Copy
Weekly Updates from A+ Education Partnership
Subscribe

This year, our A+ Student VOICES Team worked hard to overcome COVID-19 challenges in their own schools,  while working with us to ensure student voices were heard in the places where education decisions were made.  As we wrap up this program year, our students have a lot to be proud of. From meeting with state education leaders to contributing  multiple pieces to al.com, they've been busy!

Click here to view their group op-ed about the need for more student voice in decision making. Team members Mckinley Beavers, Morgan Mckinney, and Brianna Davis also contributed individual pieces to al.com's new Education Lab perspectives project. Click here to read their pieces. 



Do you know a high school student who is interested in advocacy and would like to join our team next year? Have them apply here!
This Week at A+
 
> The Alabama Best Practices Center News: "Almost every teaching practice has some effect. It’s the degree to which it improves learning that matters. That’s a paraphrase from John Hattie and Klaus Zierer’s book, 10 Mindframes for Visible Learning." Read more in our most recent Professional Development Blog: Click here.
 

 
> A+ College Ready News: Our summer E3 training is coming fast! To get registered, click here. 
 


  STATE NEWS


Ivey Issues Rare Veto of 3rd Grade Reading Requirement
(written by Trisha Powell Crain, al.com, May 27)


A Closer Look at Alabama's $7.7 Billion Education Budget, Largest in State's History
(written by Trisha Powell Crain, al.com, June 1)


Alabama Students During COVID Year: Yearbook Provided a Way to See With New Eyes
(written by Ruth Serven Smith, al.com, May 29)


Meet the Alabama Students Writing About Their School Year Experiences
(written by Ruth Serven Smith, al.com, June 1)


Ivey Signs Oversight, Teachers' Benefits Bills 
(written by Mary Sell, AL Daily News, May 28)


Workforce Readiness Test Results Affected by COVID and the Now-Optional Nature of the Test
(written by Tom Spencer, PARCA, May 27)


Alabama Clinics Offer Free Vision Screening for Rural Areas
(AP Article, AL Daily News, June 1)




NATIONAL NEWS


Biden's K-12 Budget Seeks $20 Billion for State Incentives to Address Funding Inequity
(written by Evie Blad, Education Week, May 28)


How Should Schools Spend Their American Rescue Plan Dollars? Experts Weigh In
 (Curated Storyboard, The 74, June 1)


Books Pave Way for Kindergarten Readiness
(written by Miranda Hester, Contemporary Pediatrics, May 31)


How 11 States are Using Emergency Federal Funds to Make Improvements in College and Career Access That Will Endure Past the Pandemic
(Report, The 74, June 3)


Tulsa Commits to Teaching 'Hard History' After State Restricts Antiracist Instruction
(written by Asher Leher-Small, The 74, June 1)
 


OPINIONS


Governor Ivey Puts Students First With Veto of Literacy Act Delay
(written by Mark E. Dixon, al.com, May 28)


To Meaningfully Address Learning Loss, Schools Must Use Federal Funds to Reform Education
(written by Michael Watson, Education Dive, May 27)


How My Mind Opened to Charter Schools
(written by George Parker, Wall Street Journal, May 27)

 
PODCASTS
 
(from The Education Gadfly Show Podcast, Runtime: 21 Minutes, June 2021)


RESOURCES
 
 
Facebook
Twitter
Website
Email
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+.

Like receiving The Gist? Let us know at communications@aplusala.org.
View this email in your browser
Copyright © 2021 A+ Education Partnership, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:
A+ Education Partnership
1 Retail Dr
Montgomery, AL 36110-3213

Add us to your address book


Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp