Advocates Push to Center Youth Mental Health as New School Year Begins
Advocates Push to Center Youth Mental Health as New School Year Begins As a new school year kicks off next week—the third since the pandemic began—local advocates and families are calling for New York lawmakers to prioritize mental health resources for youth, pointing to the impact of COVID-19 on a system they say was strained […]
The Looming Teacher Shortage in New York State
As state officials estimate New York will need more than 180,000 new teachers in the next decade, the teacher shortage is already hitting selected subject specialties and geographic areas. Big city and rural districts are reporting severe shortages in many subject areas. Districts with high child poverty rates and racially diverse students are much more […]
Staffing shortages continue to plague schools, data shows
More than half of public school principals participating in a national survey reported being understaffed as classes started in August, according to federal data released Tuesday that come as another sign of persistent employee vacancies in schools. Sixty percent of those grappling with the issue said they were contending with open support-staff positions, since the […]
Using Restorative Approaches to Support Students With Speech Impediments
Full Article published on Edutopia Article written by one of our amazing Admin Grads Davina Ruiz! (Students who struggle to get their words out may be prone to misbehavior, but restorative practices can help them feel heard.) It can be hard for students with speech impediments to communicate their wants, needs, feelings, and concerns. Sometimes […]
8 Steps to Building an Elementary School Schedule
Full Article published on https://www.edutopia.org/article/8-steps-building-elementary-school-schedule Article written by one of our amazing Russell SAGE/CITE Grads Annette Perez! A daily schedule is vital to a school functioning at its optimum level. The schedule, if done correctly, will ensure that the school day can meet the needs of all students. When I became the assistant principal of […]
The Role of a School Principal’s Practice of Resource Allocation and its Relationship with a School’s Culture of Collaboration
Full Article published on https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/ela/vol8/iss1/1/ Article written by one of our amazing Russell SAGE/CITE Grads Annette Perez! Abstract This article presents the findings that investigated the relationship between a principal’s practice in resource allocation and how it promotes a school’s collaborative culture. Participants of the study were New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DOE) […]
School’s Out for Summer and Many Teachers Are Calling It Quits
“I felt so helpless,” said 49-year-old Wendy Grider, who left her fourth-grade teaching job in Rocklin, Calif., this month. She watched parents over the past year take to social media to criticize teachers in her district for their homework assignments, she said. And there were several instances in her classroom, she said, in which a […]
Bill would give $25,000 to aspiring school counselors, social workers
Bailey Adling would stay up some days until 3 a.m. studying for his master’s degree in school counseling, and then wake up at 7 a.m. to work a full day as a substitute teacher. He was so exhausted he often considered dropping out of the program. While Priscilla Park was enrolled full-time in her graduate […]