School Choice
Missouri Just Gave Me Back My Power to Choose the Best School for My Children
As a single mother of four—three of them in school, and one in college—I’ve had to face my share of struggles. But some of the biggest struggles have come when my children ended up in...
CRT
America Is Losing Sight Of Teachers’ Humanity
Do you remember when teachers were heroes? It was a pretty great week. I got a couple of Amazon gift cards from my students and a really nice email from a parent about how committed I was to making...
equity
More Than 330,000 of Chicago's Children Didn't Learn Today Because of CPS's Staggering Lack of Planning
Once again, drama is flaring over Chicago Public Schools’ management of the pandemic. In the city of Chicago, more than 330,000 children are not learning today because last night, teachers voted to...
Parents
Parent Power: Will We Choose Pitchforks or Partnerships?
After two tumultuous years of intermittent school closures, parents and caregivers are claiming their power within the education system in a new way. It ain’t always pretty. Recent board meetings...
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...
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...
