The Demand Side of Alternative Education Products
Survey results show there is potentially a robust market for learning pods, or similar arrangements such as microschools, hybrid homeschools, and homeschool cooperatives.
The Promise and Challenges of Pandemic Innovation in High Schools
This report summarizes what we observed from a survey of New England high schools as they navigated the uncertainty of the pandemic.
Crisis Breeds Innovation: Pandemic Pods and the Future of Education
This report offers the first in-depth look at families’ and educators’ experiences with pandemic pods.
Student Support That Meets the Moment: The Need for Clarity and Rigor in SEL
As stress and disruption have intensified for students over the past two years due to the pandemic, so has interest in and spending on social-emotional learning (SEL) in public education. Also mounting in some places is confusion about what SEL is and a lack of clarity about how, exactly, to implement SEL in sustainable, effective […]
“Creativity requires freedom”: What will it take to create space within our education system to think and design creatively?
How do we help schools prevent “back to normal” inertia and fuel change?
Pods in Action: Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cleveland came into the pandemic with a history of collaboration among civic organizations and schools.
Pods in Action: Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
During the pandemic, HPNC staff supervised students’ online learning and provided social experiences that were designed to mimic those that students would experience in school in a normal year.
Pods in Action: My Reflection Matters
Initially an in-person, local organization, My Reflection Matters launched its virtual “Village” platform in August 2020 to connect and support primarily Black, Indigenous, and People of Color families.
Pods in Action: Joanna Rosa-Saenz
When the pandemic closed schools in Denver, an enterprising parent with community connections stepped in to meet immediate needs.
Virtual Learning, Now and Beyond
This brief provides a guide for education leaders and policymakers building a path to sustainable and quality virtual learning.
