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NEW! In our new monthly series, “Across the Board,” we provide key takeaways from this month's State Board of Education meeting, including updates on the new math textbook adoption and teacher vaccinations.
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How can education leaders collaborate to address the teacher shortage crisis? 
A+ President, Mark Dixon, will join the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) on a panel to discuss new efforts in Alabama to increase the educator pipeline, provide greater support in the early years, and create new advanced roles to promote and compensate our most effective teachers.
 Be sure to tune on on Tuesday, January 19th at 10 a.m. to hear the conversation! Register here

 
This Week at A+
 
> A+ College Ready News: Happy New Year from the A+ College Ready Team! Stay tuned for updates about training and other opportunities coming up in 2021!

> NEW on the Alabama Best Practices Center Professional Learning Blog: “Some students do not use their capacity for making connections, a uniquely human capacity. They approach every situation as if it is the first time they ever saw such a problem or task.” In this short piece, the Habits of Mind authors, Art Costa and Bena Kallick, share insights and practical tips to help students access and apply prior knowledge to current learning.
 
> A+ Education Partnership's COVID-19 Resources:
 
 


  STATE NEWS


Across the Board: Key Takeaways from the January ALBOE Meeting
(written by Dr. Matt L. Smith, A+ Education Partnership, January 14)


Alabama Schools to Get More Than $900 Million From Pandemic Aid Package
(written by Dr.  Matthew L. Smith, Alabama News Network, January 11)


Teacher COVID Vaccines Could Start in Late February
(written by Caroline Beck, AL Daily News, January 14)


Alabama Teacher Uses Photos, Poems to Help Students Understand Capitol Chaos
(written by The Associated Press, al.com, January 11)


Lawmaker: Local School Boards Need Say in Extended School Closures
(written by Mary Sell, AL Daily News, January 11)


Virtual Film Festival Raises Awareness, Discussions About Early Childhood Education - Register Here
(written by Bethany Davis, WSFA, January 5)
 




NATIONAL NEWS


Fund for Teachers 2021: Grant Application Open, Closes January 21st
 (Fund for Teachers)


More Evidence Suggests In-Person School is Safe, As Long As Virus is Controlled
 (written by Lauren Camera, US News & World Report, January 5)


January Forces Some Schools to Extend Remote Learning, Others to Reopen Classrooms
(written by Jennifer Calfas, The Wall Street Journal, January 11)


Study: Student Outcomes Improve with Weekend Food Program
(written by Rick Dandes, The Daily Item, January 11)


Proof Point: Researchers Pinpoint Three Elements of Effective Schools
(written by Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report, January 4)


High School Students' Personal Essays Turn into a Memoir: 'The Class of COVID-19'
(written by Leslie Brody, The Wall Street Journal,  January 7)


Expanding Mental Health and Social Emotional Learning Supports for Students
(NCEE Brief)
 


OPINIONS


Caring for Students in the Wake of a Traumatic News Event
(written by Evie Blaad, Education Week, January 6)


A Day in the Life of an Assistant Superintendent During Distance Learning
(written by Bree Valla, The Journal, January 12)


Without Tests, We Will Never Know Which Schools Met the COVID-19 Challenge
(written by Michael Petrilli, Flypaper, January 14)


 
PODCASTS
 
(from The Education Gadfly Show Podcast,  Runtime: 25 Minutes, December 2020)
 
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