how to apply](https://eduprogress.org/media/kansas-program-to-give-1000-to-some-families-to-fight-learning-loss-heres-how-to-apply/) - The Kansas Education Enrichment Program, once fully implemented, will give eligible families a one-time, $1,000 award per student meant to help pay for educational goods and services like tutoring and school supplies, as part of an effort to recover missed learning opportunities during the pandemic.
- [Clark County School District Gives Educators in 241 Elementary Schools Access to Lexia’s LETRS Professional Learning](https://eduprogress.org/media/clark-county-school-district-gives-educators-in-241-elementary-schools-access-to-lexias-letrs-professional-learning/) - Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators. Offered by Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group company, LETRS professional learning programs provide educators with the deep knowledge required to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading.
- [This State Set Up a Program to Reduce Chronic Absences. It Worked](https://eduprogress.org/media/this-state-set-up-a-program-to-reduce-chronic-absences-it-worked/) - The program, set up by the state education department in April 2021 with federal COVID-19 relief funds, aimed to personalize districts’ approaches to combating student absences by sending a school employee or community volunteer to families’ homes to help find solutions to problems getting their kids into the classroom.
- [Federal funds to combat pandemic learning loss don’t reflect need](https://eduprogress.org/media/federal-funds-to-combat-pandemic-learning-loss-dont-reflect-need/) - Why is it that some states, like Alabama, have more than $1,000 to spend on each student for each week of pandemic learning loss, and other states, such as Massachusetts have only $165?
- [Global Academic Loss Persists Nearly Three Years Into the Pandemic](https://eduprogress.org/media/global-academic-loss-persists-nearly-three-years-into-the-pandemic/) - As of last school year, the pandemic’s academic damage persists for students around the world—a loss equal to some 35 percent of a typical school year’s progress, according to the first meta-analysis of global learning loss, published this morning in the journal Nature Human Behaviour.
- [Students Got $10K to Upgrade Their HS. It Drove a Citywide ‘Wave of Democracy’](https://eduprogress.org/media/students-got-10k-to-upgrade-their-hs-it-drove-a-citywide-wave-of-democracy/) - It was the first day of the 2021 fall semester and Ajah Johnson could not believe what her teachers were telling her. By the end of the course, the instructors said, she and her peers would get to choose how to spend $10,000 to upgrade their school however they decided was best.
- [By The Numbers: How districts are spending ESSER funds](https://eduprogress.org/media/by-the-numbers-how-districts-are-spending-esser-funds/) - About 43%, or $6.1 billion, of federal COVID-19 emergency funds that states have passed on to districts were used to meet students’ academic, social, emotional and other needs.
- [Irked by Skyrocketing Costs, Fewer Americans See K-12 as Route to Higher Ed](https://eduprogress.org/media/irked-by-skyrocketing-costs-fewer-americans-see-k-12-as-route-to-higher-ed/) - Over the past three years, the pandemic has transformed American society in ways that we’re still grappling with. Now you can add one more: It seems to have devastated Americans’ belief that K-12 education should prepare young people for college.
- [Why Districts’ Initial Learning Recovery Efforts Missed the Mark](https://eduprogress.org/media/why-districts-initial-learning-recovery-efforts-missed-the-mark/) - Districts’ struggles to implement widescale, academically intensive interventions stunted their ability to boost students’ academic performance, regardless of the recovery approach they used, according to new research.
- [Schools sink money into tutoring, but some programs fall short](https://eduprogress.org/media/schools-sink-money-into-tutoring-but-some-programs-fall-short/) - Tracy Compton knew her fourth-grader needed tutoring to make up for what she missed during the pandemic. But when the Virginia mother learned about the online program offered by her well-regarded suburban school system, her heart sank.
- [Are districts frugal or simply confused when it comes to ESSER spending?](https://eduprogress.org/media/are-districts-frugal-or-simply-confused-when-it-comes-to-esser-spending/) - At the moment, school districts are essentially sitting on a gold mine of free money to spend at their discretion, as long as it’s used to provide relief in an area that was impacted as a result of the pandemic.
- [Cardona’s Tutoring Charge, 1 Year Later: Some Progress, but Obstacles Remain](https://eduprogress.org/media/cardonas-tutoring-charge-1-year-later-some-progress-but-obstacles-remain/) - One year ago, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued a charge to schools still reeling from months of remote instruction during the pandemic: Students who fell behind should receive at least 90 minutes of tutoring each week.
- [Miles Ahead of Other Districts: Using New Dashboard, St. Paul Tracks Learning Recovery Spending — and Adjusts Programs on the Fly](https://eduprogress.org/media/miles-ahead-of-other-districts-using-new-dashboard-st-paul-tracks-learning-recovery-spending-and-adjusts-programs-on-the-fly/) - With $300 Million in pandemic funds, 50 recovery strategies and 2 years to tweak plans, district vows to gather data, evaluate, and pivot in real-time.
- [Learning Loss Is Worse than NAEP Showed. Middle School Math Must Be the Priority](https://eduprogress.org/media/learning-loss-is-worse-than-naep-showed-middle-school-math-must-be-the-priority/) - Wakelyn: Tracking the same students from grade to grade makes clear the decline in middle school math is four times greater than the drop in English
- [How 14 States Are Making Sure Teachers Have High-Quality Materials Students Need](https://eduprogress.org/media/how-14-states-are-making-sure-teachers-have-high-quality-materials-students-need/) - Pickford: These state leaders are following the evidence and the expertise of local educators to help schools make up for lost learning
- [Chronic absenteeism went up when COVID hit. It got even worse last year.](https://eduprogress.org/media/chronic-absenteeism-went-up-when-covid-hit-it-got-even-worse-last-year/) - One in three Illinois students missed at least a month’s worth of school last year.
- [‘Late-in-the-Game’ COVID Relief Fund Guidance Leaves Some Scratching Their Heads](https://eduprogress.org/media/late-in-the-game-covid-relief-fund-guidance-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/) - Earlier this month, more than two years into schools’ attempts to spend an unprecedented $189 billion in COVID relief funds, federal officials released a 97-page document that “strongly encourages” districts not to spend the windfall on construction.
- [Schools Face ‘Urgency Gap’ on Pandemic Recovery: 5 Takeaways from New Study](https://eduprogress.org/media/schools-face-urgency-gap-on-pandemic-recovery-5-takeaways-from-new-study/) - New research on post-pandemic student achievement presents a sobering picture, offering a reality check for anyone who might think recovery is proceeding apace. The study, from CALDER, an American Institutes for Research (AIR) program working with seven universities, suggests school districts should do more. “We need more kids to get more hours of interventions,” said CALDER’s Dan Goldhaber.
- [Pandemic pushed Head Start enrollment down by 33%](https://eduprogress.org/media/pandemic-pushed-head-start-enrollment-down-by-33/) - The pandemic hindered access to federally funded Head Start programs for young children living in poverty, exacerbating inequities in enrollment, staff salaries and quality of services, said a report released Thursday by the National Institute for Early Education Research.
- [Homeless student enrollment fell 14% in first pandemic school year](https://eduprogress.org/media/homeless-student-enrollment-fell-14-in-first-pandemic-school-year/) - Enrollment of homeless students dropped by 14% — from 1,280,886 to 1,099,221 — between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years, according to data released Wednesday in one of the first official federal counts documenting how the pandemic impacted this population.
- [New program will pay for Indiana teachers to earn license to teach English language learners](https://eduprogress.org/media/new-program-will-pay-for-indiana-teachers-to-earn-license-to-teach-english-language-learners/) - A new program wants to help Indiana teachers get licensed to teach the state’s growing population of English language learners. The Indiana Teacher of English Language Learners (I-TELL) program will pay for tuition and fees for current educators to earn the additional licensure they need to become teachers of record for students who are learning English. It’s a partnership between the Indiana Department of Education and University of Indianapolis’ Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning.
- [Experts: Dismal NAEP Scores Offer Districts Chance to ‘Pivot’ on Relief Funds](https://eduprogress.org/media/experts-dismal-naep-scores-offer-districts-chance-to-pivot-on-relief-funds/) - Most school districts adopted their budgets last spring, long before state and national test scores laid out the extent of pandemic declines, particularly in math. That’s why some school finance experts are urging districts to redirect some of their plans for federal relief funds toward learning recovery before that money is actually spent.
- [COVID-19 relief spending is influencing traditional K-12 workforce practices](https://eduprogress.org/media/covid-19-relief-spending-is-influencing-traditional-k-12-workforce-practices/) - School systems are using tried-and-true, along with creative, approaches to add and keep teachers, the FutureEd research found. Using information that data services firm Burbio gathered from 5,000 district ARP spending plans, as well as documents from the nation’s 100 largest school systems, researchers found myriad examples of how the pandemic funding is influencing traditional models in the teaching profession. ARP funds must be obligated by Sept. 30, 2024.
