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href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/11/21/trump-linda-mcmahon-lead-education-department/" rel="bookmark">Trump picks Linda McMahon to lead, and possibly dismantle, Education Department</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-21T04:03:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">November 21, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/11/21/trump-linda-mcmahon-lead-education-department/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/11/trump-education-1-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Getting rid of the Education Department, as Trump has referenced, would be a substantial task that would require significant political will." itemprop="image" decoding="async" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Getting rid of the U.S. Education Department would be a substantial task that would divide Republicans and require significant political will to carry out</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-221219" class="post-221219 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-choice tag-department-of-education tag-education tag-school tag-school-choice tag-schools tag-story tag-students tag-u-s-department-of-education tag-up" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/11/07/trump-second-term-what-that-means-for-schools/" rel="bookmark">Trump has won a second term–here’s what that means for schools</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-07T05:01:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">November 7, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/11/07/trump-second-term-what-that-means-for-schools/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/11/trump-education-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Lawmakers may balk at Trump education proposals they see as expanding the federal role or disadvantaging their constituents." itemprop="image" decoding="async" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Lawmakers may balk at proposals they see as expanding the federal role or disadvantaging their constituents</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-220640" class="post-220640 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-government tag-help tag-laptop tag-money tag-month tag-school tag-schools tag-social tag-students tag-time" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/09/27/covid-money-schools-pandemic-aid/" rel="bookmark">COVID money countdown: Schools exhaust pandemic aid as federal help winds down</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-27T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">September 27, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/09/27/covid-money-schools-pandemic-aid/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/09/covid-spending-deadline-pandemic-aid-stimulus-schools-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Schools that have any COVID money not earmarked by Sept. 30 could eventually have to return the pandemic aid funds to the federal government." itemprop="image" decoding="async" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Schools that have any money not earmarked by Sept. 30 could eventually have to return the funds to the federal government</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-219785" class="post-219785 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-education tag-federal-funding tag-free tag-funding tag-schools tag-story tag-teach tag-up" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/08/06/kamala-harris-education-record/" rel="bookmark">As Kamala Harris ascends to Democratic presidential frontrunner, get to know her education record</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-06T04:36:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">August 6, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Erica Meltzer and Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Erica Meltzer and Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/08/06/kamala-harris-education-record/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/08/kamala-harris-education-1-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Harris almost immediately secured the endorsements of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-219699" class="post-219699 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-aft tag-future tag-history tag-school tag-story tag-student tag-student-loan-debt tag-students tag-teachers tag-teaching" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/07/29/kamala-harris-backs-teachers-unions-education/" rel="bookmark">Kamala Harris backs teachers unions and LGBTQ rights, blasts book bans in AFT speech</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-29T04:10:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">July 29, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/07/29/kamala-harris-backs-teachers-unions-education/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/07/kamala-harris-education-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Kamala Harris emphasized the importance of unions in education at a time when some cast teachers unions as working in opposition to students." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Harris emphasized the importance of unions--noteworthy at a time when some cast teachers unions as working in opposition to students and families</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-219438" class="post-219438 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-achievement tag-american-schools tag-dollars tag-help tag-money tag-research tag-schools tag-spending tag-story tag-student" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/07/23/federal-covid-relief-dollars-improved-student-test-scores/" rel="bookmark">Federal COVID relief dollars improved student test scores, two new studies find</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-23T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">July 23, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/07/23/federal-covid-relief-dollars-improved-student-test-scores/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/07/covid-relief-dollars-schools-spending-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="There are debates about impact of federal covid relief spending as states and school districts consider which programs to continue." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>The studies come as education activists and politicians debate the impact of federal spending, and as states and school districts consider which programs to continue</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-218862" class="post-218862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-budget tag-education tag-funds tag-government tag-need tag-school tag-school-emergency-2 tag-storytelling tag-student tag-superintendents" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/06/20/the-clock-is-ticking-on-esser-funds/" rel="bookmark">The clock is ticking on ESSER funds</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-06-20T05:01:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">June 20, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Jim Grady, Alvaraz and Marsal" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Jim Grady, Alvaraz and Marsal</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/06/20/the-clock-is-ticking-on-esser-funds/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/06/ESSER-funds-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="The impending deadline represents a moment to recall the magnitude of federal ESSER funds and where the program stands." