This school is one of first in America to get its energy from a microgrid—a self-sufficient energy system that can operate independently from the area’s electric grid. arrayhttps://www.edweek.org/leadership/inside-a-new-school-built-to-be-climate-resilient/2024/06 #schools#climatechange
A newly opened elementary school is designed to remain standing and operational in extreme weather.
"When the district stopped calling families asking for unpaid meal debt ... school principals were able to get through to those families more easily to talk about things like their child’s behavior or a support they could offer." www.chalkbeat.org/2024/10/03/u...#edusky
Eight states now offer universal free school meals. Supporters say they’ve helped more students be prepared to learn and provided healthier food options, but skeptics worry that universal programs’ co...
CDT’s Kristin Woelfel in Ed Week article centering Civic Tech’s new research on non-consensual intimate imagery in K-12 schools. www.edweek.org/leade...
A report from the Center for Democracy & Technology explores tech-powered sexual harassment in schools.
"I think that’s a very, very important skill, being able to have eye contact with adults, with staff, with teachers, with fellow students." www.edweek.org/leadership/k...@ariannaprothero.bsky.social
Educators express serious concerns about the decline of this social skill.