opportunity gap
5 Tips From States Leading the Way on Learning Recovery
With students back in classrooms and the true measure of missed learning during the pandemic becoming apparent, we at Zearn are often asked for “the one thing that schools should be doing to get...
Mental Health
Why the Oxford Shooter’s Plea for Help Went Unanswered
As more information on the events leading up to the Oxford school shooting came to light, journalists and the prosecutor in the case began publicly questioning the decision school counselors made to...
Teaching
You Shouldn't Have to Be an Educator To Critique Education
If I had a nickel for every time a school official uttered the phrase “unprecedented times” in the past year and a half, our schools wouldn’t need the American Rescue Plan. But you know what isn’t...
COVID-19
Want to Stop the Spread? Close Bars and Let Kindergartners Eat Inside
As we enter the second winter of COVID, we know that cases will rise as people spend more time indoors and gather for the holidays. Even with extremely effective vaccines and booster doses widely...
student achievement
I Believe in Public Schools, But They Just Weren't Working for My Son
“The wolf took one last look at his mother and father…” My son is reading aloud in the other room. I hear his little voice recounting the story of a wolf who became the first wild wolf in California...
Teaching
Building Trusting Relationships at School Will Help Us Move Forward
Trust is the centerpiece of any relationship and has played a critical role in our lives in the grueling year we just experienced as educators. On the first day of school this year, I met with...