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>The impending deadline represents a moment to recall the magnitude of the program and where it stands</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-218691" class="post-218691 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-children tag-cloud tag-digital tag-digital-learning tag-districts tag-education tag-educators tag-funds tag-learning tag-resources-2" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/06/10/3-strategies-to-maximize-esser-funds/" rel="bookmark">3 strategies to maximize ESSER funds</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-06-10T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">June 10, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Dr. Louis Algaze, FlexPoint Education Cloud" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Dr. Louis Algaze, FlexPoint Education Cloud</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/06/10/3-strategies-to-maximize-esser-funds/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/06/ESSER-funds-deadline-digital-learning-online-learning-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Allocating ESSER funds for edtech and digital learning solutions helps school leaders prioritize the success of their students." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Allocating funds for edtech and digital learning solutions helps school leaders prioritize student success</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-218734" class="post-218734 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news category-sponsored tag-10746 tag-budget tag-budget-cuts tag-devices tag-digital tag-district tag-district-technology tag-districts tag-dollars tag-funding" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/06/03/six-tips-for-districts-to-avoid-the-next-funding-cliff/" rel="bookmark">Six tips for districts to avoid the next funding cliff</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-06-03T05:10:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">June 3, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/vendoraccount/" title="View all posts by Content Provided by Digital Promise " rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Content Provided by Digital Promise </span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/06/03/six-tips-for-districts-to-avoid-the-next-funding-cliff/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/05/digital-promise-ESSER-funding-cliff-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Effectively navigating the impending funding cliff requires planning to ensure teachers and learners have the tools and access they need." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Managing a tech budget requires planning and flexibility to ensure teachers and learners have the tools and access they need</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-218113" class="post-218113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-accessibility tag-educators tag-future tag-leaders tag-learning tag-news tag-policy tag-review tag-student tag-students" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/05/06/moving-beyond-transparency-to-accessibility-and-awareness/" rel="bookmark">Moving beyond transparency to accessibility and awareness</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-06T04:53:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">May 6, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/stevebaule/" title="View all posts by Steven M. Baule, Ed.D., Ph.D." rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Steven M. Baule, Ed.D., Ph.D.</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/05/06/moving-beyond-transparency-to-accessibility-and-awareness/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/05/transparency-accessibility-school-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Useful school transparency requires a shift from simply providing information to actively ensuring its comprehension and usability." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Useful and effective transparency requires a shift from simply providing information to actively ensuring its comprehension and usability</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-217904" class="post-217904 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-education tag-educator tag-need tag-preschool tag-story tag-student tag-student-teachers tag-teachers tag-teaching tag-time" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/04/25/its-time-to-pay-student-teachers/" rel="bookmark">It’s time to pay student teachers</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-04-25T04:26:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">April 25, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Katie Viernum, Chalkbeat" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Katie Viernum, Chalkbeat</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/04/25/its-time-to-pay-student-teachers/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/04/studet-teachers-student-teaching-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Paraprofessionals like student teachers are poised to fill essential teaching roles. Let’s remove barriers to their advancement." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Paraprofessionals and childcare providers are poised to fill essential teaching roles. Let’s remove barriers to their advancement</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-217545" class="post-217545 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-digital tag-early-education tag-education tag-funding tag-funds tag-help tag-innovation tag-it tag-quality tag-resources-2" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/04/12/tech-innovation-early-care-and-education/" rel="bookmark">Using tech to drive innovation in early care and education</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-04-12T04:51:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">April 12, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Dr. Michael López, Ph.D., ClassWallet" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Dr. Michael López, Ph.D., ClassWallet</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/04/12/tech-innovation-early-care-and-education/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/04/ece-early-care-education-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="New industry resources and technology can bridge gaps between compliance, convenience, and high-quality early care and education (ECE)." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>New industry resources and technology can bridge gaps between compliance, convenience, and high-quality early education</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-217181" class="post-217181 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-budget tag-ceo tag-district tag-districts tag-dollars tag-funding tag-future tag-leaders tag-school tag-school-districts" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/03/20/budget-fiscal-cliff-esser/" rel="bookmark">It’s budget season: How are you preparing for the fiscal cliff?