Student Success: Page 9

College and Career Readiness

How K12 leaders are modernizing career and technical education

Updated CTE programs emphasize soft skills, adaptability, and interdisciplinary learning in addition to job training.

Research

Research points to COVID’s ‘long tail’ on school graduation rates

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Matriculation rates have declined in 26 states, but the full impact of the pandemic’s disruption might not be known for years.

School Climate and Culture

Salt Lake City School District launches “Dignity Initiative” to reduce divisiveness and improve school culture

At a Unity Summit, Superintendent Elizabeth Grant said the campaign is focused on teaching students how to disagree while maintaining dignity and respect for others.

Policy and Legislation

Study finds Boston’s busing program has had a significant educational impact

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Since 1966, METCO has brought students from Boston to schools in nearby suburbs. Recent research finds that it improved student test scores, attendance, college graduation rates, and lifetime earnings.

Policy and Legislation

Illinois’ 2024 report card is out: SAT scores are down, but high school grad rates are up

Chalkbeat Chicago

The state's public school students in grades 3-8 have seen reading scores exceed pre-pandemic levels, but math is still lagging.

Success Stories

Indiana school district wins award for urban school excellence

The South Bend Community School Corporation was recognized for making substantial strides in enhancing literacy, improving school safety, and increasing graduation rates, particularly for African American students.

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

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.

Op-ed

Connecting learning and careers to build the workforce of tomorrow

Guilford County Superintendent: In North Carolina, education and business are working together to prepare students for good-paying, high-demand jobs.

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.

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