- [How Have K-12 Priorities for Spending Federal Stimulus Aid Changed Over the Past Year?How Have K-12 Priorities for Spending Federal Stimulus Aid Changed Over the Past Year?](https://eduprogress.org/media/how-have-k-12-priorities-for-spending-federal-stimulus-aid-changed-over-the-past-yearhow-have-k-12-priorities-for-spending-federal-stimulus-aid-changed-over-the-past-year/) - A new EdWeek Market Brief survey reveals shifts in school systems’ priorities for spending federal emergency aid, compared with a year ago.
- [Schools Need Billions More to Make Up for Lost Learning Time, Researchers Argue](https://eduprogress.org/media/schools-need-billions-more-to-make-up-for-lost-learning-time-researchers-argue/) - Student recovery from the pandemic will come with a huge price—$700 billion, a new study finds—and, so far, federal COVID-relief aid isn’t covering it.
- [Recovery Funds Can Rocket Quality Instructional Materials](https://eduprogress.org/media/recovery-funds-can-rocket-quality-instructional-materials/) - $190,000,000,000 is a tricky figure to wrap your head around. Not too many of us deal in that realm of zeroes. To put it in perspective, a person who lived 190 billion minutes would make it to age 361,492. If you traveled 190 billion miles, you could go back and forth to the moon 397,656 times.
- [Raise Your Hands for the Leaders in Education Recovery](https://eduprogress.org/media/raise-your-hands-for-the-leaders-in-education-recovery/) - Time for another confession: I was THAT kid in elementary school. You know the one who always raised their hand, even when they didn’t really have the answer? That was me – until around 5th grade, when that naive confidence faded and I started saving my moments for when I knew I was right. But here’s the thing today: in the scramble to catch up from these past two pandemic-disrupted school years, we don’t have the luxury of waiting to be sure interventions are perfectly right. That’s why I’m so inspired by states and districts that are raising their hands with ideas and solutions during such challenging times.
- [The Case for Curriculum: Why Some States Are Prioritizing It With COVID Relief Funds](https://eduprogress.org/media/the-case-for-curriculum-why-some-states-are-prioritizing-it-with-covid-relief-funds/) - Much of the conversation around academic recovery has focused on providing additional instructional time: strategies like one-on-one tutoring, or summer learning programs.
- [How pandemic-related disturbances drove a 9% decline in public school enrollment](https://eduprogress.org/media/how-pandemic-related-disturbances-drove-a-9-decline-in-public-school-enrollment/) - Recent trends indicate there’s been a significant shift in enrollment numbers among public schools since the pandemic. Unfortunately for many districts, declining enrollment is not something they can afford, and it encapsulates more than simply a decrease in student numbers.
- [7 charts highlighting the pandemic’s impact on 2022 NAEP scores](https://eduprogress.org/media/7-charts-highlighting-the-pandemics-impact-on-2022-naep-scores/) - When school buildings closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19, educators, sector experts and researchers all had their hunches: test scores would drop, gaps would widen, achievement would reverse. Since then, a plethora of surveys and anecdotal evidence have supported those theories. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education confirmed them.
- [Schools are using COVID relief dollars to support immigrant students' mental health](https://eduprogress.org/media/schools-are-using-covid-relief-dollars-to-support-immigrant-students-mental-health/) - Schools have been looking for ways to support student mental health needs, and COVID relief dollars made a lot of that possible. We look at what that looks like one school in Oakland, California.
- [Analysis: Texas & Tennessee Get Tutoring Right — and Model How to Expand it Nationwide](https://eduprogress.org/media/analysis-texas-tennessee-get-tutoring-right-and-model-how-to-expand-it-nationwide/) - At the conclusion of the 2021-22 academic year, I visited schools and districts in Tennessee that are a part of the statewide tutoring program, the TN All Corps. I observed many students and tutors working together in the pursuit of catching up in their math learning. At each I visited, I witnessed sparks going off. Kids were truly engaged in learning math. In the face of two-plus years of pandemic-era learning, this left me feeling hopeful.
- [ESSER guidance ‘desperately needed,’ 700 district leaders tell Cardona](https://eduprogress.org/media/esser-guidance-desperately-needed-700-district-leaders-tell-cardona/) - The district leaders’ letter focuses on the liquidation — or spending — deadline for $121.9 billion for pre-K-12 in the American Rescue Plan, also known as ESSER III. Districts would still need to obligate — or commit to spending — those funds by the Sept. 30, 2024, deadline, but the extension deadline could allow them to draw down those funds until March 31, 2026.
- [Facing Pandemic Learning Crisis, Districts Spend Relief Funds at a Snail's Place](https://eduprogress.org/media/facing-pandemic-learning-crisis-districts-spend-relief-funds-at-a-snails-place/) - Schools that closed their doors the longest due to COVID have spent just a fraction of the billions in federal relief funds targeted to students who suffered the most academically, according to an analysis by The 74.
- [The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading](https://eduprogress.org/media/the-pandemic-erased-two-decades-of-progress-in-math-and-reading/) - National test results released on Thursday showed in stark terms the pandemic’s devastating effects on American schoolchildren, with the performance of 9-year-olds in math and reading dropping to the levels from two decades ago.
- [Survey: Superintendents foresee scaling back pandemic investments](https://eduprogress.org/media/survey-superintendents-foresee-scaling-back-pandemic-investments/) - Although the ARP funds, which total $121.9 billion, were meant to be a temporary boost to school coffers in response to pandemic setbacks, district leaders said more time is needed to provide additional support to students.
- [‘Nation’s Report Card’: Two Decades of Growth Wiped Out by Two Years of Pandemic](https://eduprogress.org/media/nations-report-card-two-decades-of-growth-wiped-out-by-two-years-of-pandemic/) - Two decades of growth for American students in reading and math were wiped away by just two years of pandemic-disrupted learning, according to national test scores released this morning.
- [American students’ test scores plunge to levels unseen for decades](https://eduprogress.org/media/american-students-test-scores-plunge-to-levels-unseen-for-decades/) - Test scores in elementary school math and reading plummeted to levels unseen for decades, according to the first nationally representative report comparing student achievement from just before the pandemic to performance two years later.
- [Biden Administration Outlines How School Districts Should Spend COVID Aid](https://eduprogress.org/media/biden-administration-outlines-how-school-districts-should-spend-covid-aid/) - The Biden administration released a new tool aimed at helping parents hold districts accountable for their use of federal COVID-19 relief funds as the 2024 spending deadline approaches
- [Academic progress rebounds — but more recovery needed](https://eduprogress.org/media/academic-progress-rebounds-but-more-recovery-needed/) - Students have begun to narrow pandemic-era learning gaps, but the delays in learning are significant and in many cases, the recorded progress is disproportionate, several data points from the 2021-22 school year show.
- [As pandemic aid runs out, America is set to return to a broken school funding system](https://eduprogress.org/media/as-pandemic-aid-runs-out-america-is-set-to-return-to-a-broken-school-funding-system/) - Deirdre Pilch has spent much of her career as an educator frustrated. The superintendent of schools in Greeley, Colorado — a high-poverty district 50 miles north of Denver — has never felt she’s had the money to provide students the education they deserve. Remarkably, it took a pandemic to change this.
- [Many Remote Learning Options Shutting Down as School Reopens for Fall 2022](https://eduprogress.org/media/many-remote-learning-options-shutting-down-as-school-reopens-for-fall-2022/) - Even as COVID-19 infections continue to fluctuate, roughly one-third of the country’s largest school districts are ending their remote learning programs this fall, according to a new review by the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
- [New Data: Was 2022’s Summer Learning ‘Explosion’ Enough To Reverse COVID Losses?](https://eduprogress.org/media/new-data-was-2022s-summer-learning-explosion-enough-to-reverse-covid-losses/) - In Tulsa this summer, young people explored museums and grew garden veggies. In Baltimore, they built robots and learned Black history. In St. Paul, they immersed themselves in languages like French, Mandarin, Hmong and Dakota.
- [Staffed Up: North Dakota invests in online ed prep to train rural teachers](https://eduprogress.org/media/staffed-up-north-dakota-invests-in-online-ed-prep-to-train-rural-teachers/) - On Monday, the superintendent of a small rural school district in North Dakota picked up a teacher at the airport who was recruited from the Philippines. This sort of outsourcing has become more common among rural districts pushing to fill workforce shortages, something that does not often happen in the more urban, larger districts, said Laurie Matzke, assistant state superintendent of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
- [Finance experts: School district budgets ‘headed for a wild ride’](https://eduprogress.org/media/finance-experts-school-district-budgets-headed-for-a-wild-ride/) - Education finance experts warn that school districts’ budgets are “headed for a wild ride” in the coming years. Due to an influx of federal pandemic relief funding, most school districts are currently experiencing an increase in spending that will last until approximately the 2023-24 school year.