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-20T04:34:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">March 20, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Elizabeth Orme" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Elizabeth Orme</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/03/20/budget-fiscal-cliff-esser/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/03/esser-budget-fiscal-cliff-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="District leaders should embrace final ESSER dollars for shedding systemic clutter as they prepare for the fiscal cliff and budget challenges." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>District leaders should embrace final ESSER dollars for shedding systemic clutter</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-216522" class="post-216522 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-edtech tag-education tag-education-innovation tag-it tag-k-12 tag-leaders tag-leadership tag-management tag-national tag-time" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/02/13/k-12-edtech-leadership-survey/" rel="bookmark">K-12 edtech survey notes growth obstacles attributed to insufficient leadership depth</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-02-13T04:06:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">February 13, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" title="View all posts by Laura Ascione" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Laura Ascione</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2024/02/13/k-12-edtech-leadership-survey/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2024/02/edtech-leadership-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="When it comes to K-12 edtech leadership in companies, many companies strive to maintain aggressive growth targets." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>The Edtech Leadership Collective’s second annual report provides timely analysis on C-suite imperatives for navigating a more complex work environment</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-215563" class="post-215563 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-day tag-district tag-educational-leadership tag-leadership tag-missouri-2 tag-news tag-policy tag-school tag-school-policy tag-schools" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/12/21/4dsw-debate-district/" rel="bookmark">What a 4-day school week might mean for your district</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-12-21T04:03:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">December 21, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Erin Werra, Content Writer & Strategist, Skyward’s Advancing K12 Blog" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Erin Werra, Content Writer & Strategist, Skyward’s Advancing K12 Blog</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/12/21/4dsw-debate-district/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/12/4dsw-four-day-school-week-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="evidence is mounting that a 4dsw could help attract and retain teachers, manage scheduling for rural districts, and impact students’ sleep" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Evidence is mounting that a 4dsw could help attract and retain teachers, manage scheduling for rural districts, and impact students’ sleep</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-215324" class="post-215324 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-budget tag-children tag-device tag-edtech tag-educational-technology tag-funding tag-projectors tag-schools tag-smartphones tag-tablets" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/11/29/funding-edtech-tools-public-schools/" rel="bookmark">How to find the right edtech tools for public schools</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-29T04:26:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">November 29, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Nadav Avni, CMO, Radix Technologies" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Nadav Avni, CMO, Radix Technologies</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/11/29/funding-edtech-tools-public-schools/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/11/edtech-tools-funding-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Discover the ideal edtech tools for public schools, even with limited funding--navigate the landscape of educational technology on a budget." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Discover the ideal edtech tools for public schools, even with limited funding--navigate the landscape of educational technology on a budget</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-214786" class="post-214786 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-businesses tag-data tag-edtech tag-educational-leadership tag-funding tag-leadership tag-news tag-superintendents tag-trust tag-up" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/11/01/anecdotes-edtech-tools-data/" rel="bookmark">Here’s why anecdotes are as important as data in edtech decisions</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2023-11-16T14:39:45-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">November 16, 2023</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-01T04:33:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">November 1, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Doug Roberts, CEO & Founder, Institute for Education Innovation" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Doug Roberts, CEO & Founder, Institute for Education Innovation</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/11/01/anecdotes-edtech-tools-data/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/11/edtech-tools-data-school-leaders-superintendents-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="A decision-maker should not hesitate to reach out to their nationwide network of peers to get honest feedback on edtech tools, even with data" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>A decision-maker should not hesitate to reach out to their nationwide network of peers to get honest, unfettered feedback</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-214359" class="post-214359 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-act tag-challenges tag-congress tag-district tag-districts tag-funding tag-funds tag-leaders tag-need tag-school" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/10/03/district-leaders-esser-funding-cliff/" rel="bookmark">District leaders: Act now to avoid financial disasters after COVID relief funding ends</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2023-10-03T15:12:47-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">October 3, 2023</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-10-03T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 3, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Jim Grady, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Jim Grady, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/10/03/district-leaders-esser-funding-cliff/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/10/covid-relief-funding-covid-funding-district-leaders-esser-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Districts must plan to identify and mitigate budget gaps and build strategies for long-term financial health as the ESSER funding cliff nears" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Districts must plan to identify and mitigate impending budget gaps and build strategies for long-term financial health</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-213909" class="post-213909 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-district tag-generation tag-it tag-leaders tag-learning tag-learning-technology tag-million tag-money tag-school tag-spending" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/09/11/covid-relief-spending-tech-plan/" rel="bookmark">As COVID relief spending deadlines loom, one district moves ahead with an uncommon tech plan</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-12T08:13:51-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">September 12, 2023</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-11T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">September 11, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/09/11/covid-relief-spending-tech-plan/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/09/covid-relief-spending-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Pressure is hitting districts as they face a Sept. 30 deadline to commit dollars from the second of three covid relief spending packages." