Managing COVID-19
February 12, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. Junction City, Kansas (USD 475 Geary County) re-opened school buildings in September after a summer of planning and a myriad of mitigation measures, from closing down water fountains to ensuring…
Finding the “Missing Kids”
February 05, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. When schools closed abruptly in March 2020 because of the pandemic, it was reported that 8,000 of Baltimore’s students had not logged into remote schooling. Roger Shaw is the district…
12 Questions We Hope Miguel Cardona Will Answer Before Senate Lawmakers
February 01, 2021 by Courtney Bollig President Joe Biden has nominated Dr. Miguel Cardona, Connecticut education commissioner, to serve as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Education. On February 3, Cardona will appear before the Senate Health…
What the December Federal Funding Package Means for Tennessee
February 01, 2021 by Gini Pupo-Walker The federal government passed a funding package in late December 2020. One part of that package was another $900 billion in stimulus relief under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental…
Kids Are Still Learning Things
January 29, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. At University Park Campus School in Worcester, Massachusetts, no one questions that the pandemic has been terrible and the remote school year has been difficult to navigate. “Remote school is…
5 Things State Leaders Should Do to Ensure the Latest Federal Stimulus Funds for Schools Are Used Equitably
January 26, 2021 by Terra Wallin In April 2020, I wrote about how states could ensure that federal stimulus funds issued through the CARES Act could be used to advance educational equity in the face of…
It’s Not an Ideal Situation. But We’re Making the Best of It.
January 15, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. Pandemic schooling has been difficult at Malverne High School in Nassau County New York, but social studies teacher Brian China says that his AP social studies class is only four…
Explaining the Federal COVID-19 Relief and Year-End Funding Package
January 05, 2021 by EdTrust The federal government passed a substantial year-end funding package in late December 2020. One part of that package contains $900 billion…