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Teacher Layoffs Are Coming as Pandemic Relief Money for Schools Dries Up

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As school boards prepare to approve their budgets for the fall, many are grappling with how to make up for the yawning chasm left by the loss of federal pandemic-relief dollars. In many cases, that means educator layoffs are coming. Texas’ Arlington Independent School District announced earlier this year that 275 staff positions will be cut.

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Blended Learning Best Practices During the Pandemic with Thomas Arnett

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He has also served as an elected trustee and board president for the Morgan Hill Unified School District in Morgan Hill, California, and currently serves as the chair of the board of Compass Charter Schools in California. Screencastify isn’t just a screen recorder. Subscribe to the Show. Thomas Arnett – Bio as Submitted.

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Empty Desks: Getting Chronically Absent Students Back to Class Is No Easy Feat

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Getting to the classroom has been a struggle for students like Laura, 15, who just finished her freshman year at East Palo Alto Academy (EPAA). She has had heart palpitations and difficulty sleeping since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Her anxiety is worse on days when her best friend won't be at school. percent) in 2021-22.

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What factors help active learning classrooms succeed?

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

These are classroom spaces with features meant to promote and amplify the effects of active learning, including moveable furniture that can be reconfigured easily and a polycentric design where there is no obvious “front” to the room. But there’s quite a bit of that hype. What makes the difference between these two outcomes?