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Pressure is hitting districts as they face a Sept. 30 deadline to commit dollars from the second of three stimulus packages--and a year later, another deadline to spend the third, largest, and final installment </h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-213959" class="post-213959 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-aasa tag-district tag-districts tag-educator tag-funding tag-funds tag-leaders tag-new-school tag-new-school-year tag-school" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/09/08/arp-spending-fiscal-cliff/" rel="bookmark">Districts brace for fiscal cliff as COVID relief funding nears an end</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-08T12:21:06-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">September 8, 2023</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-08T04:52:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">September 8, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" title="View all posts by Laura Ascione" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Laura Ascione</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/09/08/arp-spending-fiscal-cliff/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/09/ARP-spending-fiscal-cliff-funding-cliff-1-272x136.jpg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Inflation and educator feedback are among top considerations in adjusting spending for the new school year as ARP spending deadlines near." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Inflation and educator feedback are among top considerations in adjusting spending for the new school year, an AASA ARP survey finds</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-212208" class="post-212208 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-data tag-districts tag-education tag-learning tag-school tag-school-districts tag-schools tag-social tag-spending" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/07/11/in-sel-budgets-measurement-matters/" rel="bookmark">In SEL budgets, measurement matters</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-07-11T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">July 11, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Jessica Adamson, Chief Strategy Officer, Aperture Education" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Jessica Adamson, Chief Strategy Officer, Aperture Education</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/07/11/in-sel-budgets-measurement-matters/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/07/SEL-school-budgets-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="As school systems hammer out their budgets, it is important to remember that measurement is a critically important part of SEL programming." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>As school systems hammer out their budgets and consider the future of SEL, it’s important to remember that measurement is a critically important part of SEL programming </h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-211772" class="post-211772 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-culture tag-day tag-education tag-education-technology tag-global tag-grades tag-grant tag-grant-opportunities tag-leader tag-month" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/06/15/3-grant-opportunities-for-schools/" rel="bookmark">3 new school grant opportunities</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-06-15T04:28:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">June 15, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" title="View all posts by Laura Ascione" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Laura Ascione</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/06/15/3-grant-opportunities-for-schools/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/06/school-grants-schools-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="School grants are often an invaluable resource to help fill the space between funding gaps and important needs." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>School grants are often an invaluable resource to help fill the space between funding gaps and important needs</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-211682" class="post-211682 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-digital tag-digital-content tag-digital-learning tag-digital-resources tag-discovery tag-discovery-education tag-districts tag-dollars tag-education tag-funds" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/06/01/esser-spending-digital-learning-priority/" rel="bookmark">As ESSER spending increases, digital learning is a priority</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-01-04T16:47:59-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">January 4, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-06-01T10:01:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">June 1, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" title="View all posts by Laura Ascione" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Laura Ascione</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/06/01/esser-spending-digital-learning-priority/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/06/digital-learning-ESSER-discovery-education-montana-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="A new partnership with Discovery Education, which is funded through ESSER dollars, supports digital learning across Montana." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>A new partnership with Discovery Education, which is funded through ESSER dollars, supports core instruction and digital learning across Montana</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-211499" class="post-211499 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-achievement tag-budget tag-classroom tag-collaboration tag-collaboration-tools tag-collaborative-learning tag-devices tag-digital tag-help tag-implementation" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/05/26/investing-in-classroom-collaboration-tools-3-things-to-know/" rel="bookmark">Investing in classroom collaboration tools? 3 things to know</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-05-26T04:47:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">May 26, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Dan Deem, Vice President, Airtame" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Dan Deem, Vice President, Airtame</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/05/26/investing-in-classroom-collaboration-tools-3-things-to-know/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/05/classroom-collaboration-tools-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Maximizing the effectiveness of a classroom collaboration investment requires careful consideration of all available options and benefits." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Maximizing the effectiveness of any classroom investment requires careful consideration of all the available options and benefits</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-210542" class="post-210542 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-children tag-college tag-critical-thinking tag-critical-thinking-skills tag-education tag-educators tag-it tag-k-12 tag-k-12-education tag-parents" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/03/17/the-purpose-of-a-k-12-education/" rel="bookmark">The purpose of a K-12 education: Who decides and how do we get there?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-03-17T04:42:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">March 17, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Dr. Jana Hunzicker, Professor, Department of Education, Counseling, and Leadership & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Education and Health Sciences, Bradley University" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Dr. Jana Hunzicker, Professor, Department of Education, Counseling, and Leadership & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Education and Health Sciences, Bradley University</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/03/17/the-purpose-of-a-k-12-education/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/03/american-education-k-12-education-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="An impactful K-12 education system is one that delivers on what the American public wants it to do--and who is the American public?" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>An impactful K-12 education system is one that delivers on what the American public wants it to do--and who is the American public? </h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-210514" class="post-210514 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-classroom tag-congress tag-education tag-it tag-need tag-quality tag-school tag-students tag-teacher tag-teachers" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/03/15/teacher-shortage-rethink-classroom/" rel="bookmark">Pay isn’t the only reason for the teacher shortage–it’s time to rethink the classroom</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-03-15T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">March 15, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Nicole Tucker-Smith, Founder and CEO, Lessoncast" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Nicole Tucker-Smith, Founder and CEO, Lessoncast</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/03/15/teacher-shortage-rethink-classroom/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/03/teacher-shortage-education-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="To properly address the teacher shortage, we need to fundamentally reimagine the role of a teacher in the modern classroom" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>To properly address the teacher shortage, we need to fundamentally reimagine the role of a teacher in the modern classroom</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-210534" class="post-210534 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-ap tag-business tag-challenges tag-data tag-day tag-education tag-fatigue tag-finance tag-help tag-it" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/03/14/ap-automation-finance-department-burnout/" rel="bookmark">7 reasons AP automation is the antidote to finance department burnout</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-03-14T04:20:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">March 14, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by John Zaudtke, Vice President of Sales, Paymerang" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">John Zaudtke, Vice President of Sales, Paymerang</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/03/14/ap-automation-finance-department-burnout/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/03/AP-automation-accounts-payable-automation-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="AP automation can cure fatigue from overwhelming manual workloads and give AP staff time for other priorities" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>AP automation can cure fatigue from overwhelming manual workloads and give AP staff time for other priorities</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-210457" class="post-210457 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-detroit tag-detroit-public-schools tag-district tag-districts tag-enrichment tag-funding tag-funds tag-help tag-learning tag-parent" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/03/10/covid-relief-funding-will-dry-up-soon/" rel="bookmark">Federal COVID relief funding will dry up soon. Are districts ready?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-03-10T04:51:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">March 10, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Koby Levin, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Koby Levin, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/03/10/covid-relief-funding-will-dry-up-soon/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/03/covid-relief-funding-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="A windfall of COVID relief funding allowed Michigan districts to balance budgets, improve school buildings, and expand academic programs." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>A windfall of COVID relief dollars allowed Michigan school districts to balance budgets, improve school buildings, and expand academic programs--but it will soon go away</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-210004" class="post-210004 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership tag-administrator tag-best tag-classrooms tag-district tag-districts tag-florida-2 tag-florida-virtual-school tag-funding tag-learning tag-principal" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/02/28/how-administrators-can-keep-funding-in-their-district/" rel="bookmark">How administrators can keep funding in their district</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-02-28T04:08:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">February 28, 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Dr. Louis Algaze, President & Chief Executive Officer, Florida Virtual School & FlexPoint Education Cloud" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Dr. Louis Algaze, President & Chief Executive Officer, Florida Virtual School & FlexPoint Education Cloud</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2023/02/28/how-administrators-can-keep-funding-in-their-district/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2023/02/school-funding-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="school funding" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Developing online or blended learning programs can keep students enrolled in their school or district by providing them with alternative forms of education</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-209186" class="post-209186 