Topic: P-12

Increasing the racial and cultural diversity of the teacher workforce takes a statewide commitment to collecting and analyzing educator workforce data and leading targeted, data-informed efforts to develop policies that recruit, support, and retain a high-quality...,

Louisiana Demographic Data (2019-20) - Research says that teacher diversity benefits all students, regardless of race or ethnicity. However, while the majority of students in the u.s. Are of color, only about 20% of teachers are of color.

Research says that teacher diversity benefits all students, regardless of race or ethnicity. However, while the majority of students…

On July 25, 2022 The Education Trust’s Texas State Director Jonathan Feinstein testified at the Texas House Public Education Committee – focusing on chronic absenteeism and its significant link to…

After every legislative session, state leaders publish “interim charges” — issues they prioritize for study and potential legislation before…

In Episode 4, we hear from Melinda Young, superintendent of Steubenville City Public Schools, Kayla Whitlatch, Steubenville’s treasurer, and Lynnett Gorman, the district’s federal grants administrator, about how ESSER funds…

ExtraOrdinary Districts returns for a fifth season to look at how educators are using the $189 billion the federal government sent to schools to help them cope with the effects of the pandemic.

As a mom of three children, I make lots of decisions every day about how to support their individual needs. I’m involved in my children’s education and engage regularly with…

In Episode 3, leaders in two states explain how they are using ESSER funds to pursue statewide improvement efforts. In Delaware, recently retired state superintendent, Dr. Susan Bunting, along with…