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…
The Education Trust’s COVID-19 Advocacy Priorities in 2021
January 04, 2021 by EdTrust OVERVIEW To date, Congress has passed several COVID-19 relief packages, including the Families First Coronavirus Response Act [PL 116-127]; the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act [PL…
Statement From The Education Trust on COVID-19 Relief and Year-End Funding Package
December 21, 2020 by Denise Forte Congress must pass bipartisan legislation to lift the Pell ban for students who are incarcerated WASHINGTON (December 21, 2020) – Today, Denise Forte, senior vice president for partnerships and engagement…
It’s Amazing How Much Kids Adapt & Learn.
December 18, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. After a fall of flipping between opening and closing school buildings, Godwin Heights Public Schools in western Michigan responded to a huge spike in community spread of coronavirus by deciding…
Something That Was Already a Yeoman’s Job Has Become Even Greater.
December 11, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. In this episode of The Education Trust’s podcast, ExtraOrdinary Districts, Jennie Black, principal of Washington Elementary School in Junction City, Kansas, is joined by third grade teachers Jennifer Fallin and…