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news category-podcast-articles tag-digital tag-digital-resources tag-district tag-edtech tag-education tag-future tag-hybrid tag-hybrid-learning tag-learning tag-news" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/12/28/how-edtech-insights-impact-all-parts-of-school-operations/" rel="bookmark">How edtech insights impact all parts of school operations</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-28T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">December 28, 2022</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" title="View all posts by Laura Ascione" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Laura Ascione</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/12/28/how-edtech-insights-impact-all-parts-of-school-operations/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2022/12/edtech-insights-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Hear from K-12 Hero Awards nominee Kelly Goodman with Florida Virtual School, and James McClurkin of program sponsor SAP Concur" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Hear from K-12 Hero Awards nominee Kelly Goodman with Florida Virtual School, and James McClurkin of program sponsor SAP Concur</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-208567" class="post-208567 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news category-video tag-data tag-district tag-districts tag-funding tag-government tag-k-12 tag-management tag-school tag-school-districts tag-schools" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/11/17/learn-how-to-modernize-your-k-12-financial-operations/" rel="bookmark">Learn how to modernize your K-12 financial operations</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-07T12:04:07-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">December 7, 2022</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-11-17T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">November 17, 2022</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" title="View all posts by Laura Ascione" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Laura Ascione</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/11/17/learn-how-to-modernize-your-k-12-financial-operations/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2022/11/K-12-financial-operations-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Automating your school district's spend management solution should be an integral part of modernizing your K-12 financial operations" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Automating your school district's spend management solution should be an integral part of modernizing your K-12 financial operations</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-207896" class="post-207896 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-covid-in-schools category-coronavirus category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-aasa tag-curriculum tag-district tag-districts tag-enrichment tag-funding tag-funds tag-leaders tag-learning tag-quality" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/10/14/district-leaders-covid-relief-funding/" rel="bookmark">District leaders outline top 3 COVID relief funding priorities</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-07T12:16:06-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">December 7, 2022</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-10-14T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 14, 2022</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" title="View all posts by Laura Ascione" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Laura Ascione</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/10/14/district-leaders-covid-relief-funding/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2022/09/district-leaders-covid-relief-funding-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Survey finds district leaders want more time to maximize federal investments and are planning ahead for September 2024, when funding expires." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Survey finds district leaders want more time to maximize federal investments and are planning ahead for September 2024, when relief funding expires</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-207930" class="post-207930 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-challenges tag-dollars tag-education tag-education-funding tag-funding tag-funds tag-help tag-investment tag-it tag-leaders" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/10/07/education-funding-esser-spending/" rel="bookmark">It’s time to permanently increase education funding–ESSER spending proves it</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-07T11:58:22-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">December 7, 2022</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-10-07T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 7, 2022</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Carrie Stewart, Co-Founder, Afton Partners" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Carrie Stewart, Co-Founder, Afton Partners</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/10/07/education-funding-esser-spending/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2022/09/ESSER-funds-school-funding-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="What if ESSER's lesson isn’t about the power of one-time relief, but instead about the need for increased recurring investment in schools?" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>What if ESSER's lesson isn’t about the power of one-time relief, but instead about the need for increased recurring investment in schools?</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-207939" class="post-207939 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-coronavirus category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-data tag-funding tag-funds tag-it tag-learning tag-resources-2 tag-school tag-school-emergency-2 tag-schools tag-students" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/09/30/5-ways-to-use-esser-funds-to-create-cleaner-environments/" rel="bookmark">5 ways to use ESSER funds to create cleaner environments</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-07T12:16:40-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">December 7, 2022</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-09-30T04:26:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">September 30, 2022</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Edward Pim, Senior Vice President of Operations & Experience, OpenWorks" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Edward Pim, Senior Vice President of Operations & Experience, OpenWorks</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/09/30/5-ways-to-use-esser-funds-to-create-cleaner-environments/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2022/09/ESSER-funds-clean-environments-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="School operations should focus on key areas to ensure schools are taking the best first step forward now and in the future." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>School operations should focus on a handful of key areas to ensure that schools are taking the best first step forward--one that will be attainable for the long-haul</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-207572" class="post-207572 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news category-sponsored tag-challenges tag-district tag-innovation tag-it tag-leaders tag-learning tag-personalized-learning tag-practices tag-problem-solving tag-school" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span 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</header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/article/2022/08/24/4-practices-for-innovative-school-leaders/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2022/08/innovative-school-leaders-272x136.jpg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Innovative practices and changes can impact innovative school leaders' daily work and influence outcomes for the teachers and learners they serve" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Dr. Shawn Smith, Chief Innovation Officer at McGraw Hill, provides leadership strategies that are sure to influence change.</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-206562" class="post-206562 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-coronavirus category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-districts tag-education tag-funding tag-funds tag-it tag-money tag-school tag-school-emergency-2 tag-schools tag-spending" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/06/23/whats-keeping-districts-from-spending-covid-relief-funding/" rel="bookmark">What’s keeping districts from spending COVID relief funding?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-07T11:58:29-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">December 7, 2022</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-06-23T05:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">June 23, 2022</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" title="View all posts by Laura Ascione" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Laura Ascione</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/06/23/whats-keeping-districts-from-spending-covid-relief-funding/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2022/06/covid-relief-funding-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Districts are faced with many issues, including labor-intensive paperwork and regulations, leading to slow spending of COVID relief funding." itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>School leaders are faced with a number of issues, including labor-intensive paperwork and regulations, leading to slow COVID relief spending</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-205626" class="post-205626 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news category-it-management category-teaching-and-learning tag-classrooms tag-congress tag-district tag-edtech tag-eschool-news tag-funding tag-great tag-infrastructure tag-interactive tag-it" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/03/30/need-edtech-funding-heres-how-to-get-it/" rel="bookmark">Need edtech funding? Here’s how to get it</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-07T11:58:35-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">December 7, 2022</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-03-30T05:09:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">March 30, 2022</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/ldevaney/" title="View all posts by Laura Ascione" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Laura Ascione</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/03/30/need-edtech-funding-heres-how-to-get-it/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2022/03/edtech-funding-school-funding-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="School leaders have a historic chance to secure edtech funding for untapped learning potential" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>School leaders have a historic chance to secure edtech funding for untapped learning potential</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-204365" class="post-204365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-coronavirus category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news category-sel tag-children tag-day tag-education tag-educators tag-funding tag-need tag-parents tag-play tag-schools tag-special-education" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> 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rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Kate Eberle Walker</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/01/10/schools-at-halftime-need-to-put-funding-into-play-for-the-second-half-of-the-year/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2022/01/school-funding-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="Schools that focus funding on modernizing the staffing model create sustainable structures that can last beyond ESSER" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Schools that focus funding on modernizing the staffing model create sustainable structures that can last beyond ESSER </h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-204232" class="post-204232 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-coronavirus category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-eschool-media category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-accountability tag-challenges tag-colleges tag-district tag-education tag-federal-funding tag-funding tag-government tag-government-accountability-office tag-help" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="cat-links"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/education-policy-funding/" rel="Education Policy & Funding"><u>Education Policy & Funding</u></a></span></div><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/01/03/federal-funding-can-help-you-install-air-purification-systems-in-your-school/" rel="bookmark">Federal funding can help you install air purification systems in your school</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-07T11:58:53-05:00" itemprop="dateModified">December 7, 2022</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-01-03T04:02:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">January 3, 2022</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/author/contributor/" title="View all posts by Allen Johnston, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, GreenTech Environmental" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Allen Johnston, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, GreenTech Environmental</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.eschoolnews.com/educational-leadership/2022/01/03/federal-funding-can-help-you-install-air-purification-systems-in-your-school/"> <img width="220" height="110" src="https://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2021/12/air-purification-systems-272x136.jpeg" class="attachment-220x110x1 size-220x110x1 wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <h5>Air purification is the improvement of indoor air quality by bringing in fresh air, filtering the air in a room at least 3 times every hour</h5> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-199689" class="post-199689 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-district-management category-education-policy-funding category-educational-leadership category-featured-on-eschool-news tag-accountability tag-achievement tag-achievement-gaps tag-administration tag-assessment tag-congress tag-government tag-innovation tag-it tag-k-12" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header 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