Cara Pangelinan is a former research assistant for the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Prior to joining CRPE, Cara graduated from the University of Washington where she discovered her passion to learn more about the public education system through volunteering and mentoring programs. She holds a BS in Human Centered Design & Engineering and a BA in English.
How easy would it be for a parent or advocate to compare student performance pre- and post-COVID? The short answer: in most states, it’s not easy at all.
Educators nationwide are forging their way in a landscape rocked by pandemic-induced disruptions. Training resources designed to spark new thinking among school staff often feel outdated—especially if they were published before 2020.
Last spring, fewer than half of the nation’s school districts expected teachers to deliver remote instruction, grade student work, and take attendance.
