Our Schools Were Not Built for This.
May 11, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. That sounds like an obvious statement, says Daniel St. Louis, principal of University Park Campus School (UPCS) in Worcester, Massachusetts. But “a big part of how we see our identity…
We Would be Wrong to Believe That Education Won’t be Transformed Forever.
May 07, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. “It hurts my heart tremendously” to know that gaps in achievement will grow during the shutdown of school buildings, says Jennie Black, principal of Washington Elementary in Junction City, Kansas.…
10 Questions for Equity Advocates to Ask About Distance Learning
May 07, 2020 by EdTrust, Digital Promise Across the country, school buildings remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These school closures are a stark reminder…
Appreciating Teachers of Color
May 06, 2020 by Eric Duncan, J.D. Ever since Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) moved to online classes due to COVID-19, Keara Williams, a South L.A. high school teacher, has been calling her students’ homes and…
Joint Letter to U.S. House and Senate Leadership Calling for Additional COVID-19 Education Stabilization Funds
May 04, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington,…
We’re Trying Not to Overwhelm Them, Because They Are Living Through a Pandemic.
May 04, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. Before their school building closed, teachers and leaders at Garfield Prep Academy in Washington, D.C., learned as much as they could about COVID-19 and shared that with students and parents.…
Joint Letter to U.S. Department of Education Regarding Distance Learning Regulations
May 04, 2020 by EdTrust Mr. Gregory Martin U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Mail Stop 294-42 Washington, DC 20202 Re: Distance Education and Innovation, Docket ID number ED-2018-OPE-0076-0845 Submitted electronically via: http://regulations.gov…
OPINION | COVID-19 Exposed America’s Endless Educational Inequities But Now It’s Time To Fix Them
May 01, 2020 by Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. Americans might as well admit that we really are fine with the concept of the haves and the have nots even during a pandemic. Whether it’s in our housing, financial,…
Why Did We Even Think That Could Work?
April 30, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. Educators in Steubenville, Ohio, have been scrambling ever since hearing that their schools might close. With no clear standards for how to operate schools remotely, they have been trying things,…