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As competition grows among private, traditional and nontraditional schools, charter schools should “double-down” on enrolling and supporting students with disabilities with high-quality instruction and supports, said the co-founder and executive director of the Center for Learner Equity, which released a study and several reports about recommended practices. #CharterSchools #SpecialEducation

For TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS' Superintendent Tiffany Anderson, engaging with the community in authentic, unstructured ways is essential to understanding and addressing learning barriers. We caught up with Anderson, who recently wrote a book titled “Building Parent Capacity in High-Poverty Schools,” to learn more about how approaching leadership with a “boots-on-the-ground” mentality and building relationships within the community are central to her success. #lessonsinleadership #suptchat

The Biden administration's Title IX rule protecting LGBTQI students will likely lead to an uptick in complaints and decisions for district leaders to make. And there are still options for states where it’s on hold. #titleIX #k12 #edpolicy

Disappointing testing data shows the U.S. has a “long road ahead” in bringing students back to pre-pandemic learning progress levels in math and reading, according to a study released Tuesday by assessment provider NWEA. The analysis of testing data for 3-8 graders shows students need about 4.8 additional months of reading and 4.3 months of math to catch up. #LearningRecovery #Teaching

California is pushing back on teacher layoffs as school districts grapple with budget cuts ahead of a fiscal cliff created by the waning of pandemic-era federal relief funds. Several districts’ rescission of layoff notices and the state’s suspension of K-12 staff reductions point to how powerful labor unions’ interests have become, said Marguerite Roza, director of Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab. #teacherlayoffs #teacherunions

Among the arguments the Michigan Department of Education is making in seeking to dismiss allegations of discrimination against students with disabilities is that the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights lacks jurisdiction to enforce regulations for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act because IDEA compliance falls under the Education Department’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, not OCR. #SpecialEducation

At S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Lowell, Mass., there's a book cafe where school administrators dress as waiters who take teachers’ orders for books from a restaurant-like menu. It's one way the school makes staff and student learning fun, engaging and joyful, said Principal David Anderson, speaking at the National Conference on School Leadership this week in Nashville. #PrincipalsUNITED #SchoolLeadership National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)

Increased access to education savings accounts in some states has helped push private school choice participation past 1 million students. This year ESAs had 470,801 participants, up dramatically from 19,211 in 2019, according to EdChoice, a pro-school choice organization. #SchoolChoice EdChoice Public Funds Public Schools

The Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ students faces an uncertain future with preliminary injunctions and a recent Supreme Court decision further blunting its reach. On Thursday, the House voted 210-205 along party lines to pass a joint resolution invoking the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn the Title IX rule and give federal lawmakers 60 congressional days to rescind or approve it. However, even if Congress passes the CRA resolution in response to the Title IX rule, President Joe Biden said in a statement on Monday that he would veto the resolution and allow the rule to go through. #titleix #k12schools