Read about the Our Children Can't Wait: Making Sense of the Big Ideas for Educators Webinar, co-hosted by the Learning First Alliance and UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools.

April 3rd – 7th is Adolescent Immunization Action Week (#AIAW23), a call to action urging parents to get their adolescents up to date on their immunizations. One in five kids—adolescents and elementary-age—are thought to be behind on routine vaccination. Traditionally, kids get vaccines at wellness check-ups, public health clinics, or as part of their school or sports preparations, but the pandemic got in the way for many of us.

The infusion of ESSER stimulus funds is the perfect time to ensure high-quality CTE programs have a central place in PreK–12 education. We need to ensure that we are providing students with career-specific learning opportunities that equip them with a robust set of skills to prepare them for their future.

There are multiple causes for concern that ESSER funds need to be optimally used to advance student learning outcomes, writes Annie Morrison, Co-Founder, Rivet Education. A recent study by McKinsey showed that millions of these funds risk going unspent or wasted because education leaders need help to spend them effectively.

Kim Humphrey, President/CEO, Association for Manufacturing Excellence discusses the importance of celebrating public schools during Public Schools Week Feb. 27 - Mar. 3, 2023.

Scott Kinney, Chief Executive Officer, Discovery Education, discusses the importance of celebrating public schools during Public Schools Week Feb. 27 - Mar. 3, 2023.

Annie Morrison, Co-Founder of Rivet Education, discusses the importance of school districts partnering with experts when rethinking and implementing a new reading curriculum.

Glenn Marshall, regional board member and management team member of AME, discusses the importance of leveraging private-public partnerships to reshape education and take advantage of the rise in new-collar job opportunities.

The American Psychological Association's 12th annual Stress in America survey was conducted in August 2018 and focused on Generation Z. Read a summary of the report here.

"If we pretend that the pandemic was simply an inconvenience, we will live with its impact for many years," says Richard Long, Executive Director, LFA. "The alternative, however, is clear. The public can instead choose to engage with their local educators, PTAs, and school leadership and help bring about the changes each school needs to support each of the kids in their building."