- [Mississippi sees rebound in latest student test scores](https://eduprogress.org/media/mississippi-sees-rebound-in-latest-student-test-scores/) - Mississippi student test scores are exceeding pre-pandemic levels in two subjects after a decline the previous year, according to results released Thursday by the state Department of Education. The statewide results from the 2021-22 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program show a boost in test scores for English language arts and science. The percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced reached what the department said is an all-time high of 42.2% in English and 55.9% in science. Students scored 47.3% in mathematics, just shy of the pre-pandemic rate of 47.4%.
- [COVID-19 learning lags could reverse narrowed achievement gap](https://eduprogress.org/media/covid-19-learning-lags-could-reverse-narrowed-achievement-gap/) - The research included results from a variety of widely used national assessments, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress and Long-Term Trend Assessment, as well as international assessments like the Program for International Student Assessment and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study.
- [Academic recovery strategies are working, according to new data](https://eduprogress.org/media/academic-recovery-strategies-are-working-according-to-new-data/) - More than half of schools have implemented strategies to address mental health, meet students’ needs, and offer high-dosage tutoring. Specifically, 72% of public schools implemented strategies for mental health, 79% used diagnostic assessment data to identify individual needs, and 56% used high-dosage tutoring methods. That’s according to the latest data from the 2022 School Pulse Panel released by the Institute of Education Sciences.
- [Schools Try Bonuses, Stipends to Attract & Keep Teachers in a Tight Labor Market](https://eduprogress.org/media/schools-try-bonuses-stipends-to-attract-keep-teachers-in-a-tight-labor-market/) - The competition for labor has never been more intense. In the private sector, the percentage of workers quitting their jobs recently hit an all-time high, as millions of employees searched for higher pay and better working conditions.
- [Research highlights positive impacts of math-focused summer learning](https://eduprogress.org/media/research-highlights-positive-impacts-of-math-focused-summer-learning/) - “Our results show that schools, district leaders, and community groups should consider increasing their investments in summer programs as an evidence-based strategy to aid in pandemic-related educational recovery, particularly for children whose learning has been placed most at risk,” said study co-author Kathleen Lynch, an assistant professor of learning sciences at the University of Connecticut.
- [As states tackle teacher shortages, which plans show the most promise?](https://eduprogress.org/media/as-states-tackle-teacher-shortages-which-plans-show-the-most-promise/) - The local and regional nuances of teacher shortages mean there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to solving the problem. “In reality, local context drives a lot more of the specific needs of schools and districts,” said Shannon Holston, chief of policy and programs at the National Council on Teacher Quality, a nonprofit that works to improve teacher quality.
- [Free summer camp pays dividends: 100K Arizona children fill learning gaps created by pandemic](https://eduprogress.org/media/free-summer-camp-pays-dividends-100k-arizona-children-fill-learning-gaps-created-by-pandemic/) - The hallways at Self-Development Academy in Mesa in July are abuzz. While many students across Arizona are enjoying their annual vacation, some remain in the classroom, meticulously forming handfuls of toothpicks into pyramids while others make their own traditional tunics.
- [PRESS RELEASE: EduRecoveryHub Now Features More Than 50 Expert-Reviewed Recovery Practices](https://eduprogress.org/media/press-release-edurecoveryhub-now-features-more-than-50-expert-reviewed-recovery-practices/) - The Collaborative for Student Success added 18 new promising educational practices to EduRecoveryHub.org today, as well as updates on education recovery efforts in Connecticut, North Dakota, and Tennessee. The additions strengthen the EduRecoveryHub platform and assist state and district leaders, educators, and advocates heading into the 2022-23 school year by identifying promising practices funded by federal recovery dollars—practices that can be emulated across states.
- [Ed Dept. Announces New Push to Expand Afterschool and Summer Programs](https://eduprogress.org/media/ed-dept-announces-new-push-to-expand-afterschool-and-summer-programs/) - Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Thursday announced Engage Every Student — a partnership with five leading organizations to bring information and research about out-of-school-time programs together into one “centralized, readily available location.” The department will seek applications from an outside organization for a $3-$4 million contract in next year’s budget to run the initiative.
- [Despite Urgency, New National Tutoring Effort Could Take 6 Months to Ramp Up](https://eduprogress.org/media/despite-urgency-new-national-tutoring-effort-could-take-6-months-to-ramp-up/) - With a third pandemic summer underway, the Biden administration’s new push to recruit 250,000 tutors and mentors is getting a late start in helping students recover from academic and social-emotional setbacks. Organizers and experts say it could be 2023 before families and schools see the impact.
- [Majority of adults say too little priority given to K-12 during COVID](https://eduprogress.org/media/majority-of-adults-say-too-little-priority-given-to-k-12-during-covid/) - Nearly two-thirds (62%) of adults surveyed say the country has given too little priority to the educational needs of K-12 students during the pandemic. Close to another third (31%) say about the right amount has been given, while a scant 6% say there’s been too much priority.
- [Ed Dept offers 18-month extension requests for ARP spending](https://eduprogress.org/media/ed-dept-offers-18-month-extension-requests-for-arp-spending/) - Daniel Domenech, executive director of AASA, said in a statement the organization is “thrilled” with the clarity the department provided to the timeline school systems have to complete “desperately needed” school facilities projects and HVAC upgrades.
- [SC after-school programs doubling down on ESSER funds](https://eduprogress.org/media/sc-after-school-programs-doubling-down-on-esser-funds/) - The South Carolina Department of Education is partnering with South Carolina Afterschool Alliance to disperse $14.5 million of ESSER money into after-school programs across the state.
- [D.C. background check delays means fewer tutors in schools, groups say](https://eduprogress.org/media/d-c-background-check-delays-means-fewer-tutors-in-schools-groups-say/) - The District’s slow background check process is preventing critical tutoring and after school programs from operating at full-capacity, according to multiple education nonprofit leaders, who say they have prospective employees and volunteers waiting months for clearance to enter school buildings.
- [This Tennessee district’s grow-your-own program is set to eliminate teacher vacancies](https://eduprogress.org/media/this-tennessee-districts-grow-your-own-program-is-set-to-eliminate-teacher-vacancies/) - Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, in partnership with Austin Peay State University, launched the first registered grow-your-own teacher apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. Department of Labor to establish a permanent model in January. Tennessee currently has 65 grow-your-own partnerships, which include 14 educator preparation providers and 63 districts.
- [Schools are struggling to hire special education teachers. Hawaii may have found a fix](https://eduprogress.org/media/schools-are-struggling-to-hire-special-education-teachers-hawaii-may-have-found-a-fix/) - A few years after Heather Carll started teaching special education in Hawaii public schools, she called it quits. She needed a break from the meetings, paperwork and legal responsibilities that make teaching students with disabilities one of the toughest jobs in education.
- [Proposal would pay SC college students majoring in education if they become teachers](https://eduprogress.org/media/proposal-would-pay-sc-college-students-majoring-in-education-if-they-become-teachers/) - As South Carolina looks to address its growing teacher shortage, educators say the problem is not worsening solely because more teachers are leaving the classroom, though that is a driver.
- [Utah invests $8 million into free early learning program for children](https://eduprogress.org/media/utah-invests-8-million-into-free-early-learning-program-for-children/) - The state of Utah is investing $8 million into an early childhood education program with a local nonprofit called Waterford Upstart, a program meant to expand access to pre-k and kindergarten opportunities to rural families.
- [State board OKs measures to ease special ed teacher shortage](https://eduprogress.org/media/state-board-oks-measures-to-ease-special-ed-teacher-shortage/) - The Indiana State Board of Education this week approved initiatives aimed at increasing Indiana’s pipeline of special education teachers and addressing a serious shortage in the field.
- [Teacher Job Satisfaction Hits an All-Time Low](https://eduprogress.org/media/teacher-job-satisfaction-hits-an-all-time-low/) - Teachers’ job satisfaction levels appear to have hit an all-time low this year as the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage schools.
- [With Millions of Kids on the Line, Can Schools Make Tutoring Work?](https://eduprogress.org/media/with-millions-of-kids-on-the-line-can-schools-make-tutoring-work/) - Tutoring is on the brink of a national inflection point. School districts are channeling big chunks of their federal COVID-relief money into tutoring programs, relying on research that shows that the strategy can be a powerful ally in completing unfinished learning. Billions of dollars—and millions of children—are on the line.
- [Beshear signs student mental health, health worker bills](https://eduprogress.org/media/beshear-signs-student-mental-health-health-worker-bills/) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law Wednesday a bill allowing students to receive excused absences from school for mental health reasons.
