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Dr. Denise Watts, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Superintendent, ushers in a new culture of listening to teachers
In a press conference last week recapping her first year on the job, Dr. Denise Watts, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Superintendent, signaled that she is willing to look at any and all new ideas to recruit and retain teachers. Teacher recruitment and retention is one of the most important...
When and where: 2024 Savannah-area high school football schedules
The high school football season in Georgia gets started in mid-August with a new look in many regions as the GHSA has reclassified for the next two seasons based on enrollment numbers. There is also a new format when the playoffs roll around, as public and private schools will be separated in the postseason from Classes 1A to 3A. In the Greater Savannah area the changes have hurt some longstanding local regional rivalries such as Calvary Day...
New Research Reveals Pandemic's Lasting Impact on Our Nation's Youngest Learners
Curriculum Associates released a report today unveiling new national data on the pandemic's impact on academic growth and recovery for elementary school students. Student Growth in the Post-COVID Era offers a groundbreaking assessment of student performance, tracking growth year over year and comparing it to historical trends. The report—leveraging three years of longitudinal data—is the first of its kind to look at impacts on younger learners who were not yet in formal schooling at the start of the pandemic. This research is not an evaluation of specific instructional programs or interventions, but rather it provides a temperature check on students' academic growth, parsing aggregate data to determine where—and for whom—recovery may be occurring.
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