CRISIS BREEDS
INNOVATION
PANDEMIC PODS AND THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION
On November 14, 2022, founders of Black-led pods and microschools and scholars who study Black self-determination in education gathered for CRPE’s virtual event, “What can public education learn from Black-led pods and microschools?” The lively conversation between panelists Robert Harvey, Maxine McKinney de Royston, Janelle Wood, and Lakisha Young and moderator Chris “Citizen” Stewart explored why Black families form education solutions outside the public system, especially during the pandemic. A transcript of the video is available here.
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About the Project:
In partnership with our funders, the Center on Reinventing Public Education launched a national initiative that brought together researchers from around the country to track and analyze the pandemic pod movement. Our goal was simple: to learn from the families, educators, and community-based organizations who stepped in during the crisis to solve urgent challenges and, along the way, invented educational solutions that could outlast the pandemic.
“Pandemic pods suggest important new paths to achieve a more joyful, customized, and relationship-based learning environment for both students and teachers.”
Case Studies
Case studies of community-based pandemic learning communities.
Working Papers
Working papers on lessons learned from the pandemic pod movement.
Contributors
Katherine Bateman
Haring Center for Inclusive Education
Eupha Jeanne Daramola
University of Southern California
Laura Davis
UChicago Consortium
Britany Gatewood
Albany State University
Thomas Gold
Bellwether Education
Steven Hodas
Melissa Steel King
Bellwether Education Partners
Michael McShane
EdChoice
Paul DiPerna
EdChoice
Joy Jones
Albany State University
Temple Lovelace
Assessment for Good
Kathaleena Monds
Albany State University
Nichole Pinkard
Northwestern University
Morgan Polikoff
USC Rossier School of Education
Femi Vance
American Institutes for Research
Sarah Woulfin
University of Connecticut
Jenee Henry Wood
Transcend
Public Impact
Sharon Kebschull Barrett
Lyria Boast
Paola Gilliam
Bryan C. Hassel
Juli Kim
RAND Corporation
Heather Gomez-Bendaña
Christopher Doss
Rebecca Lawrence
Elizabeth Steiner
Heather Schwartz
CRPE
Heather Casimere
Lisa Chu
Michael DeArmond
Lanya McKittrick
Nadja Michel-Herf
Alice Opalka
Cara Pangelinan
Travis Pillow
Jennifer Poon
Roohi Sharma
Barbara Talkington
Chelsea Waite
Steven Weiner
