Janette Avelar is a Mixed Methods Researcher and Research Fellow for the Canopy Project. She received her PhD and MS from the University of Oregon. Her primary research interests lie in understanding how the intersection of race, language, and identity shapes educational experiences for multilingual students, and she is particularly interested in heritage language maintenance, Spanish heritage learners, and the programs that support them.
Across the country, school leaders are reimagining how students learn—designing models that are more engaging, effective, and connected to the world students are entering.
Over the past five years, the Canopy Project has documented innovations in K-12 education, uncovering how schools are addressing systemic challenges and envisioning the future of learning.
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.Â