- [In Age of COVID, DOD School System Succeeds Despite Disruptions](https://eduprogress.org/media/in-age-of-covid-dod-school-system-succeeds-despite-disruptions/) - While the rest of the nation struggles to overcome pandemic learning losses and surmount the fractiousness dogging school districts everywhere, one very large school system that services 70,000 students is succeeding despite great tumult.
- [Education Research Has Changed Under COVID. Here’s How the Feds Can Catch Up.](https://eduprogress.org/media/education-research-has-changed-under-covid-heres-how-the-feds-can-catch-up/) - The need for remote learning due to COVID-19 has caused disruptions to data collection and education research. Now that there has been a shift in the educational landscape, the priorities for research have fundamentally pivoted to the urgent need to help schools and students recover from the extended disruptions.
- [Cowen, Lake & Aldeman: Recovery Funds are Driving Bright Ideas in Education. Our New Dashboard Showcases the Best — and Can Guide Schools in Their Own Innovations](https://eduprogress.org/media/cowen-lake-aldeman-recovery-funds-are-driving-bright-ideas-in-education-our-new-dashboard-showcases-the-best-and-can-guide-schools-in-their-own-innovations/) - From lockdowns to remote learning, everyone from scholars to politicians will be debating and dissecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on America’s students — and the federal government’s $189 billion response — for years to come.
- [One Year After Congress Appropriated Over $122 Billion for K-12, Many School Districts Are Struggling to Spend It](https://eduprogress.org/media/one-year-after-congress-appropriated-over-122-billion-for-k-12-many-school-districts-are-struggling-to-spend-it/) - As the nation’s school superintendents gathered last month for their first in-person meeting since the pandemic began, Dan Domenech, the organization’s leader, pressed U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about an urgent issue.
- [Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires](https://eduprogress.org/media/millions-of-children-will-miss-healthy-school-meals-when-pandemic-relief-expires/) - When schools pivoted to virtual learning early in the pandemic, the National School Lunch Program was thrown into chaos. Millions of children rely on school meals to keep hunger at bay, so school nutrition directors scrambled to adopt new, creative ways to distribute food to families. Some of these changes were improvements on the status quo, they say.
- [Science Can’t Be Just a Catchword in Pandemic Recovery](https://eduprogress.org/media/science-cant-be-just-a-catchword-in-pandemic-recovery/) - As a public school board member through the first two years of the pandemic, there was one word I heard more than any other in public comments about the health and safety issues before us: Science. And without getting into the politics of how that concept was tossed about, I was as focused as anyone on the need to use hard evidence for the difficult decisions we had to make.
- [How District Poverty Levels Influence Covid-Relief Spending Plans](https://eduprogress.org/media/how-district-poverty-levels-influence-covid-relief-spending/) - For decades, many school districts with the largest share of students living in poverty have endured crumbling buildings, outdated textbooks and little support for students and teachers. Now, the infusion of billions in federal Covid-relief aid for schools over the next few years could change that reality.
- [These schools did less to contain covid. Their students flourished.](https://eduprogress.org/media/these-schools-did-less-to-contain-covid-their-students-flourished/) - As school systems around the country were battening down for their first remote start-of-school in the fall of 2020, the Lewis-Palmer district here was embarking on another kind of experiment: Elementary students would be in class full time, sitting maskless at communal tables.
- [U.S. schools are flush with cash, but struggling to spend it on schedule](https://eduprogress.org/media/u-s-schools-are-flush-with-cash-but-struggling-to-spend-it-on-schedule/) - It seems like a balanced equation: Schools need a lot of help, but they also have record sums of federal money to spend. If only it were that simple.
- [The Power of Partnership in Designing Local High-Quality Curriculum](https://eduprogress.org/media/the-power-of-partnership-in-designing-local-high-quality-curriculum/) - One silver lining of the pandemic’s impact on education is found in examples of collaboration between state leaders and local educators in dedicating federal relief funding to common goals.
- [Covid-Aid Spending Trends by City, Suburban, Rural School Districts](https://eduprogress.org/media/covid-aid-spending-trends-by-city-suburban-rural-school-districts/) - The Covid pandemic can look different in a small rural school district than in a big city or suburb. Transportation challenges are often magnified with fewer students spread across wide areas. Internet access is frequently harder to find, and so are mental-health professionals to support students and staff. Such challenges —and shared priorities—are reflected in a new FutureEd analysis of how local education agencies are planning to spend the latest round of federal Covid-relief spending aid.
- [Roza: Without Clear Rules, There’s No Way to Judge How School Relief Funds Are Being Spent. Setting Student Progress as a North Star Would Be a Game Changer](https://eduprogress.org/media/roza-without-clear-rules-theres-no-way-to-judge-how-school-relief-funds-are-being-spent-setting-student-progress-as-a-north-star-would-be-a-game-changer/) - When it’s all said and done, how should ESSER investments be judged? That depends on what we hope to get from the $123 billion pumped into public schools. Here’s the problem: No end goal, no focused objective, no common yardstick has ever been attached to this mammoth federal investment.
- [Schools are using COVID relief for building upgrades that will take years](https://eduprogress.org/media/schools-are-using-covid-relief-for-building-upgrades-that-will-take-years/) - School districts across the U.S. are renovating their buildings and upgrading dilapidated ventilation systems with the help of $190 billion of federal COVID relief. But these improvements will take time, and some won’t be completed for years after the pandemic first disrupted schooling.
- [COVID-19 relief plans don't reflect needs of English learners — it's not too late to change that](https://eduprogress.org/media/2181/) - How states and districts should spend their share of the $190 billion in COVID-19 funds targeted for K-12 education has dominated the education world at every level since the first distribution was announced in March 2020.
- [Video: Here's how Denver Public Schools are focusing on students' mental health](https://eduprogress.org/media/video-heres-how-denver-public-schools-are-focusing-on-students-mental-health/) - Amid the pandemic, Denver Public Schools have a new district-wide requirement of devoting 20 minutes a day to help students develop social and emotional skills. CNN's Evan McMorris-Santoro reports.
- [Iowa Launches $9 Million Program Aimed at Expanding Diversity Among Teachers](https://eduprogress.org/media/iowa-launches-9-million-program-aimed-at-expanding-diversity-among-teachers/) - Pressure to address teacher demographics in Iowa is mounting as the state's student population continues to diversify.
- [Rural Schools Strained by COVID Protocol Resistance, Challenges](https://eduprogress.org/media/rural-schools-strained-by-covid-protocol-resistance-challenges/) - As schools navigate another wave of COVID-19 related shutdowns, educators in rural areas are encountering resistance to precautions like masking and vaccination, sometimes exacerbated by conflicting or quickly changing guidance.
- [Federal Investments Ignore Crucial Upgrades to School Facilities—and Students Pay the Price](https://eduprogress.org/media/federal-investments-ignore-crucial-upgrades-to-school-facilities-and-students-pay-the-price/) - This post describes recent developments in the administration’s school infrastructure proposals, highlights areas of underinvestment, and summarizes recent research on how some of these failings might impact students.
- [Graduation Rates Dip Across U.S. as Pandemic Stalls Progress](https://eduprogress.org/media/graduation-rates-dip-across-u-s-as-pandemic-stalls-progress/) - High school graduation rates dipped in at least 20 states after the first full school year disrupted by the pandemic, suggesting the coronavirus may have ended nearly two decades of nationwide progress toward getting more students diplomas.
- [Collaboration Key to Stemming School Staff Shortages](https://eduprogress.org/media/collaboration-key-to-stemming-school-staff-shortages/) - At a Council for Exceptional Children conference, advocates promoted examples of staffing solutions and recommended partnerships to fill workforce voids.
- [Back to School, but Still Learning Online](https://eduprogress.org/media/back-to-school-but-still-learning-online/) - The stimulus bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, will send $122 billion to schools over three years, and a sizable portion of that money will go toward tutoring.
- [Country’s Biggest School Districts Resist Going Remote as Closures Spread Nationwide](https://eduprogress.org/media/countrys-biggest-school-districts-resist-going-remote-as-closures-spread-nationwide/) - The number of schools that have announced closures or temporary virtual instructions is in the thousands and last week reached a high for the 2021-22 school year.
- [Schools May Be Open—But They’re Struggling](https://eduprogress.org/media/schools-may-be-open-but-theyre-struggling/) - Schools should be open, pandemic or not, much of the public says. If only they all had what they need to function.

## Practices

- [North Dakota Be Legendary School Board Institute](https://eduprogress.org/practice/north-dakota-be-legendary-school-board-institute/) - The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is investing $500,000 in federal relief funds to create a comprehensive school board training institute, which includes two years of ongoing coaching for participating board members.
