Denise Forte Testifies on Heading Back to School and Reopening Safely
September 29, 2021 by Denise Forte United States House Committee on Education and Labor Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee “Back to School: Highlighting Best Practices for Safely Reopening Schools” Download Oral Testimony Download Written…
We Need to Know the Impact of School Closures in Tennessee on Student Learning
June 25, 2020 by Gini Pupo-Walker You can’t fix what you can’t see. It wasn’t that long ago that our systemic failures to serve students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, English learners, and students with…
10 Questions for Equity Advocates to Ask About Distance Learning
May 07, 2020 by Ed Trust, Digital Promise Across the country, school buildings remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These school closures are a stark reminder…
Joint Letter to U.S. Department of Education Regarding Distance Learning Regulations
May 04, 2020 by Ed Trust 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: What comes next for public schooling
April 24, 2020 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D., Randi Weingarten The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered elementary and secondary schools across the country, with many closed for the remainder of this academic year. Students are learning at home from educators who…
Ed Trust in Tennessee Offers Recommendations for State and District Responses to COVID-19
April 16, 2020 by Gini Pupo-Walker Dear Commissioner Schwinn, Over the past several weeks, we have observed your team’s tireless efforts to support districts, schools, educators, and families to ensure the well-being and safety of our…
No Computer, No Wi-Fi, & No Cell Coverage While America Is Supposed to be Learning Online.
April 07, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. John Daniel, superintendent of Cottonwood Public Schools in rural Oklahoma, talks about the challenges of making sure students don’t fall behind when many of his students and teachers don’t have…