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ESSER Funding Winds Down as State Budgets Cool
By Jay Diskey, Diskey Public Affairs, LLC After four years of providing unprecedented support for K-12 public schools, the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund will soon end. On September 30, “ESSER” as it is commonly called, will hit its Congressionally mandated deadline. School districts and states must use or commit the funds by…
Read MoreReflecting on ISTE 2024
Takeaways from the Denver Conference by Christine DeFranco, Director, Client Solutions As the sun sets on another exhilarating International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference, held this year in the vibrant city of Denver, educators, technologists, and those who live at the intersection of both (ahem Westchester Education and me) find themselves buzzing with…
Read MoreSupporting the Learning Needs of Multilingual Learners
While the number of multilingual learners in American schools has increased over the last twenty years, unfortunately, the achievement gap has remained unchanged. In September 2023, members of our Literacy, Science, and Math teams attended the English Learners Success Forum Fall Institute. The two days of intensive sessions provided attendees with in-depth training about how…
Read MoreEdWeek Market Brief Summit – November 2022
We just returned from the EdWeek Market Brief Summit in Dallas which was on all counts remarkably rewarding. Remarkable, first and foremost, because it was in person. The “adjacent possible” that comes from chatting in the buffet line is not one that we take for granted post-Pandemic. Here are our key takeaways from the Summit:…
Read MoreA Complete Solution via Westchester’s Partner Network
Westchester Education Services is a market leader in creating engaging, inclusive content. Print and online curriculum providers rely on us for our subject matter expertise, for our understanding of pedagogical approaches, and for our years of experience developing highly effective educational materials. Because we work with so many players in the space (nearly 50 annually),…
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