COVID-19
School Leadership After COVID Starts With Grace, Patience, Empathy and Flexibility
It was Friday, March 13, 2020, and I was sitting in my office, after the building had cleared, in disbelief at how everything had changed so quickly. School was closing a week early for spring break,...
School Choice
Was DeVos Really the 'Worst Secretary of Education Ever'?
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that “impressionable children are watching all of this.”...
Teaching
We Need Dr. Cardona to Heal the Divide in Education
Imagine an America where every child is valued at the level their creator intended. Now, let’s hope together that president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for education secretary is truly committed to that...
Charter Schools
3 Tips for Schools Hiring New Teachers to Teach Remotely
When schools across the nation shuttered their facilities to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19, all teachers were forced to make an immediate pivot to remote instruction. Those early days and...
Charter Schools
Our Schools Need to Do More. They Should Look to Charters and Early Childhood for Answers.
Confronted with a pandemic unprecedented in modern life, schools began delivering meals at home, providing free internet and devices, offering mental health supports and developing emergency relief...
COVID-19
It's Not a Radical Idea to Let Students Keep the Technology and Internet
COVID-19 has been a disaster for virtually every institution and education is no exception. With that being said, there has been one positive development—the proliferation of education technologies...
