Schools offering hybrid options drop as in-person learning returns to nearly 100%
Robin Lake is quoted on the future of virtual learning in K–12 Dive.
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.
Education startup bets ‘learning pods’ will outlive COVID
Ashley Jochim is quoted on pandemic learning pods in the Boston Globe.
The Federal Government Gave Billions to America’s Schools for COVID-19 Relief. Where Did the Money Go?
Christine Pitts is quoted in ProPublica on states’ use of COVID-19 relief funds.
The COVID crisis cracked our education system. A new reform coalition must come together to fix it in the interest of children
This piece originally appeared in The 74. Anyone who cares about kids must rejoice over their being back in school with their peers. But that should not blind us to the harsh truths we have learned about our public education system, how badly it responded to the pandemic and how, as always, it served those with […]
The state of the American district: Refocusing our state and local agendas on teaching, learning, and engagement
Surveys of a national panel of superintendents revealed that many districts are expanding nonacademic services, navigating an immediate staffing crunch and longer-range fiscal uncertainty when federal recovery funds expire, and expanding virtual schools.
Disruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students
Bree Dusseault is quoted by AP on disruptions to schooling for students who are quarantined.
‘Still Not Equitable’: How COVID-19 Closures, Differing Safety Policies Are Disrupting School for Many Children
Bree Dusseault is quoted in Morning Consult on district policies for students who are sent home to quarantine.
What schools can learn from learning pods about supporting effective teacher-student relationships
When schools closed down last spring, some parents and educators responded by forming “pandemic pods,” or small groups of students who came together outside of school to learn during the pandemic. These experiments from last year provide some important examples of how families and educators can affirm students’ identities, instill a sense of belonging, and […]
Pandemic learning pod instructors loved teaching, but don’t want to be traditional classroom teachers
Samantha* had been a veteran educator for fourteen years, first as a classroom teacher and then a principal, when the pandemic shut down schools. Last year, when she learned about the then-growing learning pod movement, she thought starting one would help solve several immediate problems. “[My daughter] needs social interaction,” she said in an interview. […]
