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Roe v. Wade
Guttmacher Institute data featured in The 74
“So many teachers are doubling as school counselors. We need to give our teachers support and bring in more mental health professionals to serve our students.”
So many teachers are doubling as school counselors. We need to give our teachers support…
9th Grade Enrollment
Burbio data compiled from 35 states and Washington, D.C.
“Teachers shape lives. Yes, they teach us reading, math, and science, but they also really help us develop who we are as people. I’m happy that we can pause for a part of the year to acknowledge what teachers do. But we should be appreciating them every day.”
Teachers shape lives. Yes, they teach us reading, math, and science, but they also really…
Mental Health Laws
Pew Charitable Trust
“Most books being targeted for censorship are books that introduce ideas about diversity or our common humanity, books that teach children to recognize and respect humanity in one another.”
Most books being targeted for censorship are books that introduce ideas about diversity or our…
“What we’re talking about today is the educational equivalent of long COVID. The good news is we know how to treat it: extra help and intensive instruction.”
Announcing a $50 million initiative for summer learning in charter schools
Teacher Hours
The Merrimack College and EdWeek Research Center nationally representative survey of 1,324 of the nation’s teachers
Mental Health During the Pandemic
April 2022 CDC report using data from the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES)
“Children should be able to learn and grow in environments that are not plagued with poor insulation and ventilation, leaky roofs, or poor heating and cooling.”
Children should be able to learn and grow in environments that are not plagued with…
Student Absenteeism
U.S. Government Accountability Office
“Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few. I don’t understand what they are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live. And all the research shows that even a little acceptance and connection can reduce suicidality significantly.”
Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few. I don’t understand…
“I think this is going to be an experiment in public education resources and spending that I think will be studied for decades, really. And the results are going to be continuing to come in years and years and years to come.”
I think this is going to be an experiment in public education resources and spending…
Mental Health Professionals in Schools
Education Week analysis of federal data
“The American Rescue Plan gave schools money to hire teachers and help students make up for lost learning. I urge every parent to make sure your school does just that. They have the money.”
The American Rescue Plan gave schools money to hire teachers and help students make up…
Projected ESSER III Spending
FutureEd analysis based on a Feb. 15 compilation by the data-services firm Burbio of Covid-relief spending plans
“Across the country, we must continue the necessary work of developing a strong, diverse educator workforce for today and tomorrow.”
Across the country, we must continue the necessary work of developing a strong, diverse educator…
District Leaders’ Concerns About Polarization
RAND survey of 359 district and charter network leaders in the American School District Panel, Oct. 25 - Dec. 10, 2021
Principal Stress During the Pandemic
2021 Learn Together Surveys of 1,686 secondary principals
“I’d like to challenge all of our district leaders to set a goal of giving every child that fell behind during the pandemic at least 30 minutes per day, three days a week, with a well-trained tutor who is providing that child with consistent, intensive support.”
I’d like to challenge all of our district leaders to set a goal of giving…
Teacher/Student Race
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
“We can’t wait until kids are in 8th grade. We have to start investing in children – the minute they are born – to make sure they have every single opportunity and are prepared to be successful in life.”
We can’t wait until kids are in 8th grade. We have to start investing in…
School District Vaccine Clinics
AASA survey of superintendents across the U.S., December 2021
“The role of a teacher is irreplaceable in a child’s life and as the past two years have hammered home, they’re irreplaceable in a parent’s life, too.”
The role of a teacher is irreplaceable in a child’s life and as the past…
“We need a system designed for kids in local areas and not for adults in Washington, D.C.”
We need a system designed for kids in local areas and not for adults in…
“We are trying as best as we possibly can to keep the schools open for the reasons that you just gave correctly of the deleterious effects of having to close the schools down.”
We are trying as best as we possibly can to keep the schools open for…
School Closures
McKinsey & Company
“School districts should act with urgency to keep schools open for in-person learning and ensure they do not waste this opportunity to make critical investments.”
School districts should act with urgency to keep schools open for in-person learning and ensure…
“You can have access to the best teachers around the world, it shouldn’t be limited to just the teacher that’s in their classroom.”
You can have access to the best teachers around the world, it shouldn’t be limited…