- [Tennessee Expanding Statewide Access to Virtual Advanced Placement Courses](https://eduprogress.org/practice/tennessee-expanding-statewide-access-to-virtual-advanced-placement-courses/) - Tennessee is using $10 million in federal relief funds to provide students across the state access to virtual Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
- [Tennessee Incentivizes District Investment in Academic Recovery with Best For All Program](https://eduprogress.org/practice/tennessee-incentivizes-district-investment-in-academic-recovery-with-best-for-all-program/) - The Tennessee Department of Education is incentivizing districts to invest in academic recovery strategies with a battery of benefits and programs that districts can choose to participate in. The keystone program that participating districts will use is the TN ALL Corps tutoring initiative.
- [North Dakota Invests Federal Funds in Innovative and Sustainable Programs](https://eduprogress.org/practice/north-dakota-invests-federal-funds-in-innovative-and-sustainable-programs/) - The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) laid out a clear statewide vision and directive for how to strategically spend federal relief funds to help uphold the vision that all students will graduate ready with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to be successful in life. By investing in programs that use data to target and address learning loss, focusing on core skills like literacy, and allowing for innovative programs to take root, the state is supporting that vision in a thoughtful manner.
- [Tennessee Incentivizes District Investment in Academic Recovery with Best For All Program](https://eduprogress.org/practice/tennessee/) - The Tennessee Department of Education is incentivizing districts to invest in academic recovery strategies with a battery of benefits and programs that districts can choose to participate in. The keystone program that participating districts will use is the TN ALL Corps tutoring initiative.
- [Kentucky Maximizes Funds for Direct-to-Student Supports](https://eduprogress.org/practice/kentucky/) - The Kentucky Department of Education is incentivizing districts to spend recovery funds on direct services to students and investing in professional development teams across the state.
- [Arizona Invests in Student and Teacher Support to Enable Learning](https://eduprogress.org/practice/arizona/) - The Arizona Department of Education is investing in strategies that will restore conditions for learning in its public schools. This includes millions of pandemic relief dollars for school counselors and social workers, closing the digital divide, and supporting new teachers.
- [Connecticut Strengthening Evaluation, Research of Education Investments](https://eduprogress.org/practice/connecticut-strengthening-evaluation-research-of-education-investments/) - The Connecticut State Department of Education has partnered with public and private universities across Connecticut to create a research collaborative designed to provide evidence of the effectiveness of their recovery strategies.
- [North Carolina Launches Office of Learning Recovery + Acceleration](https://eduprogress.org/practice/north-carolina/) - The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI), using federal COVID recovery dollars, launched the Office of Learning Recovery & Acceleration (OLR) to support schools and districts with strong guidance on spending recovery dollars, identify the most promising and effective investments to get students back on track, and establish a long-term and data-driven approach to understanding and accelerating pandemic-era learning.
- [DC Bilingual Invests in Afterschool, Mental Health and Food Support](https://eduprogress.org/practice/dc-bilingual-invests-in-afterschool-mental-health-and-food-support/) - DC Bilingual, a charter school located in Washington, DC, uses a dual immersion Spanish and English learning program and is among the top 10 highest performing charter schools in DC. The school used some of its approximately $2 million in recovery funds to scale promising afterschool, mental health, and food and wellness programs.
- [Connecticut Using Some Funding to Strengthen Evaluation, Research of Education Investments](https://eduprogress.org/practice/connecticut-using-some-funding-to-strengthen-evaluation-research-of-education-investments/) - The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) established the Connecticut Education Research Collaborative (CERC) to evaluate the use of American Rescue Plan investments on an ongoing basis. The collaborative will determine the efficacy of potential strategies, provide high-quality data, and guide resource decisions for the students most in need.
- [Connecticut Gov. Launches Effort to Engage Families, Students At Home](https://eduprogress.org/practice/connecticut-gov-launches-effort-to-engage-families-students-at-home/) - Gov. Ned Lamont launched the new Learner Engagement and Attendance Program (LEAP), a partnership between the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) and the state’s six Regional Education Service Centers (RESCs). The move is intended to enable 15 school districts to communicate directly with families to provide support in homes to students.
- [Nebraska Invests in K-8 Math Acceleration and Analyzes Impact](https://eduprogress.org/practice/nebraska-invests-in-k-8-math-acceleration-and-analyzes-impact/) - Zearn Math - made available through state ESSER II funds at no cost to all districts - is resulting in promising student growth.
- [South Carolina Investing in a Partnership with the State’s Afterschool Alliance](https://eduprogress.org/practice/south-carolina-investing-in-a-partnership-with-the-states-afterschool-alliance/) - The South Carolina Department of Education is spending almost $15 million to provide afterschool and summer learning opportunities.
- [Excellence Community Schools Scaled Programs Designed to Support New York Students and Families](https://eduprogress.org/practice/excellence-community-schools-scaled-programs-designed-to-support-new-york-students-and-families/) - Excellence Community School network in New York and Connecticut is using recovery funds to implement multiple programs intended to address the added pressures on students and communities as a result of the pandemic.
- [Dallas Independent School District Offers Extended School Years Through Community Engagement](https://eduprogress.org/practice/dallas-independent-school-district-offers-extended-school-years-through-community-engagement/) - Dallas ISD leaders viewed their ESSER funding as an opportunity to expand their extended learning plan. As part of a comprehensive approach, the district focused heavily on an extended school year option to address unfinished learning. To extend the school year, schools went through a six-month planning process that required 80% of staff and families to weigh in on the change.
- [Providence Public Schools in Rhode Island Offers Incentives for Teachers in Hard-to-Fill Subjects](https://eduprogress.org/practice/providence-public-schools-in-rhode-island-offers-incentives-for-teachers-in-hard-to-fill-subjects/) - After looking at vacancy data on open positions and the number of applicants for each, PPSD decided to offer incentives for the hardest positions to fill: math, science, special education, dual language/bilingual, speech and language pathology, school psychology, social work, library, or nursing. Anyone who joins the team in one of these areas is eligible for up to $13,000 in incentives.
- [Metro Nashville Public Schools Establish the Accelerating Scholars Program](https://eduprogress.org/practice/metro-nashville-public-schools-establish-the-accelerating-scholars-program/) - In its first year, this targeted, intensive tutoring program served more than 4,000 students. MNPS originally had an ambitious goal of serving 7,000 students, but district leaders scaled back in the first year to maintain quality.
- [Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia Establish Multilingual Family and Community Supports and Resources](https://eduprogress.org/practice/alexandria-city-public-schools-in-virginia-establish-multilingual-family-and-community-supports-and-resources/) - ACPS opened a multilingual helpline for families to get assistance with technology or distance learning. Close to 80% of the calls were in Spanish from families looking for help with medical needs, technology, and even where to get food. ACPS saw a need and used a portion its ESSER funds to hire an additional division-wide Spanish-speaking family liaison.
- [Colorado Offers Grants to Support Purchase of High-Quality Curriculum for Math and Reading](https://eduprogress.org/practice/colorado-offers-grants-to-support-purchase-of-high-quality-curriculum-for-math-and-reading/) - Colorado plans to provide $10 million in grants from federal recovery funds to support districts purchasing K-8 mathematics curricula and K-3 READ Act-approved instructional programs. The goal is to address unfinished learning among populations most impacted by the pandemic.
- [Ohio is providing grants to colleges and universities that offer one-on-one or small group tutoring support in math and literacy.](https://eduprogress.org/practice/ohio-is-providing-grants-to-colleges-and-universities-that-offer-one-on-one-or-small-group-tutoring-support-in-math-and-literacy/) - Ohio’s Departments of Education and Higher Education are investing up to $20 million in federal relief funds to implement or expand programs that provide high-dosage math and literacy tutoring in one-on-one or small group settings.
- [Massachusetts Offers Grants to Implement Math Acceleration Academies](https://eduprogress.org/practice/massachusetts-offers-grants-to-implement-math-acceleration-academies/) - Math Acceleration Academies offer students one week of intensive, four-plus hours-per-day math instruction during vacation weeks.
- [Maryland Reserves Some Funds to Meet Emergency Needs While Sustainably Investing in Staff Pipeline](https://eduprogress.org/practice/maryland-reserves-some-funds-to-meet-emergency-needs-while-sustainably-investing-in-staff-pipeline/) - The Maryland Department of Education is using federal COVID relief funds to implement Regional Crisis Response and Clinical Support Teams.
- [North Dakota uses Federal Funds to Create School Board Leadership Institute](https://eduprogress.org/practice/north-dakota-uses-federal-funds-to-create-school-board-leadership-institute/) - The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is investing $500,000 in federal relief funds to create a comprehensive school board training institute, which includes two years of ongoing coaching for participating board members.
