student support
Literacy Needs to Be at the Forefront of Instruction When Schools Reopen
According to the most recent report by the National Association for Educational Progress, 64% of all fourth grade students in America are unable to read proficiently. The number increases to 78% in...
student support
Students Who Are Homeless Need Us Now More Than Ever. And It Starts at the Top.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, public schools identified 1.5 million children and youth experiencing homelessness. Tom*, a high school senior in York County, PA, was one of them. Like many homeless...
equity
This Student's Story Shows Why Distance Learning Can't Always Come First
Before we get started, I want you to really take a moment and imagine how it feels to walk in my shoes for a day: I’m a Queer, Hmong, Asian American Woman. I come from a low-income family. I’m...
opportunity gap
Public Education Is a Storm But Our Kids Aren't Weathering it in the Same Boat
“We’re all in the same storm, not the same boat.” https://twitter.com/PeeplesChoice85/status/1255663446135386115?s=20 That’s the statement one of my friends made during a virtual town hall I hosted...
opportunity gap
5 Ways School Leaders Can Begin to Better Equip Themselves to Deal With the Challenge We're Facing
One of my mentors begins each interrogative problem-solving conversation with the same question, “Who knew what, when, and what did you do about it?” The question pushes us to think and rely on our...
COVID-19
In Brownsville, Texas, a Pandemic Won't Stop Students from Learning
The national media rarely focuses on communities like Brownsville, Texas. When they do, border communities are often painted in black-and-white, used as a backdrop to discuss national issues like...