Technology to the rescue: How technology helped connect teachers and parents of students with disabilities through remote learning
This is the second blog post in our Notes from the Field: Special Education blog series. In the early days of the pandemic, schools scrambled to address new and daunting priorities like distributing meals to students and setting families and teachers up for remote learning. Unfortunately, in the frenzy, many schools failed to communicate sufficiently with […]
Statewide assessment plans are unclear and neglect remote learners
Weeks away from the end of the school year, it’s still unclear whether assessment data will play a role in shaping academic and social-emotional intervention strategies for 2021–22. The Biden administration has told districts to resume statewide assessments so they can better target student supports for next school year—with a popular waiver system available for […]
Remote Learning Isn’t Going Away. Will It Create Separate—and Unequal—School Systems?
Bree Dusseault warns in Education Week that some families may still choose nontraditional tracks for their students post-pandemic, with the potential of creating a totally separate school system.
Schools that Switched to a Four-Day Week Saw Learning Reductions. What Does that Mean for the Pandemic’s Lost Instructional Time?
Robin Lake is quoted in The 74 on lost instructional time in schools that switched to a four-day week.
How Six School Systems are Responding to Disrupted Schooling: Will It Be Enough?
This report examines how six school systems tried to address the academic consequences of disrupted learning in the 2020-2021 school year.
COVID-19 Revealed New Roles for Cities to Create a Continuum of Support for Youth and Families. They Shouldn’t End with the Pandemic
This brief examines the involvement of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. in creating learning pods during the pandemic.
American Families Plan caps Biden’s first 100 days with pre-K proposal
Robin Lake is quoted in K-12 Dive on President Biden’s progress in his first 100 days in office.
Hindsight is 2024: A premortem on districts’ return to school
CRPE offers a premortem to give leaders pushing for change the foresight they need to overcome the barriers that threaten the lifespan of ambitious work.
Fact check: Does Biden deserve credit for school reopenings?
Sean Gill is quoted on the impact of President Biden’s school reopening plan.
Virtual IEPs should stay
This is the first blog post in our Notes from the Field: Special Education blog series. When the pandemic hit last spring, schools across the country shifted out of sheer necessity to virtual meetings to discuss students’ Individual Education Plans (IEP). But the move has had some unanticipated benefits, with some educators and parents praising them […]