- [Arizona Bolstering Early Literacy Efforts](https://eduprogress.org/practice/arizona-bolstering-early-literacy-efforts/) - The Arizona Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Economic Security are investing recovery funds into the state’s Child Care Development Fund to expand early childhood literacy efforts.
- [Guilford County Schools in North Carolina Investing Deeply in Robust Tutoring Initiative](https://eduprogress.org/practice/guilford-county-schools-in-north-carolina-investing-deeply-in-robust-tutoring-initiative/) - Guilford County Schools allocated nearly $10 million of its federal recovery funds toward a high-dosage tutoring program, which consists of more than 500 tutors and 4,000 students.
- [New York Expanding Early Childhood Education Efforts](https://eduprogress.org/practice/new-york-expanding-early-childhood-education-efforts/) - New York is using its recovery funding to support early childhood education by providing new full-day pre-K programs and expanding existing efforts.
- [Ohio Launching Individualized Tutoring Program for Students with Disabilities](https://eduprogress.org/practice/ohio-launching-individualized-tutoring-program-for-students-with-disabilities/) - Ohio is using recovery funding to launch a virtual, personalized tutoring program that connects students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) to education professionals.
- [Oklahoma Covers Certification Exam Costs for Aspiring Teachers](https://eduprogress.org/practice/oklahoma-covers-certification-exam-costs-for-aspiring-teachers/) - Oklahoma is using its portion of federal relief funds to help address staffing shortages by covering the costs of certification examination fees for 5,000 teachers per year over the next three years.
- [Oklahoma Provides Stipends to Student Teachers to Ease Staffing Shortages](https://eduprogress.org/practice/oklahoma-provides-stipends-to-student-teachers-to-ease-staffing-shortages/) - The Oklahoma State Department of Education is seeking to help address severe staffing shortages by providing stipends to student teachers enrolled in teacher preparation programs.
- [Alabama Incentivizing Better Use of Data to Target Learning Acceleration](https://eduprogress.org/practice/alabama-incentivizing-better-use-of-data-to-target-learning-acceleration/) - The Alabama Department of Education is using federal relief funds to encourage districts to better use assessment data in elementary and middle schools to target learning acceleration for the students who need it the most.
- [New Jersey Boosting Student, Teacher Mental Health Services with District Grants](https://eduprogress.org/practice/new-jersey-boosting-student-teacher-mental-health-services-with-district-grants/) - The New Jersey Department of Education is investing $30 million to offer new grants for districts to provide mental health services and supports for students and teachers alike.
- [Utah Investing Recovery Funds in Targeting, Improving Literacy Instruction Based on Data](https://eduprogress.org/practice/utah-investing-recovery-funds-in-targeting-improving-literacy-instruction-based-on-data/) - Utah is using federal relief funds to train educators in the critical area of early literacy with a research-based approach. The K-3 Early Professional Literacy Project will train Utah’s K-3 teachers, administrators, literacy coaches and school psychologists in the science of literacy. Districts were included for the program based on reading assessment results from 2020 and 2021.
- [Maine Providing Classroom Management Training to Paraprofessionals to Support Teachers](https://eduprogress.org/practice/maine-providing-classroom-management-training-to-paraprofessionals-to-support-teachers/) - The Maine Department of Education partnered with its community college system to develop a fast-track training program for paraprofessionals using federal relief funds. The goal is to expand, strengthen and support a high quality educator workforce by better equipping participants with classroom management skills.
- [Kansas Provides Statewide Access to FastBridge Universal Screener and Progress Monitoring Tool](https://eduprogress.org/practice/kansas-provides-statewide-access-to-fastbridge-universal-screener-and-progress-monitoring-tool/) - The Kansas Department of Education is using its federal COVID relief funds to implement FastBridge, a universal screener and curriculum-based progress monitoring tool.
- [Virginia Investing Resources in Improving School Ventilation and Air Quality](https://eduprogress.org/practice/virginia-investing-resources-in-improving-school-ventilation-and-air-quality/) - Virginia is investing $500 million of its federal relief funding to improve ventilation and air quality in public schools.
- [New Hampshire Offers Statewide Access to Remote Instructional Resources and Supports](https://eduprogress.org/practice/new-hampshire-offers-statewide-access-to-remote-instructional-resources-and-supports/) - New Hampshire is using federal relief funds to introduce a state-wide learning management system that will allow every school in the state to access effective remote instruction supports.
- [Chicago Public Schools investing recovery funds to develop a tutor corps targeting multilingual learners.](https://eduprogress.org/practice/chicago-public-schools-investing-recovery-funds-to-develop-a-tutor-corps-targeting-multilingual-learners/) - Chicago Public Schools has allocated federal relief funds to develop a tutor corps of hundreds of Chicagoans to serve as literacy tutors in grades K-5 and math tutors in grades 6-12 at schools most impacted by the pandemic.
- [Texas School District Uses Innovative Tutoring Contract Model Linked to Student Outcomes](https://eduprogress.org/practice/texas-school-district-uses-innovative-tutoring-contract-model-linked-to-student-outcomes/) - The Ector County School District is using an innovative tutoring contract model funded with federal recovery dollars that rewards vendors when they can successfully demonstrate student gains.
- [Connecticut Empowers High School Students to Steer the Use of Federal Funds](https://eduprogress.org/practice/connecticut-empowers-high-school-students-to-steer-the-use-of-federal-funds/) - Connecticut asked high school students to submit and vote on ideas for how to spend the state's share of federal relief funds.
- [Rhode Island School District Allocating Federal Relief Funds Using a Participatory Community Budgeting Process](https://eduprogress.org/practice/rhode-island-school-district-allocating-federal-relief-funds-using-a-participatory-community-budgeting-process/) - The Central Falls School District in Rhode Island is using a participatory budget process to solicit and vote on ways to spend its share of federal relief funds.
- [Billings, Montana Schools Implementing District-Wide Student Depression and Suicide Trainings](https://eduprogress.org/practice/billings-montana-schools-implementing-district-wide-student-depression-and-suicide-trainings/) - Billings Public Schools is using federal relief funds to support its Signs-of-Suicide (SOS) program, which provides information for students to recognize signs of depression in themselves and their peers and action steps they can take to seek out help.
- [Philadelphia Schools Using Federal Funds to Support Students Impacted by Gun Violence](https://eduprogress.org/practice/philadelphia-schools-using-federal-funds-to-support-students-impacted-by-gun-violence/) - The School District of Philadelphia is allocating federal relief funds toward supporting students and families in schools most affected by gun violence.
- [Newark Public Schools Launching Parent University with Multilingual Offerings and Pandemic Focus](https://eduprogress.org/practice/newark-public-schools-launching-parent-university-with-multilingual-offerings-and-pandemic-focus/) - Newark Public Schools in New Jersey is using federal recovery funds to offer free classes to families to help better support children learning at home, build professional skills, and navigate the school system.
- [Illinois Seeks to Bolster Research-Based, Multicultural Programs Through Freedom Schools Network](https://eduprogress.org/practice/illinois-seeks-to-bolster-research-based-multicultural-programs-through-freedom-schools-network/) - The Illinois State Board of Education plans to award $17 million in grants from federal recovery funds to the Freedom Schools network to establish a research-based, multicultural school program and curriculum during the summer and school year.
- [Arizona’s “All Hands on Deck” Statewide Summer Camp Push](https://eduprogress.org/practice/arizonas-all-hands-on-deck-statewide-summer-camp-push/) - Using $100 million in federal recovery funds, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey established a new summer initiative called Arizona OnTrack that will provide summer programs to make up for lost in-person instruction throughout the pandemic.
- [Arizona Launching Student Transportation Modernization Initiative](https://eduprogress.org/practice/arizona-launching-student-transportation-modernization-initiative/) - The Arizona Transportation Modernization Grant Program is a $20 million initiative, administered by a non-profit partner, to help modernize K-12 transportation options and improve access to reliable and safe transportation for students.
- [North Carolina Funding Nonprofit Startup to Increase Adult Education](https://eduprogress.org/practice/north-carolina-funding-nonprofit-startups-to-increase-adult-education/) - The University of North Carolina system is using $97 million in pandemic relief funds to launch a nonprofit startup that will increase adult online education opportunities for more skilled workers.
- [Colorado Boosting Support for Innovative Pandemic-Era Initiatives](https://eduprogress.org/practice/colorado-boosting-support-for-innovative-pandemic-era-initiatives/) - Gov. Jared Polis created the Response, Innovation, and Student Equity (RISE) Fund to provide nearly $33 million in grants to education organizations to support regional partnerships and initiatives to drive equity and innovation in response to the pandemic.
- [Indianapolis Propping Up Three New Schools in Response to Parent Feedback](https://eduprogress.org/practice/indianapolis-indiana-propping-up-three-new-school-in-response-to-parent-feedback/) - Indianapolis Public Schools is launching three new schools that build off parent and community input to provide more virtual and community-centered learning options.
