This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Art programs have taken a hit as districts pour more resources into preparing students to take standardized tests and exit exams required for high school graduation, among other resources or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The increase in conversations about how to serve the overall needs of students, including their social and emotional needs, is one of the silver linings of education during the pandemic.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, arts and music education in California has been dying a slow death in many schools, strangled by budget cuts amid an ongoing emphasis on core subjects like reading…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. School librarians hear the question all the time: Why do we need school libraries and school librarians when students have the internet? The perception is that a computer and Wi-Fi…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This school year, recovery is the name of the game in K-12 education. Although COVID-19 persists, schools have reopened and are focusing on getting students back on track. But plenty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Health and mental health providers, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, are warning that US children and adolescents are facing a mental health state of emergency. Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, rates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In much of the social sector, the dichotomy between those served and those serving still influences the way we work. We may talk about global health, but when we say…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It feels as if schools have now entered a third phase of the pandemic filled with child vaccines, adult boosters, rolling quarantines and learning recovery efforts — and of course…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2019, our district undertook a review of our early literacy curriculum and instructional model, which we acknowledged was simply not meeting the diverse needs of our students. While academic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children of color have been the most impacted by this compounded trauma of the pandemic: a study co-led by Harvard professor of pediatrics Charles Nelson found that about one in four children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Amie Seese moved into a new job at Mrachek Middle School in Aurora last spring, the goal was for her to spend this school year improving special education programming.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Much like the year before, 2021 was a good time to be in ed tech. Investments into the sector surged globally, with funding levels in the U.S. in the first…