Evie Blad

District leaders will face challenges with finances, absenteeism, and politics in the next year.

Higher grades may give the false impression that students don’t need extra academic support.

Principal of the Year Andrew Farley incorporated student voice, high expectations, and mental health into his school’s culture.

Students who consistently show up to school suffer when lots of their peers are absent.

The devastating fires destroyed homes and schools, displacing students and leaving educators scrambling to shelter them.

Surging absences threaten schools’ learning recovery efforts.

Three districts talk about how they’ve had to revise their transportation plans this school year and get the message to families.

Respondents to a national survey of educators said measures like red flag laws, more school counselors are key to any school safety law.

Relationships are key to rebuilding attendance habits that eroded in the pandemic.

New White House guidelines on “reopening the country” didn’t increase confidence among education groups that schools would reopen any time soon. And questions remain about how to keep students safe when they return.