- [Alaska Collaborates with Virtual School to Extend Access to K-12 Courses, Educator Training Statewide](https://eduprogress.org/practice/alaska-education-department-collaborates-with-virtual-school-to-extend-access-to-k-12-courses-educator-training-statewide/) - Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) partnered with Florida Virtual School to create the Alaska Statewide Virtual System that provides K-12 courses and educator training.
- [Alaska Pursues Suite of Reforms to Expand Career and Technical Education Programming](https://eduprogress.org/practice/alaska-pursues-suite-of-reforms-to-expand-career-and-technical-education-programming/) - The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) is investing $1.3 million in recovery funding for new Career and Technical Education updates across the state.
- [Nevada Directly Supporting Families of Students with Disabilities](https://eduprogress.org/practice/nevada-directly-supporting-families-of-students-with-disabilities/) - Nevada’s Office of the State Treasurer offered $5,000 grants directly to families of students with disabilities. The funds could be used for a range of eligible expenses, including transportation, assistive technology, or other educational expenses.
- [Fort Worth, Texas, Schools Hiring Over One Hundred Family Engagement Specialists](https://eduprogress.org/practice/fort-worth-texas-schools-hiring-over-one-hundred-family-engagement-specialists/) - Fort Worth Independent School District is investing $12 million to hire more than 100 Family Engagement Specialists to serve all elementary and middle schools.
- [Boston Schools Targeting Aid Based on Data-Driven Planning Tool](https://eduprogress.org/practice/boston-schools-targeting-aid-based-on-data-driven-planning-tool/) - Boston Public Schools is distributing federal recovery funds directly to schools based on a Racial Equity Planning Tool so that principals can make choices that best meet their needs and local context.
- [Chicago Schools Targeting Aid According to School Data and Need](https://eduprogress.org/practice/chicago-schools-targeting-aid-according-to-school-data-and-need/) - Chicago Public Schools is distributing federal recovery funds directly to schools based on a school investment index, so that principals can make choices that best meet their local needs.
- [Maine Incentivizing National Board Certification for Teachers](https://eduprogress.org/practice/maine-incentivizing-national-board-certification-for-teachers/) - The Maine Department of Education is using federal COVID relief funds to help teachers become certified through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
- [West Virginia Providing Local Grants to Expand Summer Learning Programs](https://eduprogress.org/practice/west-virginia-providing-local-grants-to-expand-summer-learning-programs/) - West Virginia is investing federal COVID relief funds in local grants to provide additional summer learning experiences.
- [Fort Worth, Texas, Schools Focusing On Getting Students On Track for Graduation](https://eduprogress.org/practice/fort-worth-texas-schools-focusing-on-getting-students-on-track-for-graduation/) - Fort Worth Independent School District is creating Freshmen Success Teams at its high schools to ensure that as many students as possible graduate on time.
- [New Hampshire Expanding Access to Summer Learning Programs](https://eduprogress.org/practice/new-hampshire-expanding-access-to-summer-learning-programs/) - New Hampshire is helping to cover the cost of summer camp for low-income children and students with disabilities.
- [Colorado Legislation Establishes Initiative to Address Increased Mental Health Concerns in Schools](https://eduprogress.org/practice/colorado-legislation-establishes-initiative-to-address-increased-mental-health-concerns-in-schools/) - Colorado House Bill 21-1258 established the I Matter initiative to provide free access to mental health supports and substance abuse services for youth, including addressing needs that may have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [Connecticut Provides Districts No-Cost Access to Student Well-Being, Resource Assessment System](https://eduprogress.org/practice/connecticut-state-department-of-education-provides-districts-no-cost-access-to-student-well-being-resource-assessment-system/) - The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) used $2 million in federal relief funds to make the Devereux Student Strength Assessment (DESSA) System available to districts at no cost.
- [Atlanta Schools Strengthening Educator Pathways to High-Needs Schools and Subjects](https://eduprogress.org/practice/atlanta-georgia-schools-strengthening-educator-pathways-to-high-needs-schools-and-subjects/) - Atlanta Public Schools is offering a range of incentives for teachers to expand learning time for students, better pair high-quality staff with high-needs schools, and to effectively serve students with disabilities.
- [Georgia Expanding Teacher Pathways](https://eduprogress.org/practice/georgia-expanding-teacher-pathways/) - The Georgia Department of Education is investing in a comprehensive package of programs to expand, strengthen, and remove barriers to the teacher workforce.
- [Arizona Teacher, Education Organizations Collaborate to Provide On-Demand Professional Learning](https://eduprogress.org/practice/arizona-teacher-education-organizations-collaborate-to-provide-on-demand-professional-learning/) - The Arizona Virtual Teacher Institute is a collaboration with Governor Doug Ducey’s office, the Arizona Department of Education, the Helios Foundation, and Arizona State University to provide free, on-demand professional learning for teachers across the state.
- [Baltimore Schools Focus on Individual Student Plans in Learning Recovery](https://eduprogress.org/practice/baltimore-schools-focuses-on-individual-student-plans-in-learning-recovery/) - Baltimore City Public Schools has released a comprehensive plan that calls for increased small-group instruction, staff-led tutoring, and individualized education plans for all students.
- [Florida District Offering Online, Before and After-School Tutoring for All Students](https://eduprogress.org/practice/florida-district-offering-online-before-and-after-school-tutoring-for-all-students/) - Alachua County Public Schools in Florida is providing live, online before- and after-school tutoring to any student who wants it.
- [San Antonio, Texas, Schools Offering Up To 30 Extra Days of Instruction](https://eduprogress.org/practice/san-antonio-texas-schools-offering-up-to-30-extra-days-of-instruction/) - The San Antonio School District is expanding its intersession offerings, adding up to 30 days of optional instruction for students of all ages.
- [Texas Requiring Districts to Identify and Support Struggling Students](https://eduprogress.org/practice/texas-requiring-districts-to-identify-and-support-struggling-students/) - Texas is requiring districts to identify low-performing students and provide them with accelerated instruction, either by pairing the student with a highly effective teacher or by providing the student with at least 30 hours of dedicated support such as tutoring.
- [Colorado District Extending School Year](https://eduprogress.org/practice/colorado-district-extending-school-year/) - Westminster Public Schools in Colorado extended its school year by 12 days to address missed instruction time and the learning gaps that had emerged coming out of virtual schooling.
- [Connecticut To Develop Model Curricula, Invest in Teacher-Led Implementation](https://eduprogress.org/practice/connecticut-education-department-to-develop-model-curricula-invest-in-teacher-led-implementation/) - The Connecticut State Department of Education is using recovery funds to develop statewide K-8 model curricula.
- [Jefferson County Schools in Kentucky to Launch Multiple Student Learning Centers to Boost Resources for Communities](https://eduprogress.org/practice/jefferson-county-schools-in-kentucky-to-launch-multiple-student-learning-centers-to-boost-resources-for-communities/) - Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky will open three Student Learning Centers to offer students academic and social-emotional support, extracurricular and art offerings, tutoring and after-school interventions, and parent engagement and education opportunities.
- [Michigan Lawmakers Provide Statewide Access to Math Recovery® Program](https://eduprogress.org/practice/michigan-lawmakers-provide-statewide-access-to-math-recovery-program/) - Using a combination of federal relief funding directed by the governor and the legislature, the state of Michigan is investing in Math Recovery®; an evidence-based tutoring program.
- [Dallas, Texas, Schools Using Recovery Dollars to Reduce Student Suspensions](https://eduprogress.org/practice/dallas-texas-schools-using-recovery-dollars-to-reduce-student-suspensions/) - As an alternative to in- or out-of-school suspensions, Dallas Independent School District used $4 million of federal recovery funds to open Reset Centers in August 2021 at 60 of the district’s comprehensive middle and high schools.
- [Alabama Education Officials Using Federal Funds to Encourage Educator Literacy Trainings Aligned to the ‘Science of Reading’](https://eduprogress.org/practice/alabama-education-officials-using-federal-funds-to-encourage-educator-literacy-trainings-aligned-to-the-science-of-reading/) - Alabama is using a portion of its federal relief funds to pay teachers an extra $1,000 stipend for receiving professional development on the science of reading.
- [Hawaii Offering Young Learners Transitionary Program Ahead of Kindergarten](https://eduprogress.org/practice/hawaii-offering-young-learners-transitionary-program-ahead-of-kindergarten/) - Hawaii is using federal recovery funds to help students make a successful transition into kindergarten through a free, 3-week program before the start of the school year.
