Pods in Action: Engaged Detroit
Engaged Detroit was created to help Black families interested in homeschooling “take control” of their children’s learning.
Equitable Pandemic Learning Pods? A Glimpse of an Emerging Ecosystem
This working paper maps the ecosystem of organizations needed to support equitable learning pods.
Pandemic Pods and Teaching to the Whole Child: The Role of Parents and Community
This paper outlines lessons we can draw from the focused implementation of the whole-child approach in pandemic learning communities.
Pods in Action: African Leadership Group
The African Leadership Group created a learning pod that in most cases not only helped students keep up but actually improved their academic performance over the 2020–21 school year.
Pods in Action: Community Works
When school buildings closed in March 2020, Community Works started offering more versatile programming options to meet the needs of their students.
Pods in Action: Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy
The City of North Las Vegas funded education nonprofit Nevada Action to set up a microschool.
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.
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.
