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Looming Budget and Policy Uncertainty as Schools Recess for Summer

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by Jay Diskey, Education Policy Consultant Summer vacation has started for many of the nation’s students, but not for school district leaders who are having to deal with many new uncertainties. At the federal level, the Trump Administration has proposed making deep cuts to education aid, abolishing the U.S. Department of Education, and significantly increasing […]

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ESSER Funding Winds Down as State Budgets Cool

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By Jay Diskey, Diskey Public Affairs, LLC After four years of providing unprecedented support for K-12 public schools, the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund will soon end. On September 30, “ESSER” as it is commonly called, will hit its Congressionally mandated deadline. School districts and states must use or commit the funds by

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Championing Accessibility

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by Emma Hudson, Content & Services Manager Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is an ideal time to remind ourselves that the significance of including digital accessibility in educational resources is more important than ever. At Westchester Education, we are proud to champion accessibility in educational publishing and want to take this opportunity to share our

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Supporting the Learning Needs of Multilingual Learners

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While the number of multilingual learners in American schools has increased over the last twenty years, unfortunately, the achievement gap has remained unchanged. In September 2023, members of our Literacy, Science, and Math teams attended the English Learners Success Forum Fall Institute. The two days of intensive sessions provided attendees with in-depth training about how

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Ten ways to incorporate environmental education in the classroom

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by Emma Hudson, Content and Services Manager Young people today have an increased sense of environmental consciousness and are interested in ways to protect and save the planet. In a recent “Attitudes to sustainability” survey by Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd), it was found that young people want to learn about more than just climate

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