Topic: P-12

We Have the Resources.

article-cropped June 11, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.

“The money exists to ensure that all students are served,” says Tricia McManus, the brand-new deputy superintendent of Winston-Salem Public Schools in North Carolina. The question, she adds, is whether…

Why Schools Should Consider Online Coaching for Teachers

article-cropped June 08, 2020 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D.

“Rrrr – aaaa – t.” A five-year-old boy on my computer screen looked up at his teacher quizzically. He was unsure of what the word was, so his teacher patiently…

This Is so Much of a Harder Task to Perform.

article-cropped June 08, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.

Providing distance learning is much harder than providing an education in person, says Mary Haynes-Smith, principal of Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School in New Orleans. Bethune is a school that…

We’ve Borrowed the Phrase, ‘Provide Grace’.

article-cropped June 02, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.

“The biggest bonus” of the remote learning that Godwyn Heights School District in Michigan has been doing is the strengthened ties between school and families, says Mary Lang, principal of…

We Have the Opportunity & I Hope We Don’t Waste It.

article-cropped May 28, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.

Jennifer Robbins, principal of Ladd Acres Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon, has been collecting and studying data about which of her school’s students are showing up to distance learning classes…

Promising Practices of Distance Learning During COVID-19

article-cropped May 13, 2020 by Tiffany Taber

Most schools are now several weeks into distance learning, and many districts are striving to address the myriad challenges in serving students with a focus on equity. One such school…

Supporting Students in the Transition from High School to College During the COVID-19 Crisis

article-cropped May 11, 2020 by Reetchel Presume

Senior prom and high school graduation are two rites of passage most of us have enjoyed, possibly even taken for granted. But this spring, high school seniors might miss out…