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Operations

Resource Page: Emergency operations planning tools and strategies for K12 district leaders

The federal government provides a number of free resources to help district leaders plan for various types of emergencies in school communities.

Policy and Legislation

Center for American Progress calls for improving future readiness, modernizing facilities, and creating AI policies in K12

The CAP's four-chapter policy blueprint provides key recommendations for strengthening the U.S. education system at all levels.

Research

New research finds Tennessee’s costly, disruptive school turnaround work didn’t help students long term

Chalkbeat Tennessee

The study even found evidence that schools operated by the state-run Achievement School District—the more ambitious and aggressive of the two turnaround models—generally worsened high school test scores.

Research

New study explores common barrier to older K-12 students’ reading proficiency

An analysis by researchers from AERDF and ETS found that the “decoding threshold” is the point that blocks many students in grades 3-8 from advancing to grade-level reading comprehension.

Research

2024 Report: AI in K12 Education

A new study conducted by DATIA K12 asked educators about current uses of artificial intelligence in schools, the most common challenges, and their views on the potential of AI to transform teaching and learning.

Research

EdTrust releases tool to help district leaders evaluate quality of social-emotional learning assessments

The education policy and advocacy organization analyzed 11 assessments commonly used to measure student wellbeing and social and emotional needs, and offers advice and guiding questions for education leaders to consider during implementation.

Research

Report finds alarming level of teacher attrition in Philadelphia, suggests solutions

Chalkbeat Philadelphia

A coalition of local education-focused groups has found high numbers of teachers are leaving the city, and offers a “Teacher Retention Toolbox” for district leaders to help accelerate retention efforts.

Research

New report estimates dealing with culture war issues cost school districts $3.2 billion last year

“It's the worst it's ever been.” Researchers surveyed district leaders about how they've had to address confrontational board meetings, misinformation, social media threats, book bans, conspiracy theories, and other controversies.

Student Success

More districts and states establishing or expanding pre-K programs

Research has shown the impact of preschool on academic achievement, social-emotional development, and lifelong success of students.

Research

Survey: District leaders find work meaningful, but are experiencing high levels of stress

A wellbeing study of administrators in Arizona cites heavy workloads, staffing shortages, and resource constraints as primary stressors, and offers recommendations for districts and states.

Research

IES announces new research center studying postsecondary success of rural K-12 students

The Center will be the first to focus on improving access to postsecondary education and completion of postsecondary degrees and credentials for students from rural K-12 districts.

Research

Report: Tutoring significantly improves learning, but impacts lessen as programs scale up

New research from the Annenberg Institute finds tutoring is highly effective at accelerating learning for small groups of students, but cautions that large-scale implementations are often much less successful.

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