When my three older children learned to read, it seemed to us as natural a process…
Month: May 2020
Tell Joe Biden We Need to See Some Black and Brown Parents On His So-Called Education Task Force
Earlier this year Joe Biden posed in a picture with members of the Powerful Parent Network.…
Public-School Attendance Zones Violate a Civil Rights Law – by Tim DeRoche
The Covid-19 pandemic has drawn renewed attention to inequality in K-12 education in the United States.…
Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 with Governors Gretchen Whitmer, Phil Murphy & Ned Lamont
Join Vice President Joe Biden for a virtual roundtable on COVID-19 with Governors Gretchen Whitmer, Phil…
Senator Lamar Alexander on the Response to the Coronavirus – by Frederick Hess
Sen. Lamar Alexander Sen. Lamar Alexander, chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor,…
SAVING OUR PLANET FROM THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE (LIVE AT 8PM ET) 2/2
SAVING OUR PLANET FROM AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT: We cannot lose sight of the climate emergency around…
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…
SAVING OUR PLANET (LIVE AT 8PM ET)
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday will host a virtual town hall on the…
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…
EdNext Podcast: Jeb Bush on Adjusting to Distance Learning During the Pandemic – by Education Next
The 43rd governor of Florida and the president and chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in…