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.
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.
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.
COVID–19 Showed Us How Important It Is to Focus on Adolescent Well-Being: Here is What School Systems Should Do
States and districts should be using this moment as an opportunity to reassess how they support adolescents and their families.
New England Profiles of Innovation | Margarita Muñiz Academy
Margarita Muñiz Academy’s development of its “Portrait of a Scholar” project led to a number of changes focused on providing greater opportunities for student voice and participation.
Recovery for U.S. Students in 2021: What Schools and Districts Can Do to Make Up for Lost Learning Time
We propose six principles to ensure students experience a positive, healthy, and restorative schooling experience this year.
All Together Now: Getting Students with Disabilities What They Need During the Pandemic
During the 2020–21 school year, we learned through a series of interviews that most teachers missed out on the power of collaborative interactions between general and special educators.