Black Student Activists Are Sick and Tired of Talking. They Want Action.
October 15, 2020 by Satra Taylor It’s been three years since I turned my tassel to the left and threw my graduation cap in the air in commemoration of the end of an important chapter in…
ExtraOrdinary Districts – Season 4 is Coming!
October 06, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. The Education Trust is about to launch Season 4 of ExtraOrdinary Districts. In our first two seasons we provided in-depth profiles of school districts that are breaking the correlation between…
Profile in Education Equity: Kristen Smith
September 28, 2020 by Letisha Marrero Kristen Smith is the Louisiana director of programs and organizing for Leadership for Educational Equity, a nonprofit leadership development organization inspiring and supporting a network of civic leaders to end the…
School Reopening Plan – Episode 1 – It Takes a Village – July 9, 2020
September 15, 2020 by EdTrust As we prepare for the Fall 2020 school year, we will discuss parents’ experiences during school closures from the prior school year, Orleans Parish School Board’s recent release of its…
Social-Emotional Needs of Students – Episode 2 – It Takes a Village – July 16, 2020
September 15, 2020 by EdTrust We know that students, teachers, and families are all dealing with higher stress levels related to the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice. How do we proactively talk about…
Social-Emotional Needs of Teachers – Episode 3 – It Takes a Village – July 23, 2020
September 15, 2020 by EdTrust We know that students, teachers, and families are all dealing with higher stress levels related to the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice. How do we proactively talk about…
School Operations & Academic Plans Related to Back to School – Part 1 – Episode 4 – It Takes a Village – July 30, 2020
September 15, 2020 by EdTrust Based on the recent school board decision to start the school year 100% virtual, we share school, parent, and expert thoughts on pivoting to a remote learning plan when folks…
School Operations & Academic Plans Related to Back to School – Part 2 – Episode 5 – It Takes a Village – August 6, 2020
September 15, 2020 by EdTrust We continue last week’s conversation in the context of high school. Based on the recent school board decision to start the school year 100% virtual, we share school, parent, and…
School Funding at the Intersection of COVID-19 – Episode 6 – It Takes a Village – August 13, 2020
September 15, 2020 by EdTrust We want to bring this conversation to the ground and connect it to the day to day concerns of educators and parents. For example, while being virtual helps schools save…