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This Week at A+

>The Alabama Best Practices Center: The ABPC is excited for our two guiding texts for the year! Jackie Walsh's new book on questioning will guide the learning in PCN and KLN will continue its focus on Leading a High-Reliability School. Learn more about the learning and how to sign up here.

STATE NEWS

Making Video Games Helps Montgomery Public Schools Students Learn Confidence, Teamwork
(written by Jemma Stephenson, Montgomery Advertiser, August 1)

Back to School 2022: Do Alabama Schools Require Vaccines for Students?
(written by Savannah Tryens-Fernandes, al.com, August 1)

Common App Opens for University of Alabama, Auburn: Here's How to Apply
(written by Savannah Tyrens-Fernandes, al.com, August 4)

Hoover Schools Move $15M Performing Arts Center Project Forward
(written by Kalyn Dunkins, al.com, August 2)

New Funding, Rules for Lead Testing Coming to Alabama Schools and Child Care Facilities
(written by Kalyn Dunkins, al.com, August 1)

Alabama School Choice Scholarship Funds Students to Attend Religious Private Schools
(written by Trisha Powell Crain, al.com, August 1)

NATIONAL NEWS

New Data: Despite Progress, a Third of Students Finished Year Below Grade Level
(written by Linda Jacobson, The 74, August 4)

Relief Funds Help Districts Find Homeless Students Lost During Pandemic
(written by Linda Jacobson, The 74, August 2)

Ed Dept Prioritizes School Mental Health Staff Expansion in Funding Distribution
(written by Naaz Modan, Education Dive, August 2)

States Invest Pandemic Relief Funds Into Early Education Workforce
(written by Kara Arundel, Education Dive, August 3)

Statistics Update: New Trends in Enrollment, Virtual Schooling, and Special Education
(written by Maya Riser-Kositsky & Debra Viadero, Education Week, August 3)

OPINIONS

122 Teachers Speak: Surviving Student Learning Loss, Behavior Challenges
(written by Marianna McMurdock, Jasmine De Leon & Meghan Gallagher, The 74, August 1)

10 Ways to Include Teachers in Important Policy Decisions
(written by Larry Ferlazzo, Education Week, August 1)

PODCASTS

Math for Babies and Toddlers
(from EdSource: Education Beat, August 4)

RESOURCES

A+ COVID School Spending Tracker

A+ Advocate Toolkit

ASCD: Principal Leadership Resources
(ASCD 5 Days of Principal Leadership, April 2022)

The Gist is an education news roundup curated by A+ Education Partnership. Articles and opinions included in this publication are for information only and may not reflect the views of A+.

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