- [Kansas Ensuring Student Access to Educational Attractions to Boost Engagement](https://eduprogress.org/practice/kansas-ensuring-student-access-to-educational-attractions-to-boost-engagement/) - Kansas is using federal funds to provide children and their accompanying adults free access to nearly 100 attractions, museums, parks and libraries around the state.

## Case Studies

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## Podcast

- [Introducing March Mathness – A Competition for Leading Math Investments & Initiatives](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/introducing-march-mathness-a-competition-for-leading-math-investments-initiatives/) - Join host Jim Cowen and K-12 policy experts Chad Aldeman, Dale Chu, and Jocelyn Pickford as they announce March MATHness – a friendly competition spotlighting leading math investments and initiatives making a difference for kids.
- [Season 3, Episode 3: 'Every Kid is a Math Kid' - One Leader's Mission to Make Math Accessible for All Students](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-3-episode-3-every-kid-is-a-math-kid-one-leaders-mission-to-make-math-accessible-for-all-students/) - Join host Jim Cowen and guest Shalinee Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder of Zearn, as they ask what it will take to make math instruction accessible and engaging for all kids. With performance in Algebra being one of the most predictive indicators of a student's success in careers and life, says Sharma, now is the time to reimagine the nation's relationship with math.
- [Season 3, Episode 2: Fighting for Kids - A Look into Education Advocacy in New Mexico](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-3-episode-2-fighting-for-kids-a-look-into-education-advocacy-in-new-mexico/) - Join Amanda Aragon of NMKidsCAN and Jim Cowen of the Collaborative for Student Success for a discussion on how they fought for strong student supports during the pandemic and improved instruction and academic opportunities as federal recovery dollars wind down.
- [Season 3, Episode 1: Bringing Science to Life Through Shared Experiences](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-3-episode-1-bringing-science-to-life-through-shared-experiences/) - Join 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year Autumn Rivera for a look into the magic of her classroom. Autumn joins Collaborative Director Jim Cowen to discuss the importance of building student experiences and background knowledge and to share how she's been able to support and connect with educators and leaders from across the nation as a State Teacher of the Year.
- [Season 2, Episode 6: Measuring Student Recovery](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-2-episode-6/) - Join us for our final episode of season 2 as Kent McGuire, program director of education at the William + Flora Hewlett Foundation, reflects on the first half of the 2022-23 school year—and what those in the world of education should take with them into the new year. McGuire explores how we should be judging and measuring success in schools and provides examples of innovative practices worth watching.
- [Season 2, Episode 5: Where's the Urgency? What's happening to today's youth as academic recovery takes a backseat.](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-2-episode-5/) - Join us as Andy Rotherham, co-founder and partner at Bellwether and author of the blog Eduwonk.com, decries the lack of urgency and sustained focus on student recovery and describes practices in education recovery that are making a difference. Rotherham also pushes on the importance of visibility on how students are doing academically and the impact of today’s parents’ rights movement.
- [Automatic Enrollment Comes Out on Top in March Mathness Tournament](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/automatic-enrollment-comes-out-on-top-in-march-mathness-tournament/) - After several rounds of intense deliberation, we’ve got a Champion for our March MATHness tournament: automatic math enrollment policies out of North Carolina and Texas! Join Jim Cowen, Brenda Berg, and Bridget Worley as they discuss the huge impact automatic enrollment policies are having on Texas and North Carolina students. About Jim Cowen
- [We're All Solvers - Live at SXSW EDU 2024](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/were-all-solvers-live-at-sxsw-edu-2024/) - Busting Society’s Big Math Myth Join host Jim Cowen for a special live recording of the Route K-12 Podcast with guest Vanessa Vakharia, the Math Guru and self-described Lady Gaga of Math, as they prove that everyone can and should see themselves as “math people.” About Jim Cowen Jim is the the executive
- [Episode 2: Tennessee’s “Big Bet” on Literacy and Statewide Tutoring](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/episode-2/) - Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn describes the “big bet” Tennessee has taken with recovery funds to address flagging literacy with high dosage tutoring. Schwinn highlights how the pandemic allowed parents to more meaningfully engage in schools and gives a preview of what’s next for Tennessee’s schools. Transcript: Jim Cowen This is Jim Cowen from The Collaborative for
- [Season 2, Episode 4 Part 2:  The Power of School Boards](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-2-episode-4-part-2/) - North Dakota State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler is back for part two of our two-part series. Baesler shares her perspective as a longtime member of her local school board and president of the Council of Chief State School Officers on the importance of quality training for school board members. She also discusses how this innovative approach may be scaled across the country.
- [Season 2, Episode 4 Part 1: Recovery in Rural America Through the Lens of North Dakota](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-2-episode-4/) - In part one of a two-part series, North Dakota State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler describes the unique aspects of learning in rural communities as it relates to education recovery. She also describes the critical role school boards play in our education system – and how we can support these leaders.
- [Season 2, Episode 3: A Journalist’s Perspective on Education Recovery](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-2-episode-3/) - Linda Jacobson, senior writer at the 74 Million, uses her unique point of view to talk education recovery in the media—how her outlet is approaching stories about what assessment results are showing and how federal recovery funds are being spent to drive improved outcomes for students. She describes the tension between identifying the good but not sugarcoating challenges, and the importance of lifting up the voices of school leaders, students and families.
- [Season 2, Episode 2: The COVID Generation](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-2-episode-2/) - Mike Petrilli, the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, describes what's needed to make a significant and long-lasting impact on America's schools. He argues that the life-altering impact learning loss has had on students should motivate leaders to seek out the best practices and investments transforming outcomes for students.
- [Season 2, Episode 1: Quadrupling Down on Education Funding](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/season-2-episode-1/) - Join Collaborative for Student Success Director Jim Cowen and guest Maryland State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury as they discuss the toll COVID-19 disruptions had on students and how Maryland is quadrupling down on federal funding with a state investment in public schools of over $4 billion. Listen in to hear about Maryland's "very historic moment" for students and schools.
- [Episode 6: An Education Researcher Sounds the Alarm on Learning Loss](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/episode-6/) - Tom Kane, an education economist from Harvard, describes the urgent need to address pandemic learning loss while federal recovery funds are available to support states and districts. He argues that district leaders need to be transparent with parents about what it's going to take to get students caught up and discusses what research shows is effective in helping them do so.
- [Episode 5: Alaska Doubles Down on Career and Technical Education](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/episode-5/) - Brad Billings, the career and technical education program administrator in Alaska, describes steps the Last Frontier has taken to bolster career and technical education using federal recovery funds. Efforts include the development of a resource clearinghouse serving industry representatives, schools, university systems and others as well as funding skills camps. Billings also tells of how career and technical education has transformed to better help students develop more advanced skills.
- [Episode 4: State Legislators Walk the Education Recovery Tightrope](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/episode-4/) - Austin Reid, senior legislative director for the National Conference of State Legislatures, shares the nuts and bolts on how states are distributing federal recovery funds and what role state legislators play in the process. He also dives into how labor shortages are impacting the ability of states and school districts to spend recovery funds and the need for more accurate and actional data to help shape recovery-focused decisions.
- [Episode 3: Is It Working? Connecticut Leads in Evaluating K-12 Recovery Spending](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/episode-3/) - Episode 3: Is it Working? Connecticut Leads in Evaluating K-12 Recovery Spending Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker explains how Connecticut has partnered with colleges and universities to determine the effectiveness of summer school and other programs funded by recovery dollars. In turn, Connecticut has become a leader in the transparent spending of federal funds, as well
- [Episode 1: Road Trip Meets Education Recovery](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/episode-1/) - Episode 1: Road Trip Meets Education Recovery To kick off our series, Jim Cowen sits down with Chad Aldeman of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University and Christine Pitts of the Center on Reinventing Public Education to discuss highlights and concerns they’re seeing across the nation as they research K-12 recovery efforts. The group also respond to a question
- [Trailer](https://eduprogress.org/podcast/trailer/) - Join Collaborative for Student Success Director Jim Cowen this summer on a road trip showcasing how federal recovery funds are reshaping schools. Guests will include education commissioners, district superintendents, parents, and others who can give insight into how the funds are flowing. Look for the Route K-12 Podcast here or wherever you listen to your

## Explore Spotlights

- [Connecticut Empowers High School Students to Steer the Use of Federal Funds](https://eduprogress.org/explore_spotlights/connecticut-empowers-high-school-students-to-steer-the-use-of-federal-funds/)
- [Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia Establish Multilingual Family and Community Supports and Resources](https://eduprogress.org/explore_spotlights/alexandria-city-public-schools-in-virginia-establish-multilingual-family-and-community-supports-and-resources/)
- [Dallas Independent School District Offers Extended School Years Through Community Engagement](https://eduprogress.org/explore_spotlights/dallas-independent-school-district-offers-extended-school-years-through-community-engagement/)

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