“We’ve been planning, planning, planning.”
“If we’re face-to-face, we’ll be pretty good with that. If we’re remote, we’re 80% there,” says superintendent Corey Miklus…
“Schools that already had cohesive cultures did the best.”
Dr. Sonja Santelises joins ExtraOrdinary Districts in Extraordinary Times to discusses the Black Lives Matter protests and the decisions…
“Our hope is to come back as close to normal as we possibly can.”
By using gyms and deploying every possible teacher, even if they don’t have all the proper certifications, Steubenville’s superintendent…
“Virtual learning on steroids.”
Increased costs in the face of massive budget cuts means that the already difficult task of re-opening school buildings…
“We have the resources.”
“The money exists to ensure that all students are served,” says Tricia McManus, the brand-new deputy superintendent of Winston-Salem…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Use My White Privilege to Close Opportunity Gaps
I teach English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at Argyle Middle School, which is five miles away from…
Why Schools Should Consider Online Coaching for Teachers
“Rrrr – aaaa – t.” A five-year-old boy on my computer screen looked up at his teacher quizzically. He…
“This is so much of a harder task to perform”
Providing distance learning is much harder than providing an education in person, says Mary Haynes-Smith, principal of Mary McLeod…
“We have the opportunity and I hope we don’t waste it”
Jennifer Robbins, principal of Ladd Acres Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon, has been collecting and studying data about which…
“This is going to make our system better”
After delivering 10,000 devices, thousands of Wi-Fi hot spots, and 300,000 meals per week, Mobile County Public Schools created…
Promising Practices of Distance Learning During COVID-19
Most schools are now several weeks into distance learning, and many districts are striving to address the myriad challenges…
Supporting Students in the Transition from High School to College During the COVID-19 Crisis
Senior prom and high school graduation are two rites of passage most of us have enjoyed, possibly even taken…
“Our schools were not built for this”
That sounds like an obvious statement, says Daniel St. Louis, principal of University Park Campus School (UPCS) in Worcester,…
“We would be wrong to believe that education won’t be transformed forever”
“It hurts my heart tremendously” to know that gaps in achievement will grow during the shutdown of school buildings,…
Appreciating Teachers of Color
Ever since Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) moved to online classes due to COVID-19, Keara Williams, a South…
Recognizing Teachers Who Teach Advanced Coursework
APUSH: That’s the sardonic acronym that students in our neighborhood high school call Advanced Placement United States History. To…
“We’re trying not to overwhelm them, because they are living through a pandemic.”
Before their school building closed, teachers and leaders at Garfield Prep Academy in Washington, D.C., learned as much as…
“Why Did We Even Think That Could Work?”
Educators in Steubenville, Ohio, have been scrambling ever since hearing that their schools might close. With no clear standards…
“There Are So Many Unknowns.”
Corey Miklus became superintendent of Seaford (Delaware) Public Schools in January. On March 13 he closed the buildings to…
“They are rising to the challenge”
“This is different. This is hard for some of our parents. We have to show compassion and patience,” says…