A new COVID–19 data source for answering emerging pandemic questions
This brief includes one example of how to use the COVID-19 School Data Hub, as well as how it compares to other similar US databases.
Happy 2022: A vision for a better way
We will get through this (hopefully) final stage of the pandemic. But then what?
How ready are schools for Omicron? December snapshot of 100 districts
Districts head into a winter break with little clarity on their newest wrinkle: how the omicron variant will affect their operations.
The State of the American School District: Policy Recommendations for the Road Ahead
This brief highlights five key takeaways from ASDP’s research that have implications for state policy and practice.
Toward Better Family and Educator Engagement: Lessons from COVID Relief Dollars
School systems interested in better approaches to engaging the public must not start from scratch.
For these six schools, pandemic-era innovation demanded “know thyself”
Over the past year, we worked with six high schools in New England to learn how they’re reimagining the high school experience.
Unprecedented and Unmasked: An analysis of how district policy documents frame special education during the COVID–19 crisis
We analyzed reopening documents from the 25 largest U.S. public school districts to understand district-level messaging in the 2020–21 school year.
New England Profiles of Innovation | Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport
Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport in Connecticut offers an example of a high dosage tutoring model that has been refined and adapted to meet local needs.
New England Profiles of Innovation | Holyoke High School
Despite pandemic-induced challenges, Holyoke school leaders and staff kept student engagement at the forefront of their efforts to ensure continuity of learning.
Shrink the cereal box—but not the school week
As health and safety concerns recede, districts are under pressure to provide fewer days and hours of student-teacher contact than before the pandemic.