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ESSA: Title IV Funding Guidelines


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11 Aug 2021

ESSA: Title IV Funding Guidelines

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) eliminated 49 programs under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), creating one large block grant to increase the ways in...


By     Lisa Railton
05 Aug 2021

App Watchlist: What Are Students Using?

We live in a digital world. It seems like there’s a constant stream of new apps and social networks that can be downloaded or joined in an instant, an...


By     Lisa Railton
29 Jul 2021

Removing Barriers to Mental Health and SEL

My previous MTSS blog detailed the fundamentals of MTSS and the importance of an early warning system. The next step is incorporating mental health in...


By     Art Godin, Ed.S.
21 Jul 2021

Inside Gaggle: Interview with Conor Flanagan

Conor Flanagan has been with Gaggle for the entirety of his career, initially starting out as an accounting intern during his senior year in college. ...


By     Lisa Railton
15 Jul 2021

Legal Implications of SCOTUS Ruling for K-12 Schools

Recently the Supreme Court heard what was potentially the most consequential student speech case since Tinker v. Des Moines in 1969. The debate over w...


By     Dr. Lisa Strohman
07 Jul 2021

Support Over the Summer: Resources for Struggling Students

After a chaotic year, students can finally find some reprieve on summer break. The pressures of the last school year have dissipated, leaving behind l...


29 Jun 2021

MTSS: A Framework for Prevention

For years, educators have known that behavior and academics are inseparable. Until recently, we commonly addressed academic and behavioral deficits in...


By     Art Godin, Ed.S.
25 Jun 2021

One Size Fits One: More Than a Mantra

As a superintendent, I believe that most people in this role, including myself, were taught the wrong way to lead. It is mostly about the language we ...


22 Jun 2021

Prioritizing SEL for the New School Year

The crisis in student mental health has been growing for years, but the pandemic has heightened these struggles for today’s students. In a recent repo...


By     Lisa Railton
11 Jun 2021

Inside Gaggle: Interview with Lucy Quinonez

Lucy Quinonez has spent her entire career focused on education. As a former elementary school educator and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Suppo...


By     Lisa Railton

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