Working with stakeholders around the country has made me certain only about uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 in a few months or a few years seems to hinge on collective action and policymakers’ decisions.
Working with stakeholders around the country has made me certain only about uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 in a few months or a few years seems to hinge on collective action and policymakers’ decisions.
Margaret Spellings discusses best- and worst-case scenarios in response to the coronavirus, what businesses should do to help schools, and advice for Secretary DeVos with Andy Rotherham and Emmeline Zhao.
Andy Rotherham discusses how blended learning options where students are split up for classroom learning for a few days a week and online for the remainder will likely become the norm.
Shavar Jeffries discusses education's response to coronavirus, what he hopes to see from Joe Biden on education, and the opportunity the current crisis offers for educational equity with Andy Rotherham and Emmeline Zhao.
While this crisis presents many challenges for districts, it may also provide an opportunity. Those places that can adapt to the changing teacher labor market now can have a lasting positive impact on student learning in years to come.
With markets plummeting from COVID-19, the pension problem policymakers have been trying to hide from is about to cause a world of hurt to state and local budgets. This time, let’s hope they make better choices.
Andy Rotherham expresses concern on impact of prolonged school closures for students in early grades focused on literacy and for low-income kids of all ages.
