Nov 9, 2021

Monitoring Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund Plans

Kate Fitzgibbon

Communications Lead

As we move to provide the most efficient and effective support possible for students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring we know if our ESSER programs are achieving their intended purposes is a critical component for our students’ success. This blog post by Region 17 CC's Emi Fujita-Conrads explores six steps for implementing a successful evaluation plan.

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Apr 23, 2024

3 Key Takeaways from the National Comprehensive Center's Nationwide Scan

1. Defining equity is critical. One particularly salient finding in the National Comprehensive Center’s (NCC) new education policy scan is related to state-level definitions of the term “equity.” As part of the scan, the team researched whether SEAs had codified definitions of equity. It turned out that states that had equity codified had more policies related to equity (this finding was statistically significant). While correlation is not…

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Apr 15, 2024

Investing in Early Learning—A Wise Decision

It’s been said that an investment in our children is an investment in our future with some even quantifying specific returns on those investments! With this in mind, and elevating the significance that investments in early experiences matter for young children, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently released a Dear Colleague Letter stating: “The skills and knowledge that children acquire in their early years are the building…

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Apr 8, 2024

Elevating Early Learning: Sarah McClusky's Take on Two Recent Developments in the Field

Dr. Sarah McClusky is a member of the Capacity Building Team at the National Comprehensive Center (NCC). She has worked in the field of early learning/early childhood for the past 20 years, initially entering the field as a first-grade teacher. Prior to joining the NCC, Dr. McClusky was an Assistant Professor of Education in an early education teacher preparation program, and before that, an Assistant Director at Ohio Department of Education in…

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Apr 3, 2024

Spotlight on Designing for Equity: A Nationwide Education Policy Scan (Part 2)

Dr. Donna Elam is a nationally recognized authority in diversity and cultural competence research and training for educational, business, governmental, and community agencies. At the NCC, she is a Co-Lead for the Driving Toward Equity Through School Improvement Community of Practice and a member of the Designing for Equity team. Mr. Don Barfield, project director for the NCC policy scan, has over 30 years’ experience in…

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Mar 25, 2024

Make My [Coherent] Day!

Do you sometimes have days when you are just jumping from one thing to another? “Ping ponging” from topic to topic? By the end of the day, you feel both exhausted and like you haven’t accomplished anything. Defeated! Consider that some students may experience those feelings every school day—often as the result of well-meaning intentions to provide them with extra instructional support. Elementary and middle school students who are…

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