3 keys for success as ‘kindergarten bubble’ looms
A kindergarten bubble is looming in fall 2021 that could alter the traditional makeup of the early grades.
Students are struggling to read behind masks and screens during COVID-19, but ‘expectations are no different’
Students are struggling to read behind masks and screens during COVID-19, but ‘expectations are no different’
The implications of testing flexibility on measuring student growth and learning trends
Former state officials from South Dakota and North Carolina write ed leaders and policymakers must understand the promise and limits of flexible testing options to measure student growth and learning trends.
Pandemic learning gains: Resilience. Responsibility. Lunch.
Along with noting learning loss during the pandemic, educators and parents are seeing gains in academics and life skills, like resilience and hope.
Majority Of US Teens Apprehensive About Returning To School In Fall 2021; Lack Confidence That Schools Are Prepared
A Zogby poll reveals that 54% of 16–17-year-olds nationwide are “not prepared to deal with the anxiety of returning” to the classroom
Too Much Focus on ‘Learning Loss’ Will Be a Historic Mistake
Learning loss is real and needs to be addressed, but how we go about it should be commensurate with the size of the moment.
Begin With The End: What’s The Purpose Of Schooling?
As we seek to build schools back better—and not just return to how schools operated prior to the pandemic when the system writ large didn’t serve anyone particularly well—individual schooling communities must be clear about purpose, priorities, and on what they’ll focus to accomplish them.
The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 18 Key Updates on Schools, Students and a ‘Pool COVID Testing’ Program That Could Be a National Model for Keeping Campuses Open
18 must-reads on education policy, public health & ‘pool COVID testing’ program that could be a national model for keeping campuses open
America goes back to school – 5 essential reads on parenting in the pandemic
America goes back to school – 5 essential reads on parenting in the pandemic
Education Through the Pandemic: From Georgia Teachers Looking to Confront Learning Loss Despite Lack of Student Data to Colorado Offering Free Online Tutoring, 9 Ways States Are Confronting COVID-19
From Georgia teachers looking to confront learning loss despite lack of student data to Colorado offering free online tutoring, 9 ways states